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[Jane]

Thursday morning greetings!  We've been to the cardiologist's office and back for the stress test Richard had to have to qualify for cardiac rehab.  When he enrolls, I'm going to return for at least the first month to get myself back on the exercise track.

Good for you Ginny!  Is Richard going to join you on your heart healthy diet?

Baby steps, DR Jane, baby steps...

Don't you do the cooking

[Robin Raianiemi]

Just came from a screening of Blue Jasmine, which I adored.  There was a trailer for the new "Making of Mary Poppins" movie attached to it, and the Sherman Brothers looked like, well, the Sherman Brothers.  Which is good.  Tom Hanks looks about as much like Walt Disney as I do, but whatever, as the kids these days says. 

Is it my imagination, or has Woody Allen gotten his groove back?  His last half-dozen or so movies have been wonderful.  IMHO, of course. 

Ah well, tonight it's laundry and the score album to The Time Machine, by Russell Garcia.  And grapes.  Must not forget the grapes. 

[Jane]

DR elmore I'm glad you had a fun evening out

[Jane]

Aww DR TCB, yet you braved the rain instead of sitting in your car.  You should be pleased with yourself.

[Jane]

I went to See's candy today since I had an errand to do down the street from the store.  I have the chocolate waiting for me to eat and it is driving me crazy.  I'm trying to avoid too much sugar or fat before doing a routing fasting blood draw tomorrow.

[Ginny]

Thursday morning greetings!  We've been to the cardiologist's office and back for the stress test Richard had to have to qualify for cardiac rehab.  When he enrolls, I'm going to return for at least the first month to get myself back on the exercise track.

Good for you Ginny!  Is Richard going to join you on your heart healthy diet?

Baby steps, DR Jane, baby steps...

Don't you do the cooking

Yes, and the shopping.  But, I also go to bed earlier than he does...

[George]

I don't think I could do justice here about my "Fan Boy" status about the Sherman Brothers.  Recently, I saw Richard Sherman in concert at the D23 Expo in Anaheim a few weeks ago.  It was an hour of pure bliss.  He was on a bill with Alan Menken, who played the second hour and was amazing also.  Part of my love for Disney goes back to my interest in Walt Disney himself, and I'm always excited when people talk about working with Walt, and that's what Richard did in his portion of the concert.  He played and sang bits of almost everything he and his brother wrote for the Disney company. 

The cross section of everyone attending the concert was interesting (I waited in line for 4 hours, and I'd do it again in a second) people were very polite with their applause when Richard did his thing, but they went wild when Alan Menken did his part.  I always wonder about these young Disney fans.  Do people even know that Walt Disney was a person?  Do they know that the company produced fantastic movies BEFORE "The Little Mermaid"? 

I have found that many of the 20somethings I work with have no foundation in anything that happened before their time -- history, literature, culture, music, anything. And they don't care.

The other night on a JEOPARDY rerun of their Teen Tournament, the category was song lyrics.  I don't remember the exact answer, but basically it was "Frank Sinatra sang, If I can make it there  I'm gonna make it just about anywhere, about...."


All three of the teens looked at Alex as if he had two heads.  And there was no recognition when he told them it was New York, New York.   Hello!

Maybe that just means that none of them are gay.

I didn't know that Frank Sinatra was a gay icon.

He's not, but Liza sang it first. 

[Robin Raianiemi]

Liza, schmiza.  The Chairman of the Board owns that song. 

[Robin Raianiemi]

Though I wish the song "My Way" was never written.  Jeeze, what an awful song. 

[Jane]

Thursday morning greetings!  We've been to the cardiologist's office and back for the stress test Richard had to have to qualify for cardiac rehab.  When he enrolls, I'm going to return for at least the first month to get myself back on the exercise track.

Good for you Ginny!  Is Richard going to join you on your heart healthy diet?

Baby steps, DR Jane, baby steps...

Don't you do the cooking

Yes, and the shopping.  But, I also go to bed earlier than he does...

Oh no a night snacker, not good.

[Jane]

Though I wish the song "My Way" was never written.  Jeeze, what an awful song. 

I agree.

[VinTek]

Let's Go Fly a Kite.....which was so perfect in MARY POPPINS....the father left the bank to go with his children and fly a kite....

I'm rather fond of the Sainsbury's ad using that song.

[George]

Liza, schmiza.  The Chairman of the Board owns that song. 

You're not a middle-aged gay man.

[Robin Raianiemi]

I used to be, LOL. 

[George]

Though I wish the song "My Way" was never written.  Jeeze, what an awful song. 

I agree.

