Sunday, February 25, 2007

If I voted for Oscar …

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Miss Abigail Breslin would wake up tomorrow with the golden nude dude on her nightstand. First of all, look at that face! Secondly, Olive Ho...
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Who knew?

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When I was a little girl, I read obsessively about Abraham Lincoln. My first 100+ page book was a Lincoln bio (the page count made me feel q...
Friday, February 23, 2007

I have lots to do today

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And I'm glad. I'm very sad. It's too complicated to go into right now, and besides, I'm at work and I'm trying to hold i...

This keeps me up at night

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Have you seen that Pedigree commercial? Shelter dogs speak to us from "behind bars," saying they know how to sit and roll over, bu...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Thursday Thirteen Best Supremes Songs

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Just in time for the Oscars, THE GAL HERSELF reviews the hits of the original Dreamgirls. 1) I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (with the Tempta...
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I better get used to it

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This is the first photo I've seen of Greg Maddux pitching as a Padre. Oh well, at least the uniform is predominantly blue and not one of...

Trying to find this funny …

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So yesterday I went to the dentist and had my cracked veneer repaired. I have to wait a couple weeks for the permanent one to come in, and i...
Monday, February 19, 2007

Meet part of the problem: ME

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Robert Kennedy, Jr., likes to say that "We are the best-entertained and the worst-informed people in the world." He means that whi...

Why I Dig Greg Maddux

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My beloved, future Hall of Famer Padre #30, Greg Maddux, was interviewed by the San Diego press. When asked where he keeps the amazing 14 Go...

Happy President's Day

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I am celebrating President's Day in highly meaningful ways. Went to AMERICAN Mattress to buy a new Serta. What could be more patriotic?...
Sunday, February 18, 2007

But I'm still mad!

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Went to get my hair cut and colored yesterday. Usually I do the color myself, but I want to change it back from red to light brown and with ...
Friday, February 16, 2007

Not news to my regular readers

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I May Be a Bit Borderline... My mood swings make a roller coaster look tame! When I'm up, I'm a little bit crazy... And when I'm...

My dark secret: I'm an RBA

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That's "Repeat Button Abuser." I get in moods where I want to hear the same song over and over and over and over and … well, y...
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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Introducing Anna Nicole Simpson

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Am I the only one who heard this? This morning -- more than once -- Court TV correspondent Jean Casarez referred to the corpse whose custody...

Post Valentine's Day Thursday Thirteen Sad Songs

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Thirteen Lack of Love Songs that touch THE GAL HERSELF Trust me on this, ladies. Love most certainly is not all flowers, chocolates and hea...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

I'll never be alone on Valentine's Day again!

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Your Pickup Line Is Nice pants. Can I test the zipper? The Magical Pick Up Line Generator

Hey, hey! Holy mackarel! No doubt about it!

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My favorite headline on this snowy Valentine's Day is from today's Chicago Tribune: CUBS SPRING TRAINING PREVIEW Cubs Opening ...

My favorite romantic movie that never makes any "10 best" lists

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In honor of Valentine's Day, I am praising It's My Turn . It did well enough at the box office back in 1980, but then it sank like a...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The almighty buck

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"There's no money in poetry, but there's no poetry in money, either." Robert Graves "Happiness is not in the mere pos...
Monday, February 12, 2007

A tribute to a wonderful, big old boy

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My gray and white tom, Joey, is one of the gentlest creatures on God's green earth. While he likes everyone he has ever met (except for ...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Valentine's Day Makes Me Sad This Year

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I am not in a relationship right now. That's OK. I've always been more lonely in a bad relationship than I have been alone. But all ...
Saturday, February 10, 2007

Why I Love this Photo

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Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Kutcher join Bruce Willis at the Super Bowl. I have always been hot for Bruce Willis, so seeing him in Sweetness' je...

Is it just me? Or do these two confuse everybody?

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Maybe it's the Julia Roberts/Sarah Jessica Parker connection that trips me up. Dylan McDermott: Costarred with Sarah Jessica Parker in ...
Friday, February 09, 2007

Anna Nicole chases the Love Crazy Astronaut off the front page!

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This is from today's Chicago Tribune: "News of Smith's death Thursday lit up the Internet and sent mouses clicking far and wide...
Thursday, February 08, 2007

Thursday Thirteen Stuff I Can Do Without

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Thirteen Things that THE GAL HERSELF intends to dispose of Yes, I am a slob. A packrat. An Oscar, not a Felix. Whatever. At any ra...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

What's with Elliott and Olivia?

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My favorite show of the Law & Order franchise is SVU . This season it has me scratching my head. I know that Mariska Hargitay, who plays...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Loving the Love Crazy Astronaut

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There's so much about the astronaut love triangle to capture my interest! First of all, there's the wealth of background about the ...

Maybe I deserve this

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I wore my glasses today to lay the groundwork for a faux sick day tomorrow. You know, maybe it's the achy head and sinus trouble that ma...
Monday, February 05, 2007

What's with the sense of entitlement?

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The office didn't open until late this morning. (Super Bowl Sunday was like a holiday here in the greater Chicagoland area.) So I ambled...
Sunday, February 04, 2007

I still love you, Rex Grossman!

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Maybe it's the long-suffering Cub fan in me, but I can't stand hearing fans turn on their own players. That why it makes me sad to p...

Brave, stubborn or crazy?

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It is now -1ยบ. That's what the mercury reads; I don't want to know what the windchill is. But dammit, I'm a hale and hardy Midwe...
Saturday, February 03, 2007

Life's not so funny for this funny girl

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Watched an old Sam and Diane episode of Cheers this morning. Hadn't seen one in ages. I was surprised by how funny Shelly Long was, esp...

Sorry, but I just didn't care for Babel

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I know Babel is on many critics' 10 Best Lists. I realize it's been nominated for prestigious awards for its direction and acting. ...
Friday, February 02, 2007

Not that this is news …

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I am 32% Lady I tend to make up my own rules of etiquette, throwing all conventions aside. And while I try to be a lady (sometimes), my beha...
Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Thursday Thirteen 70s Songs that Don't Make Me Puke

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Thirteen songs from the 1970s that THE GAL HERSELF actually CAN stand. See if any of these make you smile. It was a hideous decade for music...