Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on January 14, 2015, 12:16:22 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were crowded, and now it is time for you to post until the crowded cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: PERIPHRASIS!
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Productive and busy days are good.
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As are, conversely, busy and productive days.
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DR George, thank you for letting us know about Unshelved.
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There is now an "Instrumental Songs Version" of the Into the Woods soundtrack. It's all the tracks with the vocals removed. Interesting.
I guess there's a market for tweens who want to sing along, karaoke-style. It probably costs the studio very little to create this, but I do wonder how widely it will sell.
It could be an interesting listen for people who are interested in orchestration.
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good morning to all
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ask bk
As an author of mystery novels
What movie, play and/or book that had a "twist" that you did NOT figure out that you enjoyed the most?
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I like the concept brought up last night (in the conversation by George and TCB) of "fake spoilers"
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I think I prefer productive and busy days to busy and productive days, but that could just be me.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Good morning, all.
A zero-degree morning. Fortunately, the house is warm and toasty. Warm is essential, of course. But toasty is especially nice on a day like this.
Coffee, baby! Oh yes.
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Okay, I checked, and it's already up to 11. Supposed to reach 30 today, which will be nice. Nicer than what we've been having.
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BK, I will take you up on the recommendation for THE ONE I LOVE. I hadn't heard of it, but I do like Miss Moss, and if it's in the vein of Kaufman/Jonze films, that's fine, too, because those have grown on me.
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Good morning, all! It's a so=so day. All my plans went to hell around 4:30am when I decided that the jabbing pains in my left heel needed more pain meds to put me back to sleep. Well, it took over an hour before the meds started working, so when the alarm rang at 6:00am, i was just getting back to sleep and, when i finally decided at 8 to get out of bed, I was feeling too drugged to accomplish much. As a result, I am not going to Toyland today, and all my plans are shot to hell.
I need to make the pharmacy trip whatever else occurs, so I'll do that now and maybe stop at the market.
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DR Jane wrote:
It is only for reading then? My original Nook had a library app. Does this also mean you can't buy books directly from your Kindle & have to do so using your computer?
Regular kindles (not a kindle fire) are only for reading. Although my kindle keyboard does have very limited access to email. But since it is old i don't use it for that anymore. I rarely do it. But if i turn on the wifi there is the kindle store. So i can buy e-books right from my kindle. Although their default is "buy" so i hate going to the page because it is very easy to 1-click.
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DR George wrote:
If your library has OverDrive, then Kindle versions of the books should be an option. I don't know if your library can choose to NOT allow Kindle editions if they're available, but a lot of the e-books through OverDrive have both epub and Kindle download options...but not all.
I'm not really sure but I know that it says: Note: Kindle Books are currently available for US libraries only.
Chapters (the main book store in Canada) sells kobo. So Canadian libraries only make their e-books for them.
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re: the library books. I would of course like to be able to borrow e-books from my library. But my library gets so many hardcovers and I do get a lot of e-books (either for review or loaned from friends). So i don't really mind.
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Was anybody here a fan of the Veronica Mars series and movie?
They have made 2 books that are quite faithful to the series/movie. I am currently reading the second one. It is odd to be able to picture a character while reading. The way they have Veronica speak in the books is the exact same snarky way that Kristen Bell spoke on tv.
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Good morning. I went on a long hike yesterday. Well, long for me. Five hours, only stopping to cram myself into a rock crevice to escape the rain for about a half hour.
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TOD: I am still watching the Peter Pan that George sent me. (Thanks, George! I am hoping to find a nice key chain when I am out on one of my adventures.)
I think it was a great idea to perform Peter Pan Live. But I think it was badly cast.
Who would you have cast if you were in charge?
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Second TOD:
Which shows do you think NBC should do in the future?
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Here's a little gift for Benjamin Kritzer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkJw2ZojtZk
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And here's an Ask BK:
Have you been back to the Hamburger Hamlet recently?
I hope they are doing well. Just found a web page that looks good but seems to be a work in progress, at least on this iPad.
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And I am home from market and pharmacy. On Friday, Paint Your Wagon work resumes.
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Wednesday
morning afternoon greetings! I slept until 9am, which is very late for me. Richard and I had a nice French toast breakfast, cleaned up the kitchen, and I've toasted some cocoanut for the cookies I'm making for tomorrow's book group meeting at Katie's.
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Sorry to be E & T last night, BK. We got home from Dayton with our deli food and after dinner I got involved in NCIS and knitting, then a PBS program about Vladimir Putin. That was interesting to me because our topic last week in AAUW's current events series was Russia.
