Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Reality is sooooo overrated

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Because my real life has been dominated, as of late, by Big Issues (illness, death, obligation, friendship), I have been taking refuge in a ...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

I read the news today, oh boy ...

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So Obama is gonna run. Yawn. Whatever. I wish I was excited. I wish I was inspired. I remember how I felt at this time, four years ago, when...
Monday, January 15, 2007

I'll do it during the Globes

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I didn't do much of anything today. I sorted my laundry (but didn't quite get it down to the washing machines). I shaved a couple mi...
Sunday, January 14, 2007

A book that helped. Really helped.

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The subtitle of Elizabeth Edwards' book Saving Graces is "finding solace and strength from friends and strangers." She talks a...
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Friday, January 12, 2007

One step up, two steps back

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Last summer, a proposed family get together brought an ugly old incident back to light. One of my relatives -- a pillar of his church -- mol...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Life moves on inexorably … right on to death

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I was having a good day yesterday. Work was productive and not ugly. I bought a sweater at lunchtime (Jones New York, 30% off). Worked out b...
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Something I found while lurking

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It's Delurking Week! This is when we are all supposed to speak up and admit to blogsters that we are reading their posts and hoping to s...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Today I will. Really.

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I missed my 11:30 race over to the health club because my boss was in my doorway, bonding with me. It seemed like a better use of my time. H...
Monday, January 08, 2007

Lazy, lazy, lazy

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Yes, that's me! I had an uneventful weekend, and yet the floor of my den is still covered with books and luggage. (At least the door is ...
Friday, January 05, 2007

Two for One

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Today's Tribune included a column by an irascible Royko wannabe who asks what Hillary should "do" about Bill. The writer feels...

That's Jen's photo, not mine

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I Am Jennifer Aniston I'm the girl next door with a free spirit. I'm low key and naturally sexy. Sweet and approachable, people are ...

In praise of ... well ... ME

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I'm still pudgy and have yet to step foot on a treadmill this year. I emptied my shelves back on December 14, with every intention of re...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Oh, those chubby cheeks!

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Too many Christmas cookies. All the margaritas I consumed while on vacation didn't help. I hate sounding this typical, but my goodness t...
Saturday, December 30, 2006

Some of my best friends are gay

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An amazing phenomenon takes place whenever I visit Key West. I find myself in the minority. My friends down here, all lovely and generous pe...
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 ...