Sunday, March 18, 2007

In praise of turtles

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I love the Slowskys. Bill and Karolyn. The Comcast turtles. I know I probably shouldn't: My agency was in the running for the Comcast ac...
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Saturday, March 17, 2007

If I have only one life …

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… let me live it as a brunette. Actually, according to Matrix, my hair is now "dark natural blonde," but what they hey. It's b...
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I dislike Kurt Russell

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I don't know why exactly. Maybe because he always looks so smug, and it's a smugness he can't back up with charm or talent. But ...
Friday, March 16, 2007

The lads will carry me through

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So much to do today! My boss -- who is taking a well-deserved long weekend -- entrusted me a project of his which, along with all my own wo...

Hey, Hick!

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This is a personal shout-out in a public forum because I don't know how else to reach Miss Hickory … Thanks for the photos! Haven't ...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

#8 -- Thursday Thirteen Movie Quotes

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THE GAL HERSELF is a big movie fan, and here are snatches of my all-time favorite dialog. (In no order beyond how they occurred to me.) 1) ...
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Is Law & Order in danger of cancellation?

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That's the buzz. I don't like it, because the original Law & Order is the one that got me hooked on the genre. But I can't ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

There's rich, and then there's RICH

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Rich: If the rumors are true, Heather Mills will soon be a wealthy woman. $50,000,000 in cash and an $8,000,000 home. (This doesn't inc...

Memories for sale

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My mother has three daughters. We're all very different, and always have been. Patty, the oldest by a year, liked baby dolls and puzzles...
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Sunday, March 11, 2007

Relaxed and happy

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I was productive today, writing a brochure about the various risks and rewards of the three major asset classes. (Riveting, huh?). Watched ...
Saturday, March 10, 2007

I'm lovin' it

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Doris Kearns Goodwin has done it again. Team of Rivals is a terrific book. Her study of the Lincoln Presidency is evocative, well-written a...

Let's talk family values

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Bill Clinton was impeached because he committed perjury, not because he committed adultery. But sex will always be sexy, so it's the adu...
Friday, March 09, 2007

Look! I'm smiling!

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I've been battling the blues lately, and I've been very generous about sharing my bleak moods on this blog. Now that it's passed...
Wednesday, March 07, 2007

#7 -- Thursday Thirteen Favorite Charities

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THE GAL HERSELF loves these do-gooders! And each meets the standards set by the Better Business Bureau at www.give.org. They're listed ...
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I'm still against the death penalty. Even now.

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That convicted sex offender has been found guilty in the murder of Jessica Lunsford. I use her name and her photo here, because she is the o...

Didn't think I'd react this way

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When the Scooter Libby verdict came in, my friend Andy shot me an email with a very simple subject line: "Happy?" Well, no, I'...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007

In praise of a mythological goddess

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Marilyn . Kids who weren't even born yet when she died recognize her image. Marilyn . Sex goddess. Her babykins voice, cotton candy hair...

My favorite headline

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TOPLESS WIFE PHOTO ENDS MAN'S POLE PROTEST Sorry that I can find no photos to accompany this. But I'm sure that whatever you're ...
Monday, March 05, 2007

Well, that's done

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The clouds have dissipated and the sun is shining. At least within my heart. My best friend and I are back where we ought to be. My oldest f...
Sunday, March 04, 2007

Thanks, Ann!

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In a weekend when John Edwards would have to set his gorgeous hair on fire to take any attention away from Bill/Hillary and Obama, Ann Coult...

"What I wouldn't give for a sock filled with manure."

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That quote from Annie Hall is going through my head as I watch a Time/Life infomercial hawking "Soft Rock of the 1970s." I am gri...
Saturday, March 03, 2007

In all, not a bad role model

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There's a line from the book, Gone with the Wind , that I don't believe made it to the film. It inspires me, even as I mangle it. Gr...

Worse than waking up with a hangover!

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Dozed off on the sofa last night (perhaps it was my happy visit to the beer cart at work yesterday afternoon) and stumbled off to bed after ...

Rodents, rot, and a nation's shame

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Every time I turn around it seems someone else has lost his job over the Walter Reed flap. Good! After 6 years, I never expect to agree with...
Friday, March 02, 2007

There! Now I feel better!

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On Tuesday, my oldest friend sent me an SOS email about her current depression. She said her "tried and true ways" of springing ba...
Thursday, March 01, 2007

Enter at your own peril

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It's addictive! HowManyOfMe.com There are: 5 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?
Wednesday, February 28, 2007

#6 -- Thursday Thirteen Guilty Pleasures

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Thirteen Things that THE GAL HERSELF thoroughly enjoys If asked, I'll deny it, but I really do love: 1) Court TV and Snapped o...
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Only 70%? What's wrong with you people?

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Mayor Richard M. Daley was reelected yesterday with 70% of the vote. I don't understand why it's not 100%. Yes, there's corrupti...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Ick! Pfui!

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ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER HEARTACHE. SANTO DENIED AGAIN. By Paul Sullivan Tribune staff reporter February 27, 2007, 1:04 PM CST The nine-time ...

Look out! It's spreading across the countryside!

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The blues, that is. Here's an email I received this morning from my oldest friend: "I have dipped into the dark place and can't...
Monday, February 26, 2007

Today's inspiration: B. B. King (and the lovely Lucille, too)

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I have a lot to do today. Actual work. An assignment given to this agency by a long-standing client, one that I really enjoy working with. I...
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...