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lulu · by **lulu** on 17 Oct 2008, 19:25

The handsome guy on the left??? The one with the "devilish" look in his eyes. :lol:

karlhenning · by **karlhenning** on 17 Oct 2008, 19:43

In the tie.

Cheers,
~Karl

karlhenning · by **karlhenning** on 17 Oct 2008, 19:59

lulu wrote:The handsome guy on the left??? The one with the "devilish" look in his eyes.

Ah, a splash of diablerie . . . I do confess it.

Cheers,
~Karl

mogliettina · by **mogliettina** on 18 Oct 2008, 06:38

Now confess it, Scott. Didn't you picture Karl as the one on the right? :lol:

maestrob · by **maestrob** on 18 Oct 2008, 08:12

Karl:

You wear a tie to go to tea? Oh my, quelle diablerie

lulu · by **lulu** on 18 Oct 2008, 08:38

I can't remember who I mentioned this to (either here or elsewhere) but for those living in DC area, the State Department is having its annual book fair this weekend and next weekend at the State Department on 23rd street. Haven't been there in years but plan to return again. It's great fun browsing through old books and getting some really great bargains.

ScottMorrison · by **ScottMorrison** on 18 Oct 2008, 09:38

mogliettina wrote:Now confess it, Scott. Didn't you picture Karl as the one on the right?

I did!

kashania · by **kashania** on 18 Oct 2008, 11:11

Well, tonight Sarah Palin is appearing on Saturday Night Live. Will she refuse to read the script ala the VP debate? Or, better yet, will they just let her talk in her own words, providing the show with its funniest materials in years? We wait in anticipation.

A.C. Douglas · by **A.C. Douglas** on 21 Oct 2008, 08:50

Link

ACD

lulu · by **lulu** on 22 Oct 2008, 08:57

amazon:

That site amazes me. I keep thinking there are millions of elves running around keeping track of each individual buyer.

Several months ago (March) I preordered a book. Kept showing up on my "current orders." A few weeks ago, I was reading NYTimes Book Review and there as an ad announcing the arrival of that book. Soooo, I went to amazon and they had charged my account. Two days later, I received the book.

And Harry Potters' books arrived on the date promised.

How does amazon do this??? I hate to put bookstores out of business but the service at amazon is incredible, not to mention the lower prices. yes, I miss going through the stacks (and I still do at Borders and Barnes and Nobles but most of my buying is from amazon. I've even bought from UK and service is great. Faster than post office here which took a month to get a card from my sister. And she only lives in Philly.

kashania · by **kashania** on 22 Oct 2008, 12:25

Blumsie: I agree. I've always received exceptional service from amazon. One classy thing they do in particular is that if there's something wrong with the CD I've ordered, they often send me the replacement even before I've returned the original flawed item. I think their customer service is the key to their strength in the market.

mogliettina · by **mogliettina** on 22 Oct 2008, 12:49

How appropos!
This morning my Lucrezia Borgia with Caballe/Vanzo was skipping all over the place.
I have e-mailed the seller in hopes of having them rectify this recording for me before I go to Amazon with my problem.

lulu · by **lulu** on 22 Oct 2008, 17:48

nyoka:

You might also try spraying it with water or cd cleaner and dry with a cloth. It has helped me many times, especially with dvds from Netflix with I try before returning the disc back to Neflix.

mogliettina · by **mogliettina** on 22 Oct 2008, 20:13

Seriously? I never heard of such a thing.
I guess it's worth a try. Thanks Lulusheen.

Nyoka

A.C. Douglas · by **A.C. Douglas** on 23 Oct 2008, 06:14

lulu wrote:nyoka:

You might also try spraying it with water or cd cleaner and dry with a cloth. It has helped me many times, especially with dvds from Netflix with I try before returning the disc back to Neflix.

mogliettina wrote:Seriously? I never heard of such a thing.
I guess it's worth a try. Thanks Lulusheen.
Nyoka

As I'm sure Lulu knows but simply forgot to mention, when wiping the CD clean and dry after the spritz of lukewarm water (and it's a good idea to use nothing more exotic than lukewarm water), be certain you do NOT wipe the CD in a circular direction, but at right angles to it (i.e., from disc center to edge).

Just a word of caution.

ACD

mogliettina · by **mogliettina** on 23 Oct 2008, 06:42

...be certain you do NOT wipe the CD in a circular direction, but at right angles to it (i.e., from disc center to edge).

Youse guys are a veritable font of information. I would have definitely gone circular.
Thanks for the warning.

jessica · by **jessica** on 23 Oct 2008, 09:18

I learned that trick from Netflix, too. Apart from their large library and excellent customer service -- and despite their ill-informed but often humorous "abstracts" summarizing opera dvds -- I concluded that they are a good investment (as in NFLX, on top of the personal expenditure for the monthly subscription).

A.C. Douglas · by **A.C. Douglas** on 23 Oct 2008, 09:41

Mogliettina: I should have further cautioned you that if your tap water is "hard" (i.e., has a high mineral content), it will leave a residue on the CD. In such a case, best to use distilled water for the job.

ACD

kashania · by **kashania** on 24 Oct 2008, 16:34

Further to the muslim/arab issue in the election, this article sums it up nicely.

During this election, we have seen the spectacle of two presidential candidates fighting over one voter while snubbing an entire segment of the American population worthy of their attention.

We in the Muslim-American community look wistfully at people like Joe the Plumber, wishing that we too could be courted for our vote by the presidential candidates.

At the same time, we look gratefully at figures like former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who reassure us that there is hope for greater acceptance of Muslim-Americans.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/23/syed.muslim/index.html

pczipott · by **pczipott** on 25 Oct 2008, 12:08

Indeed, Ali. By way of consolation to that community, it might recall how long it took for a Catholic to become President: nearly two centuries. It takes generations for prejudices to erode (and, alas, they never disappear entirely).

On a more amusing note: it's worth checking back on [urlnw]http://palinaspresident.us[/urlnw] from time to time, as they add new bits daily. Not necessarily riotously funny new bits every time, of course.

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