Thursday, November 02, 2006

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Mr. Hobbs

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Barack Obama's honeymoon with the local press is over. The Chicago Tribune has reported on Obama's relationship with Tony Rezko, the...

And now for the real news

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Sing it with me, please: "Anna Anna Anna Anna Anna Ni-cole!" Uh-oh. Things are not going well for our Kentucky fried centerfold. T...

Willful ignorance & exploitation

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I do not believe for a moment that anyone seriously thinks Senator Kerry meant to insult the troops. The full transcript of his remarks have...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006

I want resolution ... NOW!

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Future Hall of Famer (and one of my perennial great loves) Greg Maddux filed for free agency. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Option 1: He's not sur...

I get it, but Senator, what were you thinking?

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Senator Kerry is a terrific statesman but an exasperating candidate. When I worked on his campaign, I was amazed by how disciplined John Edw...

Oh, I must, must I?

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Madonna is on the Today Show right now, talking about how she didn't expect to be "demonized" regarding her adoption of an Afr...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006

The Audacity of the L&O Franchise

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A beautiful child actress is murdered in her basement on Halloween night. A pedophile in Viet Nam emails a crime author with details about t...

Greetings from the Midwest

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Maybe it's because of Halloween. Maybe it's the studious John Callaway series on Leopold and Loeb on PBS. Maybe it's because whe...
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Monday, October 30, 2006

One of us has changed

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It must be me, because poor young Regan is frozen in 1973. But no matter how you look at it, things aren't the same between us. When I f...

Every time I think of him, I always catch my breath

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And yes, there's a storm raging through my frozen heart tonight. My best friend has been incommunicado since Thursday night/Friday morni...

I'm sure it's lovely, but ...

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While not the "hot ticket" my niece's birthday party is (see below), TomKat's impending nuptials are getting a lot of atte...

Happy news

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My niece called me at dawn this morning. Her 14th birthday party will be celebrated en famille this Saturday. (Friday will be spent with her...
Sunday, October 29, 2006

My best Halloween costumes

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No Halloween parties this year. But as an adult, I've celebrated dressed as: Harpo Marx. My favorite costume because I got to see myself...

Here's hoping there's a flat screen TV in Heaven

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My late father loved the Chicago Bears. They didn't bring him joy, but that's OK. Neither did the Cubs. Nor did my mom, my sisters, ...

It still hurts

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Oh, it hurts less. But it still hurts. November 2, 2004, I mean. I worked very hard for Senator John F. Kerry, and I'm prouder of that t...

Give me strength

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I bought my Halloween candy today. It's sitting on my kitchen counter. I have promised myself that my reward for self-restraint will be ...
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Saturday, October 28, 2006

Ah, the 1970s

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Today there's Jesse McCartney, John Mayer and Orlando Bloom. But back in my day, here are the heartthrobs who decorated my high school l...
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I Miss My Mommy

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Early Saturday evening is when my mother and I usually check in with one another. This weekend she is staying with my uncle, her baby brothe...

Do I LOOK happy?

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Got a most fascinating message from my doctor yesterday. Even though I have lost weight ... even though I have increased my aerobic capabili...

In praise of McDreamy

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Have you seen the new issue of US? I am once again sooooo in love with Patrick Dempsey. Seems that the on-set argument we've heard whis...
Friday, October 27, 2006

Guilty pleasures

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10 songs I will deny having on my iPod if asked: Just the Way You Are -- Billy Joel Julie, Do Ya Love Me? -- Bobby Sherman Saturday Night --...
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A debt is owed

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"Physical exercise can improve both your mental and physical health … Exercise helps alleviate stress and can make you more productive....
Thursday, October 26, 2006

I will not obsess, I will not obsess, I will not obsess

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Today I am fixating on: The winter storm warning in Denver. My best friend is flying there from LAX this afternoon. According to weather.co...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Only 5 months till Spring Training

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The Dodgers are interested in re-signing Greg Maddux! "I think we saw what we looked like the second half of the year with Greg, and I ...

I still love it with all the madness in my soul

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She's still in here, somewhere. The girl who first heard, and was transformed by, Born to Run. I may have a mortgage and an office that...
Tuesday, October 24, 2006

No more tears

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I am not an insensitive bitch. I know there are those who will disagree with me out there, but really, I'm not. It's just I work in ...
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Back in the saddle again ...

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Here I am at my desk, wishing I was anywhere else. I'm soooo tired. Maybe this is to be expected on my first day back to work after four...
Monday, October 23, 2006

It's not funny, but ...

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... it kinda is. Over the years I've read story after story about how cheap Sir Paul McCartney is. Ok, he was a slum kid and early pover...

At least I didn't pack a lantern

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I hate doing laundry, and yet today I had to do three loads. I completely overpacked, bringing clothes along to Las Vegas that I never wore....

Why does Titanic still fascinate us?

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After at least four movies, two plays, countless books and documentaries, the Titanic is still big box office. We went to see the exhibit of...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

The old gray mare ain't what she used to be

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I am referring to both myself and to Vegas. I just returned from the most uneventful weekend I've ever spent in Glitter Gulch. Not that ...
Friday, October 20, 2006

Fear of flying

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This isn't a literary reference to Erica Jong and sexual liberation. I mean it in the literal, I-don't-want-to-get-on-that-plane way...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006

I believe in Vaughnistan

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So happy to hear that Jen and Vince haven't broken up. It's pathetic, I know, but I actually do care. First of all, I felt bad for h...

Who stole the Topinka? Someone call the cops!

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Somebody stole the Topinka! Our Republican gubernatorial* candidate, Judy Baar Topinka, resides in the Chicago suburb of Riverside. Her son,...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

It's been a hard day's night

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The London tabloids are abuzz. Lady McCartney has unleashed publicity hell on poor Sir Paul. She claims in her newly-filed divorce papers th...