Lydia: But you are a vampire. Spike: If I'm not, I'm gonna be pissed about drinking all that blood.

'Potential'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Polgara - Aug 08, 2012 10:25:10 am PDT #17434 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS

Thanks anyway, Jesse. I got a 14-day trial subscription to the Globe on my Kindle, and it's not there anyway. I'm just going to have to bother the family to get the info.


Steph L. - Aug 08, 2012 10:25:44 am PDT #17435 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Teppy, there's a beetle playing a banjo, if your brother's bass-playing frog needs company.

He could make a whole taxidermied string band!


Jesse - Aug 08, 2012 10:33:44 am PDT #17436 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm just going to have to bother the family to get the info.

Oh, I'm sorry.


flea - Aug 08, 2012 10:41:48 am PDT #17437 of 30001
information libertarian

Polgara, I have access to the print Globe this week. There's no John Ludden in Monday or Tuesday's, but I can keep checking; obituaries often don't appear for several days. I am happy to clip and mail if one appears. (Also, they are paid, so there may not be one if the family didn't want to pay.)


Polgara - Aug 08, 2012 10:52:39 am PDT #17438 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS

Thanks, flea! The family would definitely have paid--he was a doctor and I think in charge of one of the local HMOs (although probably not recently). The further we get from Sunday, the more I'm afraid we'll miss the funeral entirely, so I may just send the flowers to the house instead.

It's been super stressful. The deceased is my boss's dad, and my boss is well-loved here, yet HIS boss decided to "keep it simple" and only send a card. ?!! Totally unacceptable. So I promised the people in my department that I'd take care of it myself, but trying to find anything out from here has been surprisingly difficult.


flea - Aug 08, 2012 11:04:55 am PDT #17439 of 30001
information libertarian

No death notice in Wednesday's Globe either. If his middle initial is M., it looks like he was a managing director at Harvard Pilgrim. They have a media relations number: 617-509-7458 that might be able to help you out before bothering the family. There's also a listing for a doctor of that name who's a psychiatrist (age 72, of that helps make sure it is the right man), his office at: (617) 636-2486.


msbelle - Aug 08, 2012 11:07:24 am PDT #17440 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Also nothing on Legacy.com which compiles obits.


Jesse - Aug 08, 2012 11:13:39 am PDT #17441 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You're a good person, Polgara.

ION, Randy Travis arrested naked and DUI: [link]


msbelle - Aug 08, 2012 11:16:09 am PDT #17442 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

another DUI, he had one earlier this year.


§ ita § - Aug 08, 2012 11:16:11 am PDT #17443 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I love these guidelines for the picture for my passport:

  • Applicants of light complexion should avoid wearing white clothing and should have the photographs taken against a pastel-shaded background.
  • Applicants of dark complexion should wear light-coloured clothing and photographs should be taken against a white background.
  • Applicants whose hair is grey should have photographs taken against a light blue background.
  • There should be no reflection from eyeglasses or background shadows. Excess light
reflection on image is unacceptable. Light distribution should be even throughout photograph.
  • Photographs should provide a full frontal view of the head, neck and top of the shoulders with ears, as much as possible, clearly visible. Photographs should display appropriately clad images; exposed shoulders and chest are to be avoided.
  • The applicant should wear no head covering while taking the photograph. However, applicants who must wear headgear for religious reasons must indicate their religion

I wonder if Rastafari counts for the last one.