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Have a superb late autumn Saturday, Stellars….
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Wyoming in Late Autumn
Music: “Cowboy Lullaby” by JHS Pedals
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Love the “Cowboy Lullaby”.
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Lux Radio Theatre Productions: “Miracle on 34th Street” Starring the leads from the 1947 film: Maureen O’Hara, Natalie Wood, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn
Radio Play Original Air Date: December 22, 1947
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I love to watch this every year.
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Good afternoon, aus! It’s a Christmas tradition for me, too! I’ve watched other versions and nothing compares.
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I agree. There is the newer version that is pretty good, but misses the magic of the original.
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Tucker Carlson interviews James Woods: Elon Musk may have saved America
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A true mensch! Mornin’ Lucille!
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Well it will take private citizen law suits to address this, because the government will never fix itself.
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So true.
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Good day, Wee! Here’s a list of his films…soooo many good ones….
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058501409/
This might have been told before, but one day in 1974 James Woods came to my office for an appointment with my boss. He wasn’t terribly well known at the time and still had to go on interviews and do readings for parts. He was humble and respectful to everyone. It’s a big tell when actors/actresses are courteous to support staff. It’s most appreciated since that’s not always the case.
I told him how much I liked his performance in THE WAY WE WERE. He was delighted and so sweet in his thanks. I didn’t find out until years later that much of his performance had been cut from the finalized film for whatever reason. And yet his time on screen very much adds to the story plot and is memorable.
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I had the feeling that he was a genuinely nice person from his interview. I thought it was telling that he took Tucker’s call when he said he always turns down interviews.
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He has a super high IQ, too. I’ve read it’s 184!
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What a great list, Lucille. I have only seen a couple of them; time for a James Woods marathon! We have Prime and Netflix, I hope I can find quite a few of them there. Thanks!
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You’re welcome, Tundra.
Two TV movies not to miss. Simply fabulous acting in both by James Garner and James Woods. Garner very much respected Woods’ abilities and Woods returned the admiration.
“Promise” (1986)
James Garner, James Woods and Piper Laurie. When his mother dies, Bob (Garner) inherits her small estate, but he also inherits custody of his mentally ill brother (Woods) from whom he’s been estranged for years.
“My Name Is Bill W.” (1989)
Bill Wilson (Woods) was successful businessman but the pressure to continue that success when the 1930s Great Depression began started him on a race to the bottom which lost him everything. “My Name Is Bill W.” is the story of Wilson’s founding of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
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Lucky duck! He’s one of my favorites.
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Working in the Casting Department was fun. Long hours, though. The Woods incident is a nice memory to ponder in my old age…LOL!
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I thought that was a great interview.
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His voice seemed to be breaking down at the end and sounding emotional. Very touching.
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Very. It probably was because Tucker listened and was understanding.
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Mornin’ kids!
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Mornin’ Wee!
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Mornin’, Miss Stella. Not that we’ll ever get any sympathy down here in Texas, but our weather this week has ranged from low 40’s to high 70’s……and we’re kicking off what we call cedar fever time. Any excess mortality over the next few weeks will be due to weather and allergies. We’ve cancelled corona. 😉
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Hi from our corner of toasty Montana. Our temps range this morning from 0* to 9*.
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Yikes!
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You are colder than south central Alaska, Aus! We’re having 10-20* this week. Stay warm, and have fun decorating with the grands.
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Mornin’ Tex. It’s in the 40’s here this week, and mostly above freezing at night. Everything is dead and brown. At least if it snowed it would be prettier.
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Welcome to the south. Dead and brown. No snow expected, tho.
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A layer of snow hides a world of ills! That’s why winter seems so clean in Alaska. Our first big snow fell on Oct. 20th, creating the solid white landscape which will last until late April. Since I can be choosy about when I drive in it, I don’t mind a bit. I’ve always loved winter. Possibly more when I was a dog musher than I do now; 4 months would be plenty, 6 months start to wear me out.
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I don’t really mind it until after the Holidays – in January. When I was younger, tried to take a warm weather vacation every March for relief!
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Yes, exactly. I’m thinking of visiting a friend in Arizona for a week or so in March. By then we’re likely to have 4′ of white stuff on the ground and I’ll be so ready for a break.
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Mornin’ Stella!
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Mornin, Miss Wee. Seems to me that we’ve moved beyond sense. Common, or any other kind. Coffee’ brewin’.
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Excellent! Mornin’ T!
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Did you see that Hanna’s relative in Atlanta killed 8 coyotes trying to get her sheep!
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/12/02/stacked-up-against-pack-coyotes-herd-dog-kills-8-save-sheep/
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Mornin’ Czarina!
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Unfortunately, he lost his tail in the fight. Here’s Hanna showing off her fine tail.
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Two pictures there, just slide to the left.
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Czarina, I saw a t-shirt that was made for you. It said:
All I need is this dog/and that dog
and, those other dogs over there,
and the dogs in the other room,
and, ……………………………….. 🙂
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You know me!
