Friday, December 29, 2006

Spa. Ah!

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My friends down here in the Keys gave me my belated birthday present today: a massage at a local spa. It was an hour of pure bliss! (Of cour...
Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Greetings from Atlanta!

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Of course, I intended to go to Key West. But let's not dwell on the negative. Instead, let's view this as an adventure! My flight fr...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

You can't carry on a snow globe

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I heard that on the news the other morning. Apparently O'Hare security believes that a snow globe can be converted into a weapon or used...
Monday, December 25, 2006

Christmas miracles

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Last night was our big family celebration, so as of today, all the major Christmas folderol is behind me and I'm left with quiet time. I...
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Saturday, December 23, 2006

YUM!

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Last night we had dinner at the Park Grill in Millennium Park. It was beautiful. Not only the holiday decorations, but our waiter, too. Thin...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

"I wish I had a river I could skate away on"

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Love this song. Love James Taylor's performance. Maybe because I'm lonely without my best friend this holiday season, but this is my...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Now I know my color

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Dark Purple To others, I seem a bit dark, mysterious, and moody. In truth, I am just a very unique person who doesn't care what others t...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

There's still time

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Please consider doing something special this holiday season. Go to toysfortots2006.com and click on "sponsor a toy." You can make ...

In praise of Leo

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I saw Blood Diamond over the weekend and found it to be a challenging (albeit very, very violent) movie and a daring choice for a Christmas ...

"Bears Holding Tank"

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From the Chicago Sun-Times, that's today's best headline. I'm not a Bears fan. My obsession for the Cubs is so consuming there r...
Monday, December 18, 2006

Schmaltz or tradition? I don't really care.

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At Christmastime, I simply must listen to Andy Williams. 50 weeks of the year I give the old boy no thought whatsoever. But come mid-Decembe...
Sunday, December 17, 2006

Maybe you had to be there

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My best friend's oldest daughter is in (I believe) 4th grade and has just discovered the Beatles. I find this thrilling because she did ...
Saturday, December 16, 2006

Oh, yum!

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Word is John Edwards is going to announce his candidacy in New Orleans before Christmas. The rumor mill may be abuzz, but this old heart of ...

It's Saturday night and … yawn …

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All I want to do is slide down into the tub, soak for a while, and then go to bed. I sure know how to have fun, don't I? But in my own d...

But it's the snow globe that gets to me

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So much happened these last few days that I scarcely know where to start recounting. Let's start with the good. I received my birthday p...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Hi. I'm an idiot.

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I have been monitoring the drip, drip, drip in my kitchen cabinet and have been perplexed by how thick and sticky the "water" I co...

"I put on tangerine lip gloss and answered the door"

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I simply love the Geico/Peter Graves commercial. I love Caitlin, the real person whose husband totalled the SUV on her birthday. Her face is...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

No good ever comes of this

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I should have known better. I am the least domestic woman on the planet, and every move I make in that direction ends up being ill fated. Yo...

Where's the common ground?

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According to the popular saying, what unites us is greater than what separates us. I'd like to believe that. But I saw something on the ...
Monday, December 11, 2006

Fortunately, I'm already adequate

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I read this last week, but was so dazzled by the Draft/Wal-Mart scandal that I forgot I wanted to immortalize it here. I've stolen this ...

Now why didn't I think of this!

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On Saturday night, my mother joined my kid sister's family for an evening of Christmas shopping at the mall, capped off with a birthday ...
Sunday, December 10, 2006

Choo-choo! Here comes the karma train!

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In the early 1990s, I worked for a direct response agency called Draft. Named for and run by Howard Draft. One of the most arrogant, one of ...
Saturday, December 09, 2006

Put them all together, they spell "Mother"

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I just finished wrapping my mother's birthday gifts. I'm amused by the collection of disparate items I've chosen for her, and pl...

How can anything compete with Ann?

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TVLand is running a That Girl marathon. How can I not watch? I grew up on this show. I loved her clothes (and her bags). I loved her madcap...

ow, Ow, OW!

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Yesterday I woke up feeling light headed. Almost dizzy, but not in that Lucy Riccardo way. As the day wore on, the not unpleasant but distra...
Friday, December 08, 2006

Just sitting here watching the wheels

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Today is the anniversary of John Lennon's murder. How can you not be angry when you think of what a ridiculous, pointless act that was? ...
Thursday, December 07, 2006

We can talk, and talk, and talk …

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My best friend and I were on the phone for more than four hours last night. It's so comfortable. It's almost easier, maybe even more...
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

So every 5 days, I'm a Padres fan

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My beloved, future Hall of Famer and four-time Cy Young award winner Greg Maddux, has signed with the Padres. To tell you the truth, I didn...

Whoever would have thought we would agree?

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I've got one of those "quote of the day" calendars. Today's words of wisdom are from Farrah. How fitting that they show up...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006

"Smart is the new sexy"

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I read that "smart is the new sexy" in O Magazine, and I really want to believe it. Of course, I also want to believe that Martin ...
Monday, December 04, 2006

What all the fuss was about

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I fancy myself a big movie fan, yet I'd never seen It Happened One Night . More than a classic, this one's a legend. The first and o...

Farewell, Max

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George Clooney's beloved potbellied pig, Max, passed away Friday. More than 18 years old, Max had a very good life with The Sexiest Man ...

SWF (Sloppy White Female)

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Yesterday I was sprawled across my sofa, watching the Law & Order: Criminal Intent marathon. (I still feel it's the weakest of the ...
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Friday, December 01, 2006

"Wishing you the joys of the holiday season"

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That's the sentiment on my Christmas cards. Which I am filling out from my desk at work today. Hardly anyone came in today. WIMPS! Sure,...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Today's best headline …

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GATOR ATTACKS NAKED MAN ON CRACK According to CBS and the AP, this happened in Lakeland, FL. That's his photo. In case you wonder what a...