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BBP
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I still haven't heard the vocal versions.
The visit to my friend was great. He became a fan of Japanese chess (Shogi) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogi and we ended up making Shogi pieces out of paper.
Cleared up piles o' snow again.
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The only one i like the vocals on is Spider of Destiny the rest I hate.
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There has been another casualty in the family: my grandfather's sister. I never knew her.
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It's still sad when a family member goes. So sorry.
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It's not her death, I didn't know her at all and never heard a nice story about her, but it's a bit sad to see what's left: a total mess.
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Getting old sucks. If you don't have anyone to take care of you, all the blind spots in your life become more obvious. Eventually, they become
life-threatening.
Take care of your Dad.
PS: to celebrate the maestro's birthday, I'm listening to my favorite album; Over-nite Sensation...
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I think my kids will take good care of me since I treat them so well.
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Hope my kids do the same, although they are not very happy with me, since they discovered that they have the same strange sense of humor.
You and I are in Equal conditions and I think, we have done a good job.
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Anyway, ploughing through the snow again... and again... It is quite slippery now, and the pavements are still covered with the muck. We had 20 cm (8
in) here. Newspaper delivery was hell. I frequently sank away up to my calves in snow, feet were soaked and freezing. Paper route took 5 and a half
hours.
En route, I saved two bushes that had bulged under the snow's weight, I pushed a car, and received 20 euros from a friendly subscriber. Saw a sign
that said "Let It Snow". Fought the urge to kick it over.
That was Friday. On Saturday I slept late, my sister came over and she stared in disbelief at the piles o' snow.
Sunday we went to friendly friends in Belgium, who stuffed us with food.
Today is my last week of paper route. And I'll start collecting tips.
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Funeral is today. Dad has spent some time rehearsing his speech and I scrounged up the Lacrimosa off Mozart's Requiem. It's the only music that really
moves me to tears.
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Thanks to my daughters it was a sollen funeral.
One for showing up an bbp for that and the music
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I thought I spelled it out for you DED... it's solemn.
Today I finally managed to go around for christmas tips. The bulk of houses gave a no-show, and there was even one lady who opened the door but gave
nothing (the house I always do first, no less), but I scored over 90 euros, and I'm only halfway.
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Wow, you can get money by going to people's houses for Christmas?
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Yes, it's a tip. All newspapers do that, even the door-to-door weeklies. Back in the day, even the Donald Duck deliverer was allowed to drop by. Last
year was the first time I had the opportunity to do it, but I didn't, considered it too embarrassing. My grandmother told me off for it, she said I
had the right to do that and she kept 2 euros for each deliverer that would come by her door.
Inflation is towering. When my sister (who delivered the same paper, which is how I got into it) went out for tips in the late 90s her top tips were
15 guilders, which would be 7 euros. My top tips are 20 euros. It might be the snow.
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Yeah, you're a lousy speller
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heard of the last kodachrome processor closing shoppe.
this video has a bunch of good kodachrome snaps with the paul simon song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOQWSMT47VA
hap py stew year all
[Edited on 31-12-10 by punknaynowned]
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Happy new year!
(unfortunately, with today's illness and the family trouble, this year's effort is a little feeble. Which is how I feel.)
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Happy 2011 everybody
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Quote: Originally posted by BBP  | Yes, it's a tip. All newspapers do that, even the door-to-door weeklies. Back in the day, even the Donald Duck deliverer was allowed to drop by. Last
year was the first time I had the opportunity to do it, but I didn't, considered it too embarrassing. My grandmother told me off for it, she said I
had the right to do that and she kept 2 euros for each deliverer that would come by her door.
Inflation is towering. When my sister (who delivered the same paper, which is how I got into it) went out for tips in the late 90s her top tips were
15 guilders, which would be 7 euros. My top tips are 20 euros. It might be the snow. |
cool practice, we don't
do that in France.
anyway, happy new year you all. 
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