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[George]

DR George, now that DRBen has a DVD player, he can borrow mine.  I hope to se him and Baxter this week.

Great!  And congratulations on DRBen getting a DVD player!!

[JoseSPiano]

Can someone answer this question: On a Mac, which I know is just about virus-free, if you install Windows for Mac, does that enable the Mac user to be prone to all those stupid and endless Windows viruses - do you need the same protection?

Mac's can be infected by viruses.  The "Windows" for Mac is basically a "translator" that allows you to use Windows programs on a Mac.  However, it may just be easier to buy the Mac version of a program if one is available.  Additionally, Windows for Mac is not exactly that seamless - at least from what I've read.

Most viruses are distributed via programs - mainly mail and internet ones.  You could still get a virus from an attachment in an e-mail you received via AOL (Mac version).  And there are Apple/Mac viruses out there - you just don't hear about them that often since Mac's OS is not as prevalent/rabid at Microsoft.  In other words, you should still get a virus prevention program on a Mac.

*I'd also suggest picking up one of those MacUser magazines and checking them out.  And their online forums are also full of info.

[Danise]

Hear now my tale of woe.  My chicken and yellow rice with black beans was not to be.

Just as I was getting up to start it, Mom states she’s out of lighters.  I should let you know that I do not, have not and will not smoke.  My Mother (on the other hand) smokes like a chimney.  

Some older ladies knit.  Others crochet.  Mine rolls her own cigarettes.  

Anyway, she can’t go five minutes without lighting up so guess who had to go back down to the store to get her some lighters?  So instead of cooking, I stopped off at McD’s to get us all (by all I mean the dogs as well) a hamburger.    I almost never use the stupid drive through but I wasn’t in the mood to go in.  Big mistake.  

They didn’t give me my whole order!  They’re on the receipt and I paid for them but the dogs were shorted their burgers.  Grrrr.  I didn’t feel like getting back in the car a third time so they made money off of me.  I hate it that I can NEVER go through that stupid drive through and get the correct order.

I guess I really have nothing to complain about—when you hear all the stories about that earthquake and tsunami.  I feel so sorry for those poor people.  

[JoseSPiano]

Good Afternoon!

Back from my walk.  It's cold here too, but it felt great to stretch my legs for a bit, and there's something very refreshing about the bracing cold - at least to me.  -And DR Matt H.

I ended making another stop at Ukrop's.  I needed to pick up some almonds, almond extract and some eggs.  -Oh, and some potato chips.

I also stopped into For The Love Of Chocolate to buy some unsweetened cocoa powder - I'm partial to the Lake Champlain brand.  I resisted all the 1/2-price Christmas chocolates, but I did buy a container of Lake Champlain's Aztec-style Hot Cocoa Mix - it's a little spicy!  I may heat up a cup later tonight.

I know I had planned to bake today, but...  Just not in the mood to bake right now.  Feeling a little tired, in need of rest.  But, who knows, I usually don't start baking until around 10:30pm, so... The night is still young!

I also somehow pulled some muscle in my left shoulder - I think it happened when I was rough-housing with my nephew the other night.  It doesn't ache, but it does "surprise" every now and then.

[JoseSPiano]

DR Ann - Great News!!!  Continuing Vibes!!

[Danise]

I know I had planned to bake today, but...  Just not in the mood to bake right now.  Feeling a little tired, in need of rest.  But, who knows, I usually don't start baking until around 10:30pm, so... The night is still young!

I also somehow pulled some muscle in my left shoulder - I think it happened when I was rough-housing with my nephew the other night.  It doesn't ache, but it does "surprise" every now and then.

Two things, DR Jose.  You don't by any chance have pointed ears, do you?  Isn't night the time the Keebler elves do their baking?  

Also, ouch.  That doesn't sound like a very nice suprise at all.  

