Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Today would have been her birthday

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#47, I believe. I wonder what a middle-aged Princess Diana would be doing. Charity work, for sure. Perhaps interfering with her sons' lo...
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Tuesday Tunes #4

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A little fun 4th of July style: Make a mix of at least 10 songs w/or without art that sum up Independence Day for you. Dialogue -- Chicago (...
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Go, Cubs, Go!

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Our four-game slide -- longest of the season! -- is over. Ted Lilly went more than 8 innings, Mark DeRosa got a grand slam, and a fine time ...
Monday, June 30, 2008

I'm jealous of the two of them

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My best friend, a Boulder native, is at the ballpark tonight. Watching his Rockies play the Padres. Guess who is pitching. Yes, my beloved f...
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I have the strength of 10 and cannot be vanquished!

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A group of coworkers and I wandered over to the Taste of Chicago at lunchtime and I am proud to report that I walked right past the booths t...
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Manic Monday #14

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What sound or noise do you love? A cat purr. What sound or noise do you hate? You know the sound when you assemble a brand new moving box?...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Dear Amy …

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Watching the game, drinking beer* and getting ready to write to Amy, my former admin who contacted me out of the blue last week. I really d...

Look at That Girl Now

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I'm watching a Law & Order: SVU repeat on USA and am impressed by Marlo Thomas. In the episode "Poison," she's Mary ...

Unconscious Mutterings #24

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I say ... and you think ... ? Loneliness :: "All the lonely people, where do they all belong?" (Eleanor Rigby) Traffic :: Jam Ch...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Me and "Her"

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I often forget "Her," the me I once was, until something dopey happens that brings her roaring back. The Cubs lost their second of...
Friday, June 27, 2008

Planning my own proper send off

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I found this at Layla's Classic Rock Faves , and I think it's a revealing and provocative question: WHAT MUSIC WOULD YOU HAVE PLAYED...

An unnecessary decision

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The village I live in has made it illegal to own handguns. The city I work in has made it illegal to own handguns. Voters in both my village...

Friday Music Memoirs #2

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TOP 5 ON FRIDAY Top 5 Songs with "You" in the Title These are the first five that occurred to me, and I do love them all. 1) She ...
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Friday's Feast #34

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Appetizer What is the weather like today where you live? 80ยบ+ with a chance of thunderstorms. It's gonna be humid like this through th...
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Thursday, June 26, 2008

They like me! They really like me!

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Nice things people have said to me this week … "I just wanted you to know I am thinking of you." An out-of-the-blue email from my ...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #73 -- There's No Place like Home

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THIRTEEN TV SHOWS THAT CHANGED FOR THE WORST WHEN THEY CHANGED LOCATIONS I love I Love Lucy, unless she’s in Connecticut. When I tune into ...
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We're still us

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I saw my best friend last night for the first time since May! We exchange emails a couple times a day, but we haven't been in the same r...

Pupdate

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Here's the latest on my best friend's dog : She has a herniated disc, which accounts for her difficulty moving, and the tests reveal...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

He's here!

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My best friend is in Chicago for the night. We'll be meeting in about an hour to celebrate his birthday and catch up. I'm so happy …...
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Tag Time!

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Mr. Sparky Duck tagged me, and I'm glad, because it gives me an excuse to use this cool picture. Now, here are the rules: a) Link to th...
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Tuesday Tunes #3

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What if: What if a friend took your favorite CD and never returned it. First what CD would it be, and how huge of a row/fight would you have...
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Heads & Tails #17

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Today's theme is "line." As someone who doesn't drive -- and with gas at about $4.25/gallon, I'm glad I don't -- ...
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Monday, June 23, 2008

Poor Old Girl

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My best friend went away for about five days and left the family border collie/mix at a kennel. He picked her up today and was most upset wi...
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Manic Monday #13

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Are you a talker or a listener? Is it ever possible to really be both? Not for me. I babble and blab. Especially when I'