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Good morning, all.
Back at work after my short trip.
I would rather be asleep.
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ask bk
As an author of mystery novels
What movie, play and/or book that had a "twist" that you did NOT figure out that you enjoyed the most?
Books: A Kiss Before Dying would probably be number one on my list. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
Movies: Witness for the Prosecution
Plays: None
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I'm up - a little over eight hours of sleep.
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Two!
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DR George, thank you for letting us know about Unshelved.
It really is a fun comic...it's not knee-slappin' funny, but certainly anyone can enjoy it.
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Ben Affleck and David Fincher Reteam for ‘Strangers on a Train’ Reboot (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ben-affleck-and-david-fincher-reteam-for-%E2%80%98strangers-on-a-train%E2%80%99-reboot/ar-AA87Uc4?ocid=ansVariety11).
Discuss.
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Ben Affleck and David Fincher Reteam for ‘Strangers on a Train’ Reboot (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ben-affleck-and-david-fincher-reteam-for-%E2%80%98strangers-on-a-train%E2%80%99-reboot/ar-AA87Uc4?ocid=ansVariety11).
Discuss.
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Unnecessary.
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Ben Affleck and David Fincher Reteam for ‘Strangers on a Train’ Reboot (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ben-affleck-and-david-fincher-reteam-for-%E2%80%98strangers-on-a-train%E2%80%99-reboot/ar-AA87Uc4?ocid=ansVariety11).
Discuss.
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Unnecessary.
It's also sad that Patricia Highsmith isn't even mentioned in the piece. She must not have a Facebook or Twitter account, so she's of no importance whatsoever.
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DR George, that is a nice gift you received for your donation.
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Ben Affleck and David Fincher Reteam for ‘Strangers on a Train’ Reboot (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ben-affleck-and-david-fincher-reteam-for-%E2%80%98strangers-on-a-train%E2%80%99-reboot/ar-AA87Uc4?ocid=ansVariety11).
Discuss.
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Groan. I suppose it is time for a new generation to see this film. It is a shame they simply don't watch the original.
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TOD: I am hoping to find a nice key chain when I am out on one of my adventures.)
DR George, this reminds me you should have a bulky envelope in the mail. ;)
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And here's an Ask BK:
Have you been back to the Hamburger Hamlet recently?
I hope they are doing well. Just found a web page that looks good but seems to be a work in progress, at least on this iPad.
Good question.
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You see....this movie star's plane is grounded....so he accepts a ride in a private plane from a helpful stranger......
Do you think they will call it Strangers on a Plane?
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Today, I moved my Air Walker exercise machine to another room in the house where I can watch a television while I lose weight.....then I went to Goodwill to buy a small television.....then I went to WalMart and bought an HD antenna.....then I realized that the small used television is an analog set and will not receive the over the air signals without a scrambler box.....
SO I hooked up my unused VCR to the small television set, so I can watch my tapes as I lose weight. My HD television didn't have another input for the VCR....so it hasn't been used in awhile.
Everything works fine. Now I just need to use the AirWalker. And that has been my day. Whew.
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(http://uploads.neatorama.com/images/posts/880/78/78880/1421248128-0.jpg)
Bruce, if I remember correctly you were in this house. While it wasn't very far from me, and I often road the bus with Susan, I was never friends with her off of the bus.
I will never understand why Ray Bradbury's house needed to be torn down. [/b] (http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2015/01/ray_bradbury_home_now_a_t.php)
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Chicago Tribune has a story on building a better casserole on their website, but you have to pay to read it. I don't know that I really want to. I once took a cooking class in casseroles using fresh ingredients, and the people in the class hated the end results. Guess part of the comfort involved is the canned mushroom soup flavor, the canned green beans, the canned crispy onions, etc.
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Back on the Macbook. The goddam computer is down again.
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Chicago Tribune has a story on building a better casserole on their website, but you have to pay to read it. I don't know that I really want to. I once took a cooking class in casseroles using fresh ingredients, and the people in the class hated the end results. Guess part of the comfort involved is the canned mushroom soup flavor, the canned green beans, the canned crispy onions, etc.
I think a lot of people overdo it with the canned mushroom soup. The person who made the otherwise delicious green bean casserole for our Thanksgiving dinner did that. It was too soupy. Still tasted very good, but when the canned crispy onions got too mushy too fast, you know you're in trouble. At least, for my humble taste.
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Whose house is that DR JANE?
