Sunday, June 22, 2008

"Hey, Chicago, what do you say? Cubs are gonna win today!"

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I was going to mention the White Sox in the title and illustrate this post with a broom, but that would be sooooo tacky. I'm so happy ri...
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It's bugging me

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My mom is doing well since her hospital stay , and I'm grateful. She swears up and down she hasn't had a cigarette in over a month. ...
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Sunday Randomness

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This week's questions are book related.... 1. Who are your favorite authors? Non-fiction: Doris Kearns Goodwin; Fiction: Marian Keyes; ...
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"It's (snap) competition, Bay-buh!"

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The TV Land modeling/reality show, She's Got the Look , had given me a freakazoid that I loved to hate, Paula. Striking and beautiful, s...
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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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