Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Ouch! That hurt!

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So at lunchtime today I'm at CVS, trying to reach around these two women who are planted in the aisle, arguing and not moving. The older...
Monday, January 29, 2007

Grief over a horse

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A horse I have never actually seen in real life, no less. I was so sad to learn about poor Barbaro being put down. So beautiful and so brave...
Sunday, January 28, 2007

I don't need a reason

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Just saw a Feria commercial with Scarlett Johansson and I realize anew that I simply cannot stand her. Not since Madonna and Kathie Lee Giff...

Why I'm Team Aniston

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SHH! I'm really more sincerely a supporter of Team Aniston than I am the Bears. It started during the season of Friends that began with...
Saturday, January 27, 2007

Uh-oh

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If you don't live in Chicagoland, you cannot imagine how deeply in love with the Bears this whole city is. Being the home of a Super Bow...
Thursday, January 25, 2007

Thursday Thirteen performances Oscar overlooked

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Thirteen Things the The Gal Herself feels strongly about: In honor of the Oscar race, I'm listing 13 actresses whose performances were ...
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Sentencing this old gal to a "time out"

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"The gang" here at work is going to lunch, and I just told a fib to get out of it. I didn't make anything up out of whole clo...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

It's a plan

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I'm going on vacation in March! Made the airline and hotel reservations. Now all I have to do is choose which spa treatments I want. Hot...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Another woman would be ashamed

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I mean, I realize that at this point in my life, I shouldn't find these funny. Buried at PhotoCasket.com Buried at PhotoCasket.com

Look at that face!

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Abigail Breslin was just nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine . As a Chicagoan, I know I am supposed to be...
Monday, January 22, 2007

"A True Friend and a Good Writer"

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That's how Wilbur described Charlotte. And, ever since I was a little girl, it sums up all I've ever wanted to be. Sometimes I come ...
Sunday, January 21, 2007

Bear down, Chicago Bears

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I love my city when we're all one. And today, on this particular snowy Sunday, we're all one. I know, I know … New Orleans is suppos...
Saturday, January 20, 2007

I can be such a snob!

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When Armageddon first came out in the late 1990s, I refused to go see it. It sounded dopey, like Smokey and the Bandit in outer space. I h...

Back to the future

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I'm going to do it. Today I'm going to make the appointment. And next month it's going to happen. I'm going back to my origi...
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...