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And I'm back online after more than an hour of bullshit.
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Whose house is that DR JANE?
Ray Bradbury.
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I just put Bradbury's name, on my original post, in bold letters so it stands out.
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TOD: I am hoping to find a nice key chain when I am out on one of my adventures.)
DR George, this reminds me you should have a bulky envelope in the mail. ;)
Ooo!! :-*
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OIC.
Susan Bradbury......is the girl you were talking about on the bus.....I was not connecting the name with the link.
DUH!!!
Got it. You know how we are DR JANE.....you have to tell us three times before we hear it.
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You see....this movie star's plane is grounded....so he accepts a ride in a private plane from a helpful stranger......
Do you think they will call it Strangers on a Plane?
No, he's a construction worker. It's Strangers on a Crane.
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Or, given the way Hollywood is with most remakes, Strangers Down the Drain.
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OIC.
Susan Bradbury......is the girl you were talking about on the bus.....I was not connecting the name with the link.
DUH!!!
Got it. You know how we are DR JANE.....you have to tell us three times before we hear it.
;D
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That could work DR JOHNG - I think the last title would be most fitting.
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Wow....the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies is in Indianapolis....who knew?
http://iat.iupui.edu/bradburycenter/
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Wow....the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies is in Indianapolis....who knew?
http://iat.iupui.edu/bradburycenter/
I know he graduated Los Angeles High as he was in my uncle's class. I had to look up to see that he was born in Illinois. Neither have anything to do with Indianapolis ;D
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Back from a good meeting with the ALS guy.
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Picked up no packages.
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And thus far, I've written about eleven pages, so I really only need to do two or three more later tonight.
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Mega Vibes please. My friend put her Bernese Mountain Dog puppy on a none-stop flight to another friend in Ontario, Canada. He was stolen from the Winnipeg airport before my friend could pick him up.
I returned to update this story. He is safe. You can finish reading the saga and you continue reading the posts.
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Thank you, George!
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Find the Dog Vibes for the friend of DR JANE.
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Thank you. This is so shocking. Bill went to pick up his dog and was told a woman signed for the puppy, no ID either. I have never met a woman named Bill.
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Mega Vibes please. My friend put her Bernese Mountain Dog puppy on a none-stop flight to another friend in Ontario, Canada. He was stolen from the Winnipeg airport before my friend could pick him up.
This is terrible, DR Jane! Vibes for the return of the puppy!
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Oh, DR Jane - that is just awful.
~ ~ ~ MAJOR VIBAGE FOR THE DOG AND HIS RIGHTFUL OWNER ~ ~ ~
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Who would you have cast if you were in charge?
I know you didn't ask me, DR Laura, but I would start with Carol Channing as Peter.
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;D
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Surely they have enough security cameras around an airport that they could produce a photo of this rogue woman dogsnatcher?
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Thank you. This is so shocking. Bill went to pick up his dog and was told a woman signed for the puppy, no ID either. I have never met a woman named Bill.
That is terrible. Why would they just give the dog to anyone? :(
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The American national anthem, from a percussionist's point of view:
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/nationalanthem_zpsb85dfbe8.jpg)
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Off to choir rehearsal!
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Mega Vibes please. My friend put her Bernese Mountain Dog puppy on a none-stop flight to another friend in Ontario, Canada. He was stolen from the Winnipeg airport before my friend could pick him up.
This is terrible, DR Jane! Vibes for the return of the puppy!
Thank you.
My friend Bill's Bernese Mountain Dog recently passed away. My friend Jennifer's dog was pregnant and she offered our friend Bill a puppy. A great match of a good breeder with a good owner. They are both devastated.
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Bill actually hasn't said anything as he is at the airport trying to find his puppy. I just know he is devastated.
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Oh, DR Jane - that is just awful.
~ ~ ~ MAJOR VIBAGE FOR THE DOG AND HIS RIGHTFUL OWNER ~ ~ ~
Much appreciated.
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Surely they have enough security cameras around an airport that they could produce a photo of this rogue woman dogsnatcher?
We are hoping. Even if they see her on camera it doesn't mean they will get the pup back.
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Thank you. This is so shocking. Bill went to pick up his dog and was told a woman signed for the puppy, no ID either. I have never met a woman named Bill.
That is terrible. Why would they just give the dog to anyone? :(
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Exactly. I wonder if the person who gave the dog away without proper id accepted a bribe or is in on the theft.
