Category: Life

The Skipper Nancy on TV

She’s She was in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on November 23, and in the audience of the Today Show on the 24th.

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TSN writes:

This year, my marching band gets to be one of only 7 high school bands to march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. I’m really uber-excited, even though it means having to get up at midnight and go in to the freezing streets of NY to practice. If you guys want to see my band, watch the parade on TV. We’re the gimungus high school AZ band (270 students strong!). We’re the third band in the parade, I think (and I’m in the second row, eek). We’ll have a minute of air-time on NBC to do our show, which is Hoe Down from the ballet Rodeo. (unfortunately, we’re not doing our normal show, which is The Who)

Also, we get to be in the audience for the Today Show on Nov. 24. Brilliant Mostly Harmless Idea I’m going to make a PWT PWNS sign to hold up in the audience. Then our awesomeness will be broadcasted over national TV !!!! (if my sign gets caught on camera, which isn’t that likely, but hey, we’ll try)

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o I’m really pysched. I tried to sleep last night but didn’t so well. I will have to sleep on the flight to NY (it’s a red eye), because as soon as we get off, we go straight into a bus tour. Then we get 4 hrs of sleep (8-midnight) get up, go out to start rehearsal at 1 in the morining, start the parade at 9:30, march for 2 miles, and THEN get to Harold Square and do out show. It’s gonna be fun.

So everyone watch for the 3rd band in the Macy’s day parade. That’s us. And watch the Today Show on the 24th for the PWT PWNS sign that I’ll be holding up in the audience.

November “Happy Birthday” Thread

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Known Muser birthdays in November:

11-09 Phoebe’s birthday (1993)
11-12 Darth Yoda’s birthday (19?? – black or very dark green)
11-20 Copper Bigfoot’s birthday (1993 – green)
11-27 Purple Panda’s birthday (1991 – purple)
11-27 curious and questioning’s birthday (1993 – green)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between February 23 and March 24, 1993.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between May 30 and June 28, 1990.

October “Happy Birthday” Thread

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Known MuseBlogger birthdays so far:

10-01 kiki_the_great’s birthday (1995 – bright purple)
10-07 TOPFOT’s birthday (1992)
10-12 Ebeth’s birthday (1991)
10-13 Paul Baker’s birthday
10-14 Isabella’s birthday (1994)
10-16 Bannaya’s birthday (1996)
10-20 Dark Lord of Darkness’s birthday (1993)
10-23 kokopelli #13’s birthday (1992 – camouflage)
10-24 hotstuff trinity’s birthday (1992 – lime green)
10-26 Calla Lily’s birthday (19??)
10-27 a tap dancing elephant’s birthday (1992 – pink, teal/agua blue and raspberry)
10-29 Eccentric the Afterthought’s birthday (1990 – black and/or dark red)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between January 22, 1993, and February 21, 1993.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between April 28 and May 28, 1990.

Happy Equinox!

It’s on Friday or Saturday, depending on where you live.

Technically, autumn arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, September 23, at 4:03 a.m. Universal Time (UT). That’s 5:03 in the morning British Summertime; three minutes after midnight U.S. Eastern Daylight Time; 11:03 p.m. on September 22 U.S. Central Daylight Time (=blog time); and 9:03 p.m. on September 22 on the American West Coast.

You’ll have to make adjustments if you’re in Arizona, which doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time. And, of course, for New Zealand and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere, this is the spring equinox. Whew.

World Religions, Part 4: Judaism

Thread reopened for business, without prerequisites. Now that everybody’s back in school, it seems unrealistic to require reading.

You may also discuss religions on MBers’ Religions, v. 2006.2.

Many Musers have first-hand knowledge of this faith. Even so, let’s at least start the discussion by reviewing what Huston Smith says about it in his book The World’s Religions (known in earlier editions as The Religions of Man) before starting in on our personal experiences.

Continued from Part 3: Buddhism and Part 2: Hinduism.

MBers’ Religions, v. 2006.2

While people finish the required reading for the World Religions: Judaism thread, here’s a place where MuseBloggers can talk about their own religions or other religions they’ve experienced. The Judaism thread will be closed until someone is ready to summarize the relevant chapter of Huston Smith’s book.

Continued from the MBers’ Religions thread that started in May.

September “Happy Birthday” Thread

Not so many this month, and we don’t have full information for all of them. We’ll be happy to add yours; just say the word.

09-02 Der Wachtelschlag’s/Queen Julietaini’s birthday (1993 – orange)
09-02 Hakudemon’s birthday (1992 – sky blue)
09-02 Loupgarou’s birthday (1991 – blue, purple, or green)
09-15 the man for aeiou’s birthday
09-18 Sweet Melpomene’s birthday (1990 – black-and-white)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between December 23, 1992, and January 21, 1993.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between March 29 and April 27, 1990.