Saturday, June 21, 2008

Another win on the North Side

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As Snowbird noted in a comment on my entry below, the Cubs' glory just keeps growing! We still have the best record in MLB. We are still...
Friday, June 20, 2008

My, what a lovely afternoon!

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1) I got the afternoon off. 2) The Cubs beat the Sox -- in the bottom of the 9th! At home in the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field, no less...
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Friday Music Memoirs

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Top 5 albums that you can't stop playing lately, and tell us why you love them! 1) On right now, Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs. "We...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Friday's Feast #33

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Appetizer If you could live on another continent for 1 year, which one would you choose? Europe. Specifically the UK. I've always wonder...
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"Who ARE those guys?"

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Butch and Sundance asked one another that when faced with their worthiest, and most deadly, adversaries, the mysterious Super Posse. I'v...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #72 -- Dipping my toe into random waters

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THIRTEEN UNFAMILIAR FACTS ABOUT THE GAL HERSELF I always enjoy it when others write "random thought" TTs, but even after more than...
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Happy Birthday to a gentleman and a scholar

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Literally. He is. Paul McCartney earned his knighthood years and years ago, and just last month he received a doctorate from Yale. So today...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Ok, so it does bother me now and again

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Being fifty, that is. I'm reasonably unlined for my age (thanks to a slavish devotion to moisturizer and exfoliation). I don't have ...
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Tuesday Tunes

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Oh, I'm all over this one! This week we're all about The Beatles aka The Fab Four. Who is your favorite Beatle? James Paul McCartney...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Is it me, or does everyone struggle with this?

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I'm sitting here at my desk, trying very hard to behave like the responsible professional they take me for, but it's so hard! You se...
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Manic Monday #12

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If your personality had to be summed up as a sandwich, what kind of sandwich would you be? A burger, because it's always casual and a li...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

I took this quiz while wearing an I LOVE LUCY nightshirt

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… so how profound can I really be? You Are Disturbingly Profound You're contemplative, thoughtful, and very intense. Taking time to figu...

It was nice to see him

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Dick Van Dyke just appeared on the TV Land Awards. Watching him walk on stage made me smile. He looks good -- all white-hair and distinguish...

The one I love to hate

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TV Land has a new reality show, She's Got the Look. It's a search for an over-35 supermodel. One of my favorites, Sharon, a 63-year...

A SATC observation

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Everything is really Miranda's fault. (Spoiler follows.) I saw the Sex and the City movie again last night and while I still stand by m...
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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Feeling the pinch

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Since I live alone and my cooking consists of slitting the top crust of the pot pie before I put it in the microwave, I haven't much not...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Good for what ails me

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I miss my best friend something fierce … I am vaguely yet naggingly uncomfortable about my current client project because I can't trust ...
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I didn't even know him!

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I feel so incredibly bad about Tim Russert's passing. He was a serious journalist and he held to his standards. He also loved what he di...
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Well, excuse the begeesus out of ME, your highness

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By the imperious behavior he's been exhibiting, this must be the true identity of the art director I'm currently saddled with -- I m...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #71 -- June Is Adopt-a-Cat Month!

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THIRTEEN REASONS TO ADOPT A CAT FROM A SHELTER … … rather buying your next feline companion from a pet store, a breeder, or through an ad in...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

May God Bless the Coolest Guy in the Universe

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This sad news is from the LA Times … Paul Newman is reportedly very ill with cancer According to reports, Paul Newman , 83 and a former chai...
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Tuesday Tunes

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"Too Darn Hot," as Cole Porter wrote so let's go with a bit of word association this week. Remember tell us the first artist/s...
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Kiss & Tell -- TMI Tuesday #1

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It's my first time. Be gentle. 1. If you're in love with your partner, does it make the sex better? Yes. Corny though that sounds. A...
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Monday, June 09, 2008

Manic Monday #11

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What is your ideal age? I was happiest, strongest (emotionally and physically), and in the best health at 35. What is your best excuse for b...
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Sunday, June 08, 2008

Way to go, Woody!

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Jason Marquis got the win, but Kerry Wood got the save tonight in LA. He started a little slow this season, and there were some (but never, ...

Not happy here!

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If I haven't been moving a lot, my left heel hurts when I stand up. I know what this means. THE RETURN OF THE DREADED PLANTAR FASCIITIS!...

Happy Birthday, Baby!

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I checked at USPS.com and my best friend's birthday gift arrived at his house yesterday! I believe he and his family were already gone f...

Is it OK if I never move from this spot?

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It's already hot and humid outside, but in here it's 75 glorious, climate-controlled degrees. USA is running back-to-back episodes o...
Saturday, June 07, 2008

My Hero!

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Yesterday, when I got home from work, it was obvious that my through-the-wall air conditioner wasn't working well. It was really just a ...

My dream team can inspire ANYONE

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Richard Lewis just announced the Cubs and Dodger line-ups on Fox and extemporaneously added that, "if the Cubs win [the World Series] a...
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Friday, June 06, 2008

Row 4, Row 4, Row 4!

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I pulled whatever slender strings are within my reach and used my meager influence to get the best seats for my nephew's first-ever Cub...
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I still can't shake it

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It was 40 years ago today that Robert F. Kennedy died and it still saddens me. Bobby Kennedy represents hope, immediacy and the capacity of ...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Greetings from the other side

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I believe that my depression is behind me. I know it's not a coincidence that it passed as soon as my period began. It was awful. I felt...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #70 -- About legs

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THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT LEGS Yes, legs. I've been thinking about them a lot lately … • The Cubs Alfonso Soriano has been steadily recoverin...
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Both my teams won yesterday!

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Let's hope they can both maintain their winning ways through Autumn!
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