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Precious Casper! Willing to give up his life for his sheep. “Looking over his flock”…reminds me of the shepherds who were watching their flocks by night and received a message from angelic beings telling of the birth of Jesus.
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Coffee’s ready. Drink up, y’all.
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Grey and humid here; coffee will help my mood.
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Good day, czarina!
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Garcias senior!
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Not sure that many here follow Formula 1 racing, but this helps me predict the future. F1 has already cancelled their scheduled race in China for 2023. This will be the 4th consecutive cancellation due to “COVID-19 difficulties.” Tells me that we’re likely to have to “deal” with this shiite for likely the rest of my life. Not that I care that a capitalistic enterprise is pulling out of China for any reason. Keeps them off the Tee-Vee for at least those few hours.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/formula-1-cancels-major-race-for-2023-season/ar-AA14PEcn?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a442e385b14f4aaba6e01b8fdda4f3d9
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These lefty libs just get goofier and goofier. Hanoi Jane says racism and misogyny are causing glo-bull warming. How can anyone take these people serious?
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/12/02/jane-fonda-racist-misogynistic-mindsets-causing-climate-crisis/
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I knew there was something wrong with her mind, and this just confirms it.
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Mornin’ All. The sky is pretty much clear, just a little haze. It was 0* when I woke up at 8:30 and has soared up to 9*. Nope, I’m not in Florida any more. Poor little Loki went out, pooped right away and was ready to come back in. Too cold for her. I think she must have peed inside since she was sitting at the door with her head hanging. But I can’t find it anywhere.
Well, I have a lot to do today. I am excited to have my girls decorate my apartment for Christmas. I think they will love to decorate the tree.
Wishes for a good day for all, not matter the weather.
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Send pictures of the decorating party!
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Okay. Can I send them to you?
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Yes
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The Fishwrapper of Record workers threaten to strike. Please do. Not many will notice anyway. 😀 😀 😀
https://thepostmillennial.com/1036-new-york-times-workers-threaten-walkout-over-wage-dispute?utm_campaign=64487
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Don’t let the screen door hit you on the way out…
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WordPress must have done a major update last night. I can once again enter comments on the front page instead of from the administrator’s view, my notification bell is back. These are very welcome.
Now for something weird. When I do new posts (like the ones for general discussion, which I generally do on Saturday or Sunday), I often simply copy the previous week’s posts and modify them for the new week. The weird part. WordPress has added a comment to the copied post which is only viewable in the admin copy, and which cannot be edited. It says, “What are your feelings about eating meat?” Here is a screen shot:
I can’t imagine why they have done this, as the sentence doesn’t show up in the finished post, just in the edit view. I suppose it could somehow be shown subliminally, but that would be too creepy.
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So, you think they wouldn’t do something creepy?
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I do believe they would!
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LOL. Me, too.
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At some point, when you have assumed it will disappear, it will become visible and un-erase-able, so the brainwashing of your followers can begin…. Bwahaha
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If they give you a place to reply, maybe say, “I understand that diversity is our strength, and the cannibals of the Korowai tribe in Indonesian New Guinea would be good folks to ask this question.”
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I just got an email from IMBD about movies to watch:
Violent Night
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
1899
The Menu
Disenchanted
You can tell from some of the names that they aren’t Christmas Movies. I looked at the write up of The Menu. I can only guess what garbage that is. And, Disenchanted is the poor girl got tired of her life. Just lovely. 🙄
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Those were the ones IMDB got the most ad money to promote.
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For sure.
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I just watched Died Suddenly. I am almost sorry I did. I knew a lot of what was in it, but the horror of it all was hard to take in.
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Here’s an oldie but goodie….
“The Magnificent Seven” (1960) – Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner
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They were so young and handsome. Czar’s fave movie.
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The only one of the “Seven” I couldn’t picture in my mind is Brad Dexter. Here’s his photo….
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Did you know that was based on the Seven Samurai?
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Yes, the Japanese director whose name begins with a K–very famous but I can’t remember it right now–is reputed to have liked the American version very much.
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I was in my early twenties, I think, and my husband insisted we go see it. I had never liked foreign movies, especially with subtitles. I was absolutely spellbound throughout the whole movie. And, we had gotten there late and had to sit in the 2nd row from the front on the end, My seat was broken. I never even noticed I was so involved in the movie.
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There was a TV station out of Los Angeles which ran subtitled Japanese films and TV series. Some didn’t even have subtitles but I watched them anyway.
Absolutely fell in love with Ken Watanabe (or Watanabe Ken, as the Japanese would say it) when he was in an episodic historical drama. I asked one of my co-workers to see if her aunt, who spoke Japanese, could tell me what the series was about…LOL! Turned out his character was a vigilante who was righting wrongs by offing the miscreants.
Anyway, Watanabe later starred along with Tom Cruise in THE LAST SAMURAI and he was nominated for an Academy Award. He was fabulous!
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Czar bought a copy to make sure we could watch it occasionally. Kurosawa was the director.
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