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WestJet is confident that Levon was sent to Calgary. The breeder has a Berner person at the Calgary airport at this moment waiting to take him home for the night. Cross your fingers he's in Calgary.
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Mega Vibes please. My friend put her Bernese Mountain Dog puppy on a none-stop flight to another friend in Ontario, Canada. He was stolen from the Winnipeg airport before my friend could pick him up.
Oh, no!!
~~~Vibes for a Returned Puppy!!~~~
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Thank you.
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I am extremely upset about Levon, not only for my friends but I have been looking at photos & videos, and reading puppy stories since he was born.
I'm tracking a flight which will soon arrive in Calgary and praying he is found on it. His original flight continued on to Calgary & if that if he was on that flight I doubt he will ever be found.
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WestJet is confident that Levon was sent to Calgary. The breeder has a Berner person at the Calgary airport at this moment waiting to take him home for the night. Cross your fingers he's in Calgary.
Fingers crossed.
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Thanks everyone. He is safe in Calgary. I will get the rest of the story once I have it. I hope his flight home tomorrow will be in first class.
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Oh that is great news. So the person who took the dog was a flight attendant?
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Ben Affleck and David Fincher Reteam for ‘Strangers on a Train’ Reboot (http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/ben-affleck-and-david-fincher-reteam-for-%E2%80%98strangers-on-a-train%E2%80%99-reboot/ar-AA87Uc4?ocid=ansVariety11).
Discuss.
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Will the remake the American release or the British release?
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Thank you. This is so shocking. Bill went to pick up his dog and was told a woman signed for the puppy, no ID either. I have never met a woman named Bill.
Glad to hear the puppy is safe
I also may never met a woman named Bill
But I did hear of a Boy Named Sue. :-)
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Thank you. This is so shocking. Bill went to pick up his dog and was told a woman signed for the puppy, no ID either. I have never met a woman named Bill.
Glad to hear the puppy is safe
I also may never met a woman named Bill
But I did hear of a Boy Named Sue. :-)
;D I needed a bit of laughter right now.
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The breeder called a Bernese Mt Dog friend in Calgary who has another Berner (nick name) friend that works at the airport. This second friend rushed over to the airport and is thrilled to have a puppy for the night. It is good that poor Levon will be with another Berner tonight. I expect he is currently receiving tons of affection.
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Oh that is great news. So the person who took the dog was a flight attendant?
Sorry Jennifer I missed this. I don't know the entire story but I'm guessing it was someone who worked for the airline and loaded him on the plane to Calgary. Poor boy. It was supposed to be one fairly short non-stop flight. Plus they had paid for 1st class baggage. I had never heard of this. It meant that he was put in a different part of the plane where a flight attendant could check on him and give him treats.
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I bet the breeder will never let a puppy travel unattended again. Many do & Levon is an unusually large pup and wouldn't have fit under the seat.
After Craig moved out and we were doing our landscaping this breeder asked if we wanted a puppy from another good breeder. Her word would have gotten us the pup & he was cute. They would have flown the puppy to us since there was no way we could leave the project here to get him. We passed.
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Safe in Calgary.
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Safe in Calgary.
Great news! What a cutie!
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Thanks. You can see why he is too big to fit under the seat. Most Berner puppies can.
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My friend had to buy a charger for his phone and finally returned to facebook. He will be spending the night near the airport. I hope the airline is paying for his room and dinner.
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I like the concept brought up last night (in the conversation by George and TCB) of "fake spoilers"
George, the butler, did it!
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In the Library.
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With the wrench.
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Good puppy tidings, and a cute photograph.
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Great news, Jane!
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Thank you, George!
You're welcome, Tom!
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The American national anthem, from a percussionist's point of view:
(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a532/singdaw1/nationalanthem_zpsb85dfbe8.jpg)
Now that's FUNNY!! :))
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Watched a movie on the computer - our next release - very rare and completely unknown film, but I had to assign cue titles to the music, so I watched and did so - took over two hours to do, then I watched a bit of an annoying documentary - annoying not because it's not good but annoying because of the world it presents (today) and the way in which women behave in said world. This is simply not my time, women-wise, I'm afraid, for a whole variety of reasons.
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Plenty of mistakes while dancing tonight. But it's getting a little better. The next competition is a week from Saturday.
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Singdaw, I think Carol Channing is a great idea for Peter Pan. And too bad Don Knotts is no longer around to play Hook.
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Trying to combine work and play -- and it's not working.
I was trying to get together with friends AND have dinner at one of the places taking part in Restaurant Week, but Sunday is the only day I can do dinner and most of the places worth going to are closed on Sunday.
