Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Thursday Thirteen Mushy Moments

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Thirteen Movie Moments THE GAL HERSELF just loves. (I'm such a cornball.) I love movies. I love love. So it stands to reason that I love...
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I don't have an illustration for this

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… and it's possible you don't want me to. CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) — A woman arrested for shoplifting has blamed the crime on irritable...

Ah ha! That explains it!

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Had a long chat with my best friend yesterday. His life is not going so well these days, and to distract him from his own problems I present...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

What is wrong with me?

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I have been known to cry during Pedigree commercials when the shelter dogs talk to us from behind bars about how confused they are by their ...

Torn between two loves

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Greg Maddux is on the mound again in the beautiful confines of Wrigley Field, but today he's pitching for the San Diego Padres. I have t...
Monday, April 16, 2007

Numb

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I am watching the CNN coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings and I feel nothing. I don't care in any real way. It's so big and so h...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

When a wanna-be meets a never-was

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I'm watching a documentary on the JFK assassination. Aside from the fact that everyone smoked so much in the 1960s that I want to wash t...
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The simple joy of retail

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An old boyfriend used to rib me about my "nun watch." Timex, black band, 12 black numbers on a white face. OK, so it was so plain ...

Look at the face and remember his name

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This is Bernard McGuirk. When you hear the now infamous "nappy-headed hos" dialog from the Imus show, this is the producer who sta...
Saturday, April 14, 2007

A pair of movie queens

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I'm watching an episode of Biography about Judy Garland. I adore her, especially those glorious MGM musicals. Even the corny ones with ...
Friday, April 13, 2007

This week's people watching

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The two people who made the biggest impression on me this week … High-tech Granny. I saw her on a cold, wet Green Line el platform. Red fla...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

"Decent and strong"

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"Decent and strong." What powerful words, cleansing in their simplicity and in their very ordinariness. I'm watching Elizabeth...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #12 -- Me, me, me!

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Thirteen Things about THE GAL HERSELF even the most loyal lurker might not know. I've been writing this blog for nearly a year now, a...
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My 2¢ worth re: Sanjaya

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I know that Howard Stern is backing him, and that there's some website that originates right here in the Chicagoland area that encourage...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Enough with the Marilyn comparisons!

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Here's a photo of Marilyn Monroe partying with Carl Sandburg. She also bewitched Arthur Miller, Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, Lee Strasbu...

Re: Anna Nicole, all there is to say is, "Of course!"

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OF COURSE Larry Birkhead is the father! He was actually interested in being in that poor little girl's life since before she was born. H...

Let's not embrace ANYONE who uses hate langauge

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Kanye West from "Drop Dead Gorgeous" … "Convenient whore stay on top of convenient stores/Keep pictures of me in their Victor...
Monday, April 09, 2007

The perfect PMS dinner

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I don't even apologize for this. By 6:30, I would have killed for the chocolate and the chips. Even better, the bunny was reduced to onl...

Color me groovy

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You Belong in 1967 If you scored... 1950 - 1959: You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in! ...
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It was a typical Opening Day

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It was colder than usual for April. It was overcast. A few snowflakes even fell. And the Cubs lost. Status quo. Now that we have THAT behin...
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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