Sunday, August 27, 2006

The Important Stuff of Life

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Watching the Emmies instead of changing my shower curtain liner, these terribly important observations have occured to me … It's not lik...

I really do appreciate the sentiments, BUT …

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Last Saturday I received a surprise phone call from a good friend of mine. She's not a "phone person." Generally she only call...
Saturday, August 26, 2006

Get well, President Ford

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What do Linda McCartney and Gerald Ford have in common? I was unnecessarily harsh to them in the 1970s and I'm sorry about it now. Let...

OK, so I'm xenophobic

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Here I am, trying to kill time while my new Wamsutta sheet set is in the dryer, taking a voyeuristic peak at other people's lives by hit...

Confused

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So let's just say for a moment that John Mark Karr is a pathetic nut with a fragile grasp of reality. If he didn't kill JonBenet Ram...
Friday, August 25, 2006

The End of an Era (Hopefully)

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I've had bad skin for about 30 years now. Not really bad skin. Not bad enough that if you sat next to me on the bus, you'd say, ...
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Thursday, August 24, 2006

… as big as my head!

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There's a Lane Bryant Store opening soon on Wabash. I walk past the location every day, twice a day, on my way to and from the el. The i...
Wednesday, August 23, 2006

YUM!

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Check this out. No, really. Ladies, I promise you will thank me. http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/23/matt-lauers-pricey-pecs/
Tuesday, August 22, 2006

The Laurie Guy

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Now that my life is half over, I have belatedly come to the realization that I have "a type." Three of the men I have loved look v...
Monday, August 21, 2006

This is so sweet, so heartening

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The other night my nephew Brent, the one I barely know, the one I just met, called to ask me to attend my neice Becky's baptism. Of cour...
Sunday, August 20, 2006

Forever my guy

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Former President Clinton turns 60. Happy Birthday, Bill. Stay healthy and active. Love 'ya. Oh, Bill and I have had our moments. I belie...
Saturday, August 19, 2006

Happy Birthday, Hubbell

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The Sundance Kid. Johnny Hooker. Jay Gatsby. Paul Bratter. Bob Woodward. Roy Hobbs. They're all Robert Redford, and they all turned 70 t...
Friday, August 18, 2006

About a boy … or two … or three … or four

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I have a weakness: I really like men. I think most of them are fascinating, even when I find them frustrating. These days, these specimens h...

Frustrated

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The agency I work at (not for ) is on a losing streak of epic proportions these days. One of the major daily papers is gleefully chronicall...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

We meet again

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Today I had a very emotional conversation with my mother. She had no idea I'd be as upset as I am about being "bumped" from my...
Monday, August 14, 2006

Perry March: Snidley Whiplash for the New Millenium

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I know I shouldn't view murder as entertainment. I do, of course. But I want you all to know I feel really bad about it. And I feel just...
Sunday, August 13, 2006

Lookin' better than a body has a right to

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Remember that old Dolly Parton song? "Here you come again and here I go …" I'm watching Sen. John Edwards address a barbecue i...
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How do I help?

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A good friend, old and true, is having money troubles. Her ex-husband is up to date with child support but a few months late in his payments...
Friday, August 11, 2006

Farewell, Mike Douglas. Way to go, Kinkajou!

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I'm not stupid. I'm not airheaded. Honest. I just enjoy taking refuge in lowest common denominator entertainment. Like Court TV. And...
Thursday, August 10, 2006

Awfulizing: It's, like, what I do

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As an inveterate news junkie, and one with a cat who simply refuses to let her sleep through the night, I was able to watch the latest air/t...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Trying new things isn't all it's cracked up to be

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I recently got a free sample at the Smashbox cosmetic counter. It was a foundation primer called Photofinish. Erik, the sales associate who ...
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I'm a Millenial Girl

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Last night was high stress. I was watching the Cubs/Brewers game on TV. I was watching the Dodgers/Rockies game on mlb.com. I was switching ...
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Monday, August 07, 2006

Hillary Clinton's enemies are her strength

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Let me preface this by saying I've always loved Bill Clinton. Yes, he's facile (OK, slick). But he's very smart, very talented, ...

There are worse places I could be

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Yes, I hate this job. Yes, I have lost respect for the agency I work for. Neither of these things is good and I know I should direct some of...
Sunday, August 06, 2006

Not funny anymore

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I'm watching the 1981 movie Arthur as I write. When it first came out, I loved it. A couple fighting convention to follow their hearts,...

Avoiding Mr. B.

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Hiding in an alley for nearly 10 minutes. Yes, I'd say I've reached a new low. My downstairs neighbor is a very nice old man. But he...
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Saturday, August 05, 2006

Sorry, but The Nanny Diaries are soooo 5 minutes ago

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The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library sponsored the used book sale this weekend. I so dearly love this event. The Village of Oak Park h...

After all, I was invited

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I am not really invited to my neice's baptism. Place plenty of emphasis on the word, "really." Everyone in my family is. This...
Thursday, August 03, 2006

An exceptional young woman

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My neice, Becky, is finally going to be baptized on August 22. She is not a baby, far from it. She will be 14 in November. This baptism is h...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006

More than a game, more than a team, more than a player

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I am bereft. I am desolate. I am all kinds of other synonyms for sad that I'm too sad to think of right now. Yes, all because of The Tra...
Sunday, July 30, 2006

Still friends, still good

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My best friend left me a message late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. He called me where he knew I wasn't at that hour (the office)...
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Please don't, Mr. Hendry. PLEASE DON'T!

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You cannot trade my beloved #31, Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. You simply can't! I had to watch him pack up and leave the Cubs for a...
Saturday, July 29, 2006

Fan, as in "fanatic" or "Fanilow."

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A lifelong friend of mine is going through a rough spot. Man trouble, kid trouble, work trouble and (I suspect) money trouble. She has been ...
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Icky Vicki of the of the Main Post Office in Oak Park, IL -- Part 2

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I won't go into the detail about precisely how rude my favorite public "servant" was yesterday (except to say that I believe s...
Thursday, July 27, 2006

But I don't wanna!

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Condo association meeting tonight. We are going to tackle all manner of serious topics: what fee new owners should be charged when they move...