[MBarnum]

BK, you have not yet answered my question from a couple of days ago...what was the GUMNAAM connection to your Christmas Eve bash (One of your guests is holding the DVD of GUMNAAM in your picture).

[JoseSPiano]

Two things, DR Jose.  You don't by any chance have pointed ears, do you?  Isn't night the time the Keebler elves do their baking?  

Also, ouch.  That doesn't sound like a very nice suprise at all.  

Nope I don't have pointed ears.  And I haven't ever seen any elves around the apartment.  However, whenever I wake up in the morning after a night of baking, all the cookies and cakes are magically bagged and wrapped up rather festively!

[JoseSPiano]

...OH! - Just read the article in the New York Times about Arthur Laurents and HALLELUJAH, BABY! - apparently it came out Christmas Day.  Interesting.  I believe it's still on nytimes.com under the Theater section for a few more (free) days.

[JoseSPiano]

While walking earlier, I noticed a banner hanging from the patio at Nacho Mama's - yes, it's a Tex-Mex restaurant...

Open New Year's Day
Serving Brunch, Lunch... and Remedies

[S. Woody White]

...So instead of cooking, I stopped off at McD’s to get us all (by all I mean the dogs as well) a hamburger....

I've said it before, I'll say it again.

McDonald's is EVIL.

[Danise]

Well, at least the drive thru is.  

[George]

They didn’t give me my whole order!  They’re on the receipt and I paid for them but the dogs were shorted their burgers.  Grrrr.  I didn’t feel like getting back in the car a third time so they made money off of me.  I hate it that I can NEVER go through that stupid drive through and get the correct order.

Danise, this happens to my sister all the time!  She has gotten to the point that, right there in the drive-through before she pulls away, she looks at the recipt and takes all the time that she needs to look at every item in the bag(s).  She makes sure that nothing is missing and doesn't care that there are a bunch of cars behind her.  You have the right to make sure that your order is correct before you pull away and you should take the time to do so...without feeling guilty or embarrased.  My sister does and I do, too.  You're paying for their product(s), you should get what you paid for!

And that's the end of my Rant of Encouragement for Danise (and anyone else who needs it)!

[bk]

I'd asked Sam Lembeck if he'd ever seen a Bollywood movie, and he answered that The Guru was as close as he'd gotten.  I asked him if he'd seen Ghost World, and he immediately launched into the song from the Bollywood clip.  I pulled out the movie to show him.

[JoseSPiano]

Also seen during my walk...  A t-shirt with an ole-timey graphic of a woman admiring a diamond ring... The caption:

Gold Digger - Like a hooker... only smarter!



-Apparently, this t-shirt was made famous on some reality show, Big Brother and/or The Bachelorette.

[Panni]

We saw a preview of BRIDE AND PREJUDICE (by the director of Bend it Like Beckham) and it looked good. The tag line is "Hollywood meets Bollywood." The audience was roaring at the preview. Great Bollywood style dancing. It may just become the first breakthrough Bollywood (although it's not REALLY a Bollywood movie) hit.

[Panni]

Danise - you should call up McDonald's Head Office (get the number from the 800 information) and complain. You'll get not only satisfaction, but some free meals out of it.
DD gets more free stuff from complaining than you can imagine. Right now she's waiting for an $80. bottle of perfume from Tiffany's which they offered to make up for bad customer service. Tiffany's! If they can do it, McD's can cough up a few gift certificates for you.

[bk]

Hollywood meets Bollywood.  There's a reverse unique concept.  Totally original, except for that little film called The Guru.

[JoseSPiano]

Danise - you should call up McDonald's Head Office (get the number from the 800 information) and complain. You'll get not only satisfaction, but some free meals out of it.
DD gets more free stuff from complaining than you can imagine. Right now she's waiting for an $80. bottle of perfume from Tiffany's which they offered to make up for bad customer service. Tiffany's! If they can do it, McD's can cough up a few gift certificates for you.

Agreed.

Actually, if you still have the receipt, the 800-number should be on it.

[JoseSPiano]

OK... I'm hungry now...

I'm thinking Chinese... Since they deliver...

Stay tuned for updates...

[Panni]

I just got the renewal form for Abie's dog license. Something I hadn't noticed before on the form. Apparently it's been in effect since 2000 - a smart move, IMO. The regular fee for the license is $10. annually. However, for non-sterilized dogs, the fee is $100. You are allowed to submit proof if your dog is too old or ill to be sterilized.
I suppose the big loophole is that many people don't bother getting licenses for their dogs.
And, yes, I know there are many dog owners (most of them male for some reason  ) who won't hear of their pet being neutered. As long as they don't let them roam and populate the planet with unwanted puppies, fine by me.

[Danise]

Sorry about that--Road Runner ran away for awhile!

Thank you all for the words/rants of encouragement.  I think I will complain.  One of the reasons I don’t use the drive thru is because of all the mistakes they make.

I had the receipt when I came home--now where did I put it?

I always park and go in (even though it’s nearly always a take out order).  

BTW, did anyone see the new eye jewelry they talked about in Parade magazine?  And I mean EYE jewelry.  Some doctor has come up with a way to put a star or a heart (if there was something else I don’t remember) into the white of your eye!

All I have to say is, “No Way!”  I can’t imagine doing something like that.

And speaking of neuter—has anyone seen the fashion accessory for trucks?  It’s rather embarrassing and I did a double take the first time I saw “them”.  I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!

Now I’ve seen it several times on different trucks so I think they are gaining in popularity.  What they won’t come up with.    I wonder if there is going to be a rash of unwanted trucks?    

[S. Woody White]

Here's something weird...

MSNBC has compiled a list of the ten worst films of the year.

VanHelsing isn't on the list.

It didn't even make the second ten worst.

Weird, huh?

[JMK]

Van Helsing did make Entertainment Weekly's worst.  Do you really think it was that bad?  Boy, am I ever apparently easily entertained.  

[Jennifer]

DR George, I sent you an email.  I hope you got it.

[JMK]

Here's today's out of the mouths of babes hilarious Van Helsing related quote:

We were playing the Van Helsing videogame earlier, and Van Helsing was being attacked by hordes of Ray Harreyhausen-esque skeletons.  Gabe shouted, "Watch out, it's the living impaired!"  Then, a moment later, "Dad, what does impaired mean?"

[Michael]

I ended up not seeing too many movies this year. I find it hard to be motivated to go to the cinema and I hate going alone.

I did enjoy Hero, but I understand that the film is a few years old. as I type this my mother is watching it on DVD. I had to convince her to watch it in Mandarin with substitles as this is the way it was shown in the theaters and it has a DTS soundtrack which is remarkable.

I did see the Polar Express in Imax and 3D I was just whelmed by it. Neither over or under.

I did like Shrek 2 was it in the theaters in 2004?

Also I saw The Lord of the Rings in January of this year so I guess that counts.

I also like the two short films on the extended edition of TLOTR. Amazing works by a 16 who died shortly after completing them. They were better than most of crap that is out there by more seasoned auteurs.

[JoseSPiano]

Here's today's out of the mouths of babes hilarious Van Helsing related quote:

We were playing the Van Helsing videogame earlier, and Van Helsing was being attacked by hordes of Ray Harreyhausen-esque skeletons.  Gabe shouted, "Watch out, it's the living impaired!"  Then, a moment later, "Dad, what does impaired mean?"

LOL!!!

 

[JoseSPiano]

Brrrr.... It's cold here in Richmond... Currently 27F, going doing to 16F...  However, come the weekend, we're supposed to be in the upper-50s and mid-60s - ?!?!?  Alas, it's supposed to rain too, so...

Ah, well...

Chinese food should be here momentarily!

[George]

DR George, I sent you an email.  I hope you got it.

I did. Send me your address!