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Old 11-05-2008, 04:17 PM   #1186
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Strangely, to get back on topic, without actually leaving this sidetrack, I'm now watching Picture Book: When We Were Very Young on BBC Four at the moment.
Oh my. I remember that from when I was very young. And Andy Pandy and Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men.
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Old 11-05-2008, 04:18 PM   #1187
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Actually, I'd also put in a kind word for Sagan's Contact. I liked it, anyway.
me goes to add yet another book to my long, long list of books to read.
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Old 11-05-2008, 04:38 PM   #1188
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me goes to add yet another book to my long, long list of books to read.
Zelda, isn't that the tragedy of our lives: You do not even finish one book per day, but there are at least two books to add to that list.

Oh, about what I am doing right now: upload a new version of a book cause I put the wrong cover on the darn thing. And then checking for that grey hair showing up everywhere. God, I'm getting soo old!
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Old 11-05-2008, 04:41 PM   #1189
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Zelda, isn't that the tragedy of our lives: You do not even finish one book per day, but there are at least two books to add to that list.
yep. i do believe i'm going to have to quit my job, it really cuts into my reading time !
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Old 11-05-2008, 07:24 PM   #1190
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yep. i do believe i'm going to have to quit my job, it really cuts into my reading time !
Yeah, right! That'll work, for sure!

(...he says, without a job, while posting on MR, and without having started Oh, Shit! What's The Time?! I Hope Those Madeleines Aren't Burnt!)

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Old 11-05-2008, 07:48 PM   #1191
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Wow ... you've all been busy. I will have to put "The Phantom Tollbooth" on my list of to reads.

I just got back from the hardware store (where else). I bought the wood for my new bookshelves. I have a little more work to do on the printer stand, and some trim to add to my desk.

The local thought police are coming to "inspect" my house on Monday. So, I may not have much time to post (or read) for the next few days. The house will need to be spotless, and all of my projects either picked up and put away, or finished and installed.

I've also just gotten the new hard drives for my TIVO boxes, so I'm going to try to install them over the next few days. And then, I actually have some client work that has to get done.

All for now ....
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Old 11-05-2008, 07:52 PM   #1192
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Yeah, right! That'll work, for sure!

(...he says, without a job, while posting on MR, and without having started Oh, Shit! What's The Time?! I Hope Those Madeleines Aren't Burnt!)

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heh... good point...
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Old 11-05-2008, 08:53 PM   #1193
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Right now, I'm stumbling over my French. I know, I know. Kinda hard to believe, me being the self-taught expert that I am. (Wee wee, Madam Weasel.) But it's true. Is there a website where I can enter a phrase in French and it will speak it - a French text-to-speech site?
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Old 11-05-2008, 08:56 PM   #1194
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Right now, I'm stumbling over my French. I know, I know. Kinda hard to believe, me being the self-taught expert that I am. (Wee wee, Madam Weasel.) But it's true. Is there a website where I can enter a phrase in French and it will speak it - a French text-to-speech site?
hm. interesting question. my favorite online dictionary will pronounce the word and its definition for you (it will also translate it into english, or vice-versa, which might be a handy feature for you... not that i question your mad français skillz, you understand, they have been tested and approved many times over), but that's not quite the same... let me go look around a bit.
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Old 11-05-2008, 09:12 PM   #1195
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vr : this one seems pretty good despite the weird elevator music in the background, a nice large text box for long texts and a choice of girl voice or boy voice (or second girl voice in english, which is hilarious if you make her read french text). you'll need to have java installed. there's also this one with waaaay more voices (and languages !!) to choose from but the pronunciation is a little more robotic, not as good as the first one. for an individual word it's probably fine. oh, and it has animated heads to say your text, which follow your mouse around. a little creepy !
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Old 11-06-2008, 12:30 PM   #1196
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Old 11-06-2008, 06:13 PM   #1197
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Those too.
Does anyone happen to know the title of the classical guitar piece that was the theme for "Tales of the Riverbank"?
I can remember liking it and occasionally hear it on the radio.
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Old 11-06-2008, 06:19 PM   #1198
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According to the source of truth and lies that is wikipedia: "The theme music played on guitar is based on 'Andante in C' by Mauro Giuliani."
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According to the source of truth and lies that is wikipedia: "The theme music played on guitar is based on 'Andante in C' by Mauro Giuliani."
Thank you, Am. I never thought to look there.
I may even buy the sheet music so that my partner can serenade me.
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