Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Heads & Tails #12

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Today's theme is the Number 3 . I'm taking this opportunity to celebrate three of the best cats ever -- mine. Joey is my ginormous g...
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Monday, December 03, 2007

Manic Monday #4

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What's the longest you've ever waited in line? Well, on Saturday I waited more than 40 minutes, with wet feet, in the freezing rain,...
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Sunday, December 02, 2007

Stolen from Kwizgiver …

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… as all the best memes are . EITHER/OR 1.Get kissed under the mistletoe or in the snow? Both :) 2. Santa or Rudolph? Rudolph … and Clarice...

Ah. spa!

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Yesterday was almost totally a great day! A friend of mine celebrated my 50th by booking two spa treatments for my old, tired bones. First I...
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Unconscious Mutterings #19

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I say ... and you think ... ? Music :: iPod Insanity :: Lunacy Curtain :: Shower Nickname :: "Mouse," a nickname my dad gave me ...
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Friday, November 30, 2007

My tummy hurts

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Yesterday I had the most terrific dinner ever! We went to Moto , where the food is delicious, creative and fascinating. Our ten-course meal ...
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Friday's Feast #24

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Appetizer What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride? Roller coaster or Tilt-a-Whirl (depends on which one has the shortest line) S...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #43 -- About a Blog …

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13 FACTS ABOUT THIS VERY BLOG I’m hooked on stats! The ones that follow are from Statcounter, Technorati and Blogger. I realize that keeping...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Heads & Tails #11

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This week, the theme is MARK . Ms. Skittles inspired me with a priceless videoclip of Mark Lindsay from Paul Revere and the Raiders, a popul...
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Point. Click. Give.

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The Today Show makes giving to less fortunate kids sooooo easy! With their toy drive, all you have to do is select a gift from their Amazon....
Monday, November 26, 2007

To paraphrase Gene Kelly, "Gotta Meme!"

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Here's today's Manic Monday meme. My boss is reviewing my work from last week, and I'm hoping that a fresh Monday meme will dis...
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Sunday, November 25, 2007

If I had to choose today …

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… my candidate would be John Edwards. It isn't that I don't care about Iran, Iraq and Korea, because I do. But the other Democratic ...
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I hate it when this happens

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My depression ebbs and flows. When I'm sad, it's a strong emotion, leaving me feeling like this lighthouse: isolated, irrelevant, a...
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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Brazenly stolen from Kwizgiver

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My mood has swung and I'm feeling bleak right now. Knowing it's just perimenospausal hormones screwing with my head doesn't make...
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Why, you'd think I was a Cub fan or something!

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Birthday gift tally: Cub-related presents lead the way. I've received a Cubs glow-in-the-dark pen (selected by my second-grade nephew a...
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Friday, November 23, 2007

Is it OK if this doesn't exactly fill me with sorrow?

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Do you recognize this man? His name is Joe Francis. He made a fortune getting dumb girls drunk, encouraging them to flash their boobs, and v...
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Thursday, November 22, 2007

If November 22 is your birthday …

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… then you share it with ME! And here's our horoscope, courtesy of the Sun Times : "This year presents many lessons in love. Your h...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #42 -- The Secret Word Is Groucho

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THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE MARXISMS Since Thursday is Thanksgiving, let me give thanks for film, kinescopes and videotape. Without the magic o...
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My sixth birthday

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Jenny McB asked me what I recall about November 22, 1963. In Brookfield, IL, I turned 6. In Dallas, TX, the world changed. I think my indeli...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

The Gal's Gala

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This coming Thursday is Thanksgiving, the 44th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, and my birthday! Since my birthday falls on a holid...
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Heads & Tails #10

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Today's theme is NEVER . As in, "Never Say Never: What is something you thought you'd never do or say, but now you do?" I...
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What a nice thing to return to!

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I went away for the weekend and came back to find that I AM AN AWARD WINNER! Misty Dawn has presented me with a pair of blogging trophies. ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Friday's Feast #23

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Appetizer What was your first “real” job? A secretary (we were called "secretaries" back then) in the Newspaper Advertising Dept. ...
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Oh no I don't!

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I've been just laying down for a minute, just resting on the sofa, and then waking up at 2:00 AM. While I'm wide awake at 2:00 I do ...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #41 -- 13 Tearjerkers

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THIRTEEN MOVIES THAT ALWAYS MAKE ME CRY I do not cry in public. Never have. Unless I’m watching a movie. Then the faucets open up. Perhaps ...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Heads & Tails #9

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Today's theme is ROAD . As soon as I saw it, two songs from two very different performers popped into my head. All these two have in com...
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Monday, November 12, 2007

I'm it!

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Kwizgiver tagged me for the 7 Random and/or Weird Facts about Me meme. First the facts … 1. Mary Jane peanut butter kisses are my favorite...
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Give Me 5 Monday -- #2

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This week's theme : GIVE ME FIVE FAVORITE AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES 1. Roller coaster . I especially like the old-fashioned wooden ones becau...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Unconscious Mutterings #17

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I say ... and you think ... ? Treadmill :: Health club Stroke :: High blood pressure Exclusively :: Especially Lash :: Mascara Red carpet:...
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In praise of provocative artists

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In Redford's Lions for Lambs , Senator Tom Cruise presents a pro-military governmental approach to the War on Terror in articulate, glob...
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Saturday, November 10, 2007

It was a very good week

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I've missed this photo. So I'm glad I have two such terrific reasons to run it! 1) My beloved future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux signe...