Sunday, July 26, 2026

Sunday Stealing

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The $80,000 Meme Premise: A philanthropist awards you $80,000 with the stipulation that you must spend half on yourself and half for the b...
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Friday, July 24, 2026

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: This Is A Very Special Day (1953) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Peggy sings that she fee...
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Happy Reminder

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Every year I take the August Happiness Challenge. Here's a brief explanation of the Challenge: "Eac...
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Everybody should have a Jonathan

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I spent about 30 minutes with Jonathan, my financial advisor. I needed to make a withdrawal from my IRA to carry me through year end, and I ...
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THIS JUST IN: Sleep is good

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I haven't been sleeping well for about a week and it's left me distracted and cranky. No, let me rephrase: it's left me more dis...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Thursday Thirteen #472

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Conserving energy. After a certain segment of our population lost their shit when Mayor Mamdani suggested New Yorkers set their thermo...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click  h...
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Saturday, July 18, 2026

Sunday Stealing

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The Alphabet Meme A is for Age. I'm 68. I like telling people how old I am now. It's always followed by, "No! You're not!...
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Friday, July 17, 2026

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Kung Fu Fighting (1974) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) Have you ever taken a martial arts class? Nope. ...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Thursday Thirteen #471

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It 's stupid hot .  The heat index is 100ยบ again. The weathercasters aren't even pretending that it's cooler by The Lake. And so...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click  h...
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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Book Fair in Review

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I clocked 8 volunteer hours leading up to this year's annual library book sale. I built boxes for the book sorters to sort into – I...
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Saturday, July 11, 2026

Sunday Stealing

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What Is Your ... 1. ROCK STAR NAME (current pet and first car)? Example: If you have a dog named Max and your first car was a Chevy Malibu...
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Friday, July 10, 2026

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: There'll Be Some Changes Made (1962) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Ann-Margret si...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Thursday Thirteen #470

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Inspired by my eraser.  I have a favorite eraser. It's white. It was a freebie from a vendor back in my working days and it's probab...
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