I disagree...sort of.  I don't like the song that's known as "My Way," but the original French is called, "Comme D'Habitude."  Deborah Boily is a singer who translated the original French lyrics and recorded them on her live CD, Thank You For the Music.  On the CD, she tells how she was in France and heard a song and the music sounded familiar.  She realized that it's "My Way," but those lyrics have nothing to do with the original French lyrics, so she translated them and eventually recorded the original French with her new English lyrics on her CD.  However, it's part of a medley and none of the on-line samples that I've found feature that part of the track.  I really do like her English version of "Comme D'Habitude," called "As Usual."

[Cillaliz]

From DR Cilla:

Oh, but it's so much better than you'd think it would be.  Bacon and chocolate are FABULOUS together

Just the thought of it makes me wince, and bacon is sooooooo bad for you.  We basically gave it up before we became vegetarians.  If I am in a situation where I need to eat protein from an animal I go for something a bit healthier.

I had a BLT for lunch and a BLOT (with onion) for dinner

[Cillaliz]

VIBES TO DR ELMORE~~~~~~~

[Laura]

I'm watching the dvd of Phantom of the Opera. What is with the pixelly stuff behind them? And the chandelier didn't fall. Still, it is better than the movie.

[Laura]

Vibes to both Elmore and TCB.

[Cillaliz]

Think about other people your age. Some probably look 10 years older than you, while others appear 10 years younger. People age at different rates, and some live much longer than others. Dr. Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute for Aging Research at Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine, ponders these facts daily. His Longevity Genes Project studied more than 500 healthy participants ranging from 95 to 112 years old. The results? Half were overweight or obese, 60 percent of men and 30 percent of women had smoked for many years, and few exercised. Only 2 percent were vegetarians. “As a group, they didn’t do what we ask our patients to do,” Barzilai said. The biggest predictor of living to 100 was how long people’s parents had lived, not lifestyle factors. But Barzilai and other researchers are also studying how personality affects longevity.

-- By Teresa Bergen for MSN Healthy Living

There's hope for me yet

[ChasSmith]

Good evening.

I started watching about six things tonight and didn't stick with any of them.  I think I'm more in the mood to read something.

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

Very nice story about meeting Richard Sherman, Bruce.

[Jeanne]

Vibes to Larry and Richard and anyone else who needs them.

Glad you had such a nice time at dinner, Larry.

[Robin Raianiemi]

Though I wish the song "My Way" was never written.  Jeeze, what an awful song. 

I agree.

I disagree...sort of.  I don't like the song that's known as "My Way," but the original French is called, "Comme D'Habitude."  Deborah Boily is a singer who translated the original French lyrics and recorded them on her live CD, Thank You For the Music.  On the CD, she tells how she was in France and heard a song and the music sounded familiar.  She realized that it's "My Way," but those lyrics have nothing to do with the original French lyrics, so she translated them and eventually recorded the original French with her new English lyrics on her CD.  However, it's part of a medley and none of the on-line samples that I've found feature that part of the track.  I really do like her English version of "Comme D'Habitude," called "As Usual."

That may actually be worth hearing.  I find the original translation nothing but idiotic testosterone boasting.  It may as well be a rap tune. 

[Jeanne]

TOD:

FEED THE BIRDS is my all-time favorite Sherman Bros song.

But I do feel that SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC... is wonderfully, wonderfully clever.

[Jeanne]

HARVEY photo.

Love this.

[Jeanne]

I don't think I could do justice here about my "Fan Boy" status about the Sherman Brothers.  Recently, I saw Richard Sherman in concert at the D23 Expo in Anaheim a few weeks ago.  It was an hour of pure bliss.  He was on a bill with Alan Menken, who played the second hour and was amazing also.  Part of my love for Disney goes back to my interest in Walt Disney himself, and I'm always excited when people talk about working with Walt, and that's what Richard did in his portion of the concert.  He played and sang bits of almost everything he and his brother wrote for the Disney company. 

The cross section of everyone attending the concert was interesting (I waited in line for 4 hours, and I'd do it again in a second) people were very polite with their applause when Richard did his thing, but they went wild when Alan Menken did his part.  I always wonder about these young Disney fans.  Do people even know that Walt Disney was a person?  Do they know that the company produced fantastic movies BEFORE "The Little Mermaid"? 

I have found that many of the 20somethings I work with have no foundation in anything that happened before their time -- history, literature, culture, music, anything. And they don't care.

Amen.

[Jeanne]

Oh, and I see that DR Chas was doing a little gaslighting here.   

[Jeanne]

Hoo and Ray

I am now finally, officially recognized by the IRS/Department of Treasury as a Married Man. Now my employer can treat my health insurance premiums like other legally married couples who have a family insurance plan and I will stop being taxed just because I include Anthony on my health plan.

IRS/Department of Treasury Recognizes Same Sex Marriage

Very pleased for you.