Bummer.
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Fourteen pages. Very happy I did that many and am exhausted and done writing until the notes.
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Earlier I got three of those mini cheesecake things from the mini cheesecake place - the three don't even add up to a half slice so that's not so horrible. For lunch at Vitello's, the place I walked out of the other night, I had a small Caesar (eh) and some penne with a pink sauce - which is alfredo sauce and marinara mixed together - I had them go light on the alfredo and heavier on the marinara, and it wasn't really that big a portion.
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Get me off this damn page.
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I wish I had your discipline, bk. I've started a project, largely in longhand, and I did have managed to get about 14 pages of notes and writing done -- but over about 12 days. OK, so last night I wrote more than three pages, which was the longest sustained writing so far.
But I just wish I had more time and focus.
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I don't know what's going on with the internet. I tried to get online with moly laptop and just no luck although I could get my email so that makes no sense maybe it's a Firefox issue I don't know but in any event I decided against throwing the laptop at the wall and just started it running a scan and now I'm on my ipad
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I did catch up to today and yesterday though
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I am glad the puppy was found so it was a mistaken transfer rather than a deliberate theft.
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Watching the 1940s version of "The Desert Song." It's a really interesting rewrite that transforms the story to World War II times. It feels more vital and urgent, but it also means most of the score has been truncated, cut or turned into underscoring. I like Dennis Morgan in the role of El Kobar much more than the barely moving Gordon MacRae.
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Vixdad and I are going on a rose trip to Kissimmee soon do of course it has suddenly become ridiculously busy at work today I only worked 13 hours
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Nice to see you back, Vixmom.
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Vixdad and I are going on a rose trip to Kissimmee soon do of course it has suddenly become ridiculously busy at work today I only worked 13 hours
What's a rose trip?
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Good to see vixmom, even if only for a few minutes.
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Vixdad and I are going on a rose trip to Kissimmee soon do of course it has suddenly become ridiculously busy at work today I only worked 13 hours
What's a rose trip?
road trip. We're driving the i95
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Vixdad and I are going on a rose trip to Kissimmee soon do of course it has suddenly become ridiculously busy at work today I only worked 13 hours
How soon? I'm going to Orlando on the 21st! I gotta get me some sleep now, so I'll tell about it tomorrow.
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Flying this time, not driving.
But I do very much enjoy the ol' I-95 road trip.
You gotta stop at South of the Border!
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Sorry I was interrupted by the news that my pastor's wife gave birth to their third chil and first son a couple if hours ago and had to go look at pictures and send messages. I am so happy for them they are the loveliest couple you could hope to meet
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Five!!!!!!
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Sorry I was interrupted by the news that my pastor's wife gave birth to their third chil and first son a couple if hours ago and had to go look at pictures and send messages. I am so happy for them they are the loveliest couple you could hope to meet
Congrats to them!
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Hello. Sorry to be E and T. I've just been extremely busy. Work is crazy and I had a bunch to do in the evenings. It's all good
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I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm really tired and have a lot to do tomorrow. I'm getting ready for a jury trial on Tuesday and I have a bunch of immigration applications and supporting documents that all have to be completed and sent in this week. Seriously, it's been a lot of work and it's the first time I've had it like this since I've been on my own, but it's good. I've been really productive because I have to be. It's a lot less stressful that it was with an assistant. Just more tiring
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We'll I must get to sleep as we'll good night all. Glad things region gelled for you Cilla
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That was supposed to say glad things are going well for you Cilla
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Dang autocorrect
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"Region gelled " what the heck does that even mean?
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Goodnight
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JohnG, I have developed this way of writing over a long period of time. With the first three books, I was happy if I wrote three pages a day - anything over that was amazing to me. I wrote more on Writer's Block and Rewind - maybe five to six pages a day and that was thrilling. The short stories were all written quickly but over a period of five months. But with Adriana I began to do six to eight a day, and I liked that pace. I could never get over eight, and sometimes I did less than six. And beginning with that book I began writing seven days a week, something I'd never done before. The memoirs are what really changed everything - I was writing eight to ten a day, sometimes more because I was in a frenzy, worried I'd begin forgetting things. Red Gold was kind of at the Adriana pace, maybe a tiny bit less because I kept having to stop and research things. With this Adriana I just got off to a lightning speed start and was just loving that pace, as daunting as it gets - but this particular story is a bit different so I'm kind of wanting to see how it turns out :)