Saturday, April 07, 2007

I don't want this to be happening!

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My left knee hurts. A lot. Especially when I get up after sitting a while. Because I haven't wanted to exacerbate whatever is wrong, I h...
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When my heroes come together

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Last night I was able to watch my beloved Greg Maddux pitch his first home opener as a Padre, thanks to Senator John Kerry. If it wasn't...
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Friday, April 06, 2007

It felt good

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My oldest friend is completely at the end of her tether with her two kids. Her son, a highschool junior, has been skipping school, is tardy ...

I must stop doing this!

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"Napping" after work, that is. I laid down on the sofa, just for a little "nap," and woke up more than 2 hours later. I ...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #11 -- TT ideas

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Thirteen idea to help you get past your writer's block. THE GAL HERSELF is posting these early as a service to those who struggle wi...
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The very last words I wanted to hear last night

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"At this performance, the role of Martha will be played by Dierdre Madigan." Kathleen Turner had laryngitis and wasn't in Who...
Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Call me "Olive"

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I Am Olive Green I am the most real of all the green shades. I'm always true to myself. For me, authenticity and honesty are very import...
Monday, April 02, 2007

Cats get it

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Felines understand the power of the nap. And so this evening, I am following their lead. I have parked myself on the sofa and have no intent...

They do the Lord's work

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The good people at Vicks, I mean. For I believe that only Dayquil is keeping me going right now. My throat is scratchy. I'm woozy. I...
Sunday, April 01, 2007

Tomorrow is their opening day

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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Presidential nominees, and who we're supposed to support

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I have a dear friend who happens to be black. I've referred to him within my posts as "John." Lately his heart disease has bee...
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When the newscaster is part of the story

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I didn't see the entire Katie Couric interview with John and Elizabeth Edwards, but the clips I saw weren't as brutal as I'd exp...
Friday, March 30, 2007

They found my Achilles' heel!

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I made a dumb mistake at work. I was supposed to pass all the client's input on to the art director (who had to leave at noon to take on...
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I still love Greg Maddux. How could I not?

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You can have George Clooney. I'll take Greg Maddux. There's something unutterably sexy about a man who is described by the Dallas Mo...
Thursday, March 29, 2007

For Cubs fans like me, everything old is new again

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It's spring, and as April approaches, I dare to hope again. I dream just as generation after generation of my family have dreamt since 1...
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Thursday Thirteen #10 -- Rewatchable Reruns

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Here are thirteen shows THE GAL HERSELF is happy to drop everything and watch again, and again, and again. And if you were here bef...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Wednesday Wisdom You Won't Get from Mom

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These are the sayings that I see as I look around my office from bulletin board to bulletin board. I hope you find them inspiring. "Som...
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Take that, Victoria Principal!

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Principal Secret discontinued my moisturizer, Time Release Moisture. Creamy but not greasy, with a decent SPF, I love the contents of that ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Me and my books -- today

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Sorry, but I couldn't resist. I felt this blog needed a little something to cut the sweetness.
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Me and my books -- back then

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My mother has been cleaning house, literally, and had a wonderful time going through our childhood belongings. She enjoys how very different...
Monday, March 26, 2007

Anna Nicole leaves me feeling like Renault

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Remember the scene in Casablanca when Capt. Renault responds with disbelief to the raid at Rick's? He says, "I'm shocked, shoc...

Free to underprivileged trollops …

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… 3 boxes of Nice & Easy #108. They're of no use to me anymore because I've left my red headed days behind. But I find it imposs...
Sunday, March 25, 2007

Stuff I care about, stuff I don't

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Stuff I don't care about … Rudy Giuliani's wife and her previous marriage(s). Aside from the fact that I'm surprised Judy Nathan...
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Didn't do, should have done, don't have …

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I'm watching Joel Osteen right now (yes, I have my own minister, but sometimes I need his predictably sunny brand of Christianity). He i...
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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Enjoying the solitude

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It's 7:30 on a Saturday night and I'm already in my pj's. And I'm quite happy with this turn of events. If it wasn't for...
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I hope it's true

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The toothy blonde with the big hat is Sabrina Guinness, described in the British press as, "a former girlfriend of Prince Charles and h...
Friday, March 23, 2007

I miss my conscience

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I remain prouder of my work for Senator John Kerry than I am of just about anything else I've ever done. One of the most important thing...

I do love being pampered

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I'm back from a short (too short!) getaway to Chateau Elan, right outside Atlanta. It's a spa, a winery, and an all-around luxurious...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

In Praise of Elizabeth Edwards

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Tonight this gallant lady is in my thoughts and prayers. Since reading her daring and intimate book, Saving Graces , I feel like I know her....
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Thursday Thirteen #9 -- What I'd Do If I Won $2.5 million

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Thirteen Things that THE GAL HERSELF would do if she won the Illinois State Lottery. (Which reminds me, I've gotta buy a ticket if I wan...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

I have a crush on Judge Alex

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I know these courtroom shows are dopey, but I remain addicted. While Judge Marilyn Milian of The People's Court is still by far my favo...
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...