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« Reply #60 on: December 09, 2013, 10:55:45 AM »

Thanks, DR Jrand63! It went reasonably well - almost all of us (about 13) played most of the right notes!      :P
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« Reply #61 on: December 09, 2013, 10:56:37 AM »

That is awful news, DR Ginny. So sorry. ~ ~ ~ VIBES ~ ~ ~ that all works out, and SOON, for your DS.
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« Reply #62 on: December 09, 2013, 11:02:23 AM »

DR John G, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.
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« Reply #63 on: December 09, 2013, 11:03:46 AM »

Thank you, DR Singdaw.
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« Reply #64 on: December 09, 2013, 11:13:40 AM »

Bad family news: my dad's company is doing poorly, so Jo and Randy have told me not to expect anything from them for Christmas. That's fine with me, but i responded that he and Macbeth need to drop their greedy dreams on that property, list it with a realtor at a salable price and then invest the money in a bank account rather than wait for some idiot to purchase the land at the ridiculously high price they're asking.

Goneril and Regan need their butts kicked.
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« Reply #65 on: December 09, 2013, 11:15:22 AM »

Thanks, DR Jrand63! It went reasonably well - almost all of us (about 13) played most of the right notes!      :P

Sounds like our bell choir.
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« Reply #66 on: December 09, 2013, 11:18:20 AM »

Thank you, all. Barbara was a wonderful person. I remember when my friend Bonnie got laid off, she ended up in their restaurant. Bonnie was visably depressed, and Barbara took note. She made Bonnie feel special that day and talked to her for a long time without knowing who she was, other than being a customer. Turns out she treated most everyone with the same care and attention, even when things were hectic. 
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« Reply #67 on: December 09, 2013, 11:21:15 AM »

TOD:  I hate mics on actors.  It is may be the single thing I hate most about today's theatre. If you can't hit the back wall of the theatre through natural vocal projection, then you either shouldn't be in the business or the venue is too damned big for theatre.  I'm in theatres all the time where I've either performed or seen others perform and they never required mics, but do these days.  The worst part is the mics make actors very lazy.  Yes, you can hear them but you can't understand them, because with their crutch...the mic...their diction and enunciation gets sloppy.  And the visible head mic is the worst thing for the willing suspension of disbelief since bad acting.
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« Reply #68 on: December 09, 2013, 11:46:05 AM »

And the Citibank crisis is over. The funds, which should have been deposited last thursday have finally landed in my checking account.
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« Reply #69 on: December 09, 2013, 12:07:39 PM »

Nature took care of parts of it, but I just finished helping her melt the rest of the layer of ice with salt in the difficult areas.  UPS helped, too, by driving one of their large trucks over it and back, breaking up an annoying section.  Lordy.
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« Reply #70 on: December 09, 2013, 12:17:12 PM »

DR Elmore, sorry to hear that your family's company is struggling.  Good for you for telling them exactly what you think should be done about the property!
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« Reply #71 on: December 09, 2013, 12:35:49 PM »

Ginny, I am so sorry to read about DS Rob's job.  Lay offs are never good news, but in December they seem equally harsh.  Fortunately Rob and Mary Linda have the love and support of both sets of parents.  They are in my prayers.
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« Reply #72 on: December 09, 2013, 12:38:03 PM »

DR John, my condolences on the loss of your friend.
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« Reply #73 on: December 09, 2013, 12:39:22 PM »

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I did see Tom for a short while after the show, but he was surrounded by several friends, so I only got to give him hug and tell him how great he was (and he was!) and then leave.

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« Reply #74 on: December 09, 2013, 12:39:35 PM »

Ginny, I am sosorry to ead about DS Rob's job.  Lay offs aenever good news, but in December they seem equally harsh.  Fortunately Rob and Mary Linda have the love and support of both sets of parents.  They are in my prayers.

Thank you, DR TCB.  We, and her parents, were the first phone calls they made Friday night.
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« Reply #75 on: December 09, 2013, 12:40:12 PM »

TOD:  I hate mics on actors.  It is may be the single thing I hate most about today's theatre. If you can't hit the back wall of the theatre through natural vocal projection, then you either shouldn't be in the business or the venue is too damned big for theatre.  I'm in theatres all the time where I've either performed or seen others perform and they never required mics, but do these days.  The worst part is the mics make actors very lazy.  Yes, you can hear them but you can't understand them, because with their crutch...the mic...their diction and enunciation gets sloppy.  And the visible head mic is the worst thing for the willing suspension of disbelief since bad acting.

Very well said, Chuck!
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« Reply #76 on: December 09, 2013, 12:40:56 PM »

And the Citibank crisis is over. The funds, which should have been deposited last thursday have finally landed in my checking account.

Very good news, DR elmore.
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« Reply #77 on: December 09, 2013, 12:41:38 PM »

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Thanks.  I will once I can get these glasses fixed.
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« Reply #78 on: December 09, 2013, 12:43:46 PM »

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Thanks.  I will once I can get these glasses fixed.


Are you still snow and iced in today?
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« Reply #79 on: December 09, 2013, 12:44:48 PM »

Glad you had a good show and birthday, BK!

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« Reply #81 on: December 09, 2013, 12:47:42 PM »

I bought myself a wireless keyboard and it is driving me crazy.  I have to be very heavy handed (pun intended) when typing or it doesn't register the keystroke.  The worst seems to be the spacebar.  Maybe it takes time to loosen up, or maybe I just bought a cheap model, but it is making my already bad typing skills, even worse.
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« Reply #82 on: December 09, 2013, 12:50:29 PM »

I bought myself a wireless keyboard and it is driving me crazy.  I have to be very heavy handed (pun intended) when typing or it doesn't register the keystroke.  The worst seems tobe the spacebar.  Maybe it takes time to loosen up, or maybe I just bought a cheap model, but it is making my already bad typing skills, even worse.

Maybe you got the one Vixmom returned.      8)
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« Reply #83 on: December 09, 2013, 12:50:55 PM »

Ginny, I am so sorry to read about DS Rob's job.  Lay offs are never good news, but in December they seem equally harsh.  Fortunately Rob and Mary Linda have the love and support of both sets of parents.  They are in my prayers.

Ginny, I am sosorry to ead about DS Rob's job.  Lay offs aenever good news, but in December they seem equally harsh.  Fortunately Rob and Mary Linda have the love and support of both sets of parents.  They are in my prayers.

Thank you, DR TCB.  We, and her parents, were the first phone calls they made Friday night.


And, of course, it doesn't help that people like Ginny are going in and changing my good typing into ones that are error filled.

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« Reply #84 on: December 09, 2013, 12:52:34 PM »

I bought myself a wireless keyboard and it is driving me crazy.  I have to be very heavy handed (pun intended) when typing or it doesn't register the keystroke.  The worst seems tobe the spacebar.  Maybe it takes time to loosen up, or maybe I just bought a cheap model, but it is making my already bad typing skills, even worse.

Maybe you got the one Vixmom returned.      8)


That is who I bought it from!!
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« Reply #85 on: December 09, 2013, 12:56:31 PM »

Sorry about that, DR TCB!
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« Reply #86 on: December 09, 2013, 12:57:56 PM »

Here's another cloud over our heads today:

Ohio's Largest EMS Providers Close...

Our son Rob worked for one of these companies in Cincinnati.  He received the news via phone at 10pm Friday evening.


I'm very sorry.  I hope there are other companies that will now be hiring.  This is usually a busy time of the year.
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« Reply #87 on: December 09, 2013, 01:02:50 PM »

Here's another cloud over our heads today:

Ohio's Largest EMS Providers Close...

Our son Rob worked for one of these companies in Cincinnati.  He received the news via phone at 10pm Friday evening.


How awful!  I am so sorry, Ginny!

Thanks, DR Elmore.

In her PARADE magazine column yesterday, Connie Schultz (wife of Sen. Sherrod Brown) said, "We're only as happy as our unhappiest child..."  Right now, for me, that's not very.

I know how you feel right now.  Craig will be done with school in May and we pray he finds a job he wants using his newest degree.
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« Reply #88 on: December 09, 2013, 01:06:02 PM »

Here's another cloud over our heads today:

Ohio's Largest EMS Providers Close...

Our son Rob worked for one of these companies in Cincinnati.  He received the news via phone at 10pm Friday evening.


How awful!  I am so sorry, Ginny!

Thanks, DR Elmore.

In her PARADE magazine column yesterday, Connie Schultz (wife of Sen. Sherrod Brown) said, "We're only as happy as our unhappiest child..."  Right now, for me, that's not very.

I know how you feel right now.  Craig will be done with school in May and we pray he finds a job he wants using his newest degree.

Thanks, DR Jane.
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« Reply #89 on: December 09, 2013, 01:07:04 PM »

DR Ginny, so sorry about Rob's bad news. I hope all those losing jobs, especially your son, will find new and better employment right away!!

Thanks, DR MBarnum.  This week he has to concentrate on the final exam for his anatomy & physiology class (pre-req for physician assistant school).

I didn't realize he was taking courses.  Has he been accepted to a school or does he need to finish the pre-requesit courses first?
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