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[Jeanne]

Hi TCB,

The wifi here is problematic too.  I depend on the kindness of strangers (the main office) to produce a strong enough signal for my computer to pick up.  Some days, if it's windy, I can't get a signal that is consistent.  I don't have the fast connection I would rather have, but at the current price, I guess I shouldn't complain.

Dan, even those of us paying top dollar for broadband have problems with it. I dislike Time Warner, but I do usually have good broadband. I will cheer when technology has obsoleted the cable companies.

[John G.]

Six!

[vixmom]

. . . . pooka . . . .

Pookie the Lion and Hippy the Hippo!  With the great Mr. Soupy Sales.

where are white Fang and Black Tooth?

[John G.]

Watching Betty Hutton in "The Stork Club." Not a great movie, but the music's fun.

[Jeanne]

You know, it's amazing how wonderful and inviting a name like "Texas Roadhouse" sounds when you're sitting here hungry and wishing there was something in the house you really wanted to eat.

 

[vixmom]

Hello, everyone.

Sending some of LA's 85-degree weather to Vixmom and anyone else who wants it.

Thank you!  I hope it isn't being delivered by elmore's postal carrier

[bk]

What a nutty day.  I got up at about ten-fifteen and at ten-forty Grant called and asked where I was - he was at the paperback show and I was supposed to be there signing at eleven.  Same thing happened last year, only I missed it altogether.  So, I got ready as quickly as I could, then thankfully thought to just jot down the address in Mission Hills before I left - that was smart because for the first time ever, the show wasn't being held there but in Glendale.  So, I put the address in my phone and headed out - much shorter trip - unfortunately, I put Blvd. instead of Rd. and I went about five miles out of my way to a residential street.  But I still got there by eleven-twenty and sat for forty minutes - I sold one book and gave out several autographs to boot.  Sat next to a fantasy writer named James Blaylock who seems to have written a huge number of books.  On the other side, was some guy who wrote a bio of Bob and Ray.  I had fun, Grant sat by me, and then I looked around the show, before leaving for the theater.

[vixmom]

Here when a bus is not running they post a sign on top of the bus stop.  It seems only fair.

Canada is quite a civilized country.

it is-  i would move there if they had  any seasons besides winter and winter lite

[bk]

Then I saw the play, then I went and ate dinner and now I'm finally back.

[bk]

Re Mitch Leigh - I'm going to say one word - I will not elaborate on the one word, so don't ask.  The word is - karma.

[vixmom]

and I keep forgetting to wish a very happy birthday to BK's darling daughter

[vixmom]

A very happy birthday to BK's darling daughter!

[Jane]

DR Vixmom I didn't think Tally had an pets, it was just a statement that if she did they might be permitted to visit.

[Jeanne]

Here when a bus is not running they post a sign on top of the bus stop.  It seems only fair.

Canada is quite a civilized country.

it is-  i would move there if they had  any seasons besides winter and winter lite

You don't like Canadian summers?

[Jeanne]

Jane, are you planning another trip?

[John G.]

Sorry the book show didn't produce more sales, BK.

[Jeanne]

Then I saw the play, then I went and ate dinner and now I'm finally back.

How was the play, Bruce?

[Jeanne]

Has anyone watched ELEVENTH HOUR? It's a British series with Patrick Stewart, which apparently ended after one season. I find it quite good.

[Jane]

Jane, are you planning another trip?

We are going to visit our boys.

[Jane]

Hello, everyone.

Sending some of LA's 85-degree weather to Vixmom and anyone else who wants it.

Thank you!  I hope it isn't being delivered by elmore's postal carrier

[Jeanne]

Jane, are you planning another trip?

We are going to visit our boys.

Ah. I'm sure you'll enjoy that.

[Jeanne]

TTFN, folks.

[Jane]

Jane, are you planning another trip?

We are going to visit our boys.

Ah. I'm sure you'll enjoy that.

Yup.  Unfortunately Bryan can only get one confirmed day off of work.  At least they didn't put him on the all night shift before his day off.  That has happened.  At the end of his shift he still works an additional 1-3 hours.

[Dan M]

. . . . On the other side, was some guy who wrote a bio of Bob and Ray. . . .

I love Bob and Ray!  I would read that book voraciously.  From Approximately Coast to Coast, It's Bob and Ray has been read and loved by me for many years.   A recent issue of "Nostalgia Digest" had a cover story on Bob and Ray, which of course I also had to read.

[vixmom]

Here when a bus is not running they post a sign on top of the bus stop.  It seems only fair.

Canada is quite a civilized country.

it is-  i would move there if they had  any seasons besides winter and winter lite

You don't like Canadian summers?

We have gone to visit my inlaws in July and the days are wonderfully long - sun up at 4:30 and sunset after midnight -- but it never gets warmer than 70, or 75 F  which would be lovely if it was  a three month summer like here, but it  is a short short summer -- they often have snow into late May and as early as  late August

[vixmom]

Jane, are you planning another trip?

We are going to visit our boys.

are they together now?

[Dan M]

Re Mitch Leigh - I'm going to say one word - I will not elaborate on the one word, so don't ask.  The word is - karma.

Is it because of "Nobody Doesn't Like Sara Lee" and the resultant curse put upon him by Jenny Craig?

[FJL]

Interesting section of the NY Times obituary for Mr. Leigh:

"In his later years he ventured into real estate in a memorable way, creating Jackson 21, a village-like development in Jackson Township, N.J., on land he had begun buying in the 1960s as a tax shelter. The development was intended for artists of all kinds, Mr. Leigh said, though others were accepted as well.

But he had one stipulation, as he made clear in his television commercials — in which he starred, looking a bit like Quixote — and other promotions: “If you’re not a nice person, don’t call.” "

[TCB]

Actor Wayne Knight is dead. This is so sad.

http://usmagazine.us/reports-newman-wayne-knight-killed-semi-tractor-trailer.html#.UyXRJuddXwg

This site also says that Betty Whilte has died.

[vixmom]

Interesting section of the NY Times obituary for Mr. Leigh:

"In his later years he ventured into real estate in a memorable way, creating Jackson 21, a village-like development in Jackson Township, N.J., on land he had begun buying in the 1960s as a tax shelter. The development was intended for artists of all kinds, Mr. Leigh said, though others were accepted as well.

But he had one stipulation, as he made clear in his television commercials — in which he starred, looking a bit like Quixote — and other promotions: “If you’re not a nice person, don’t call.” "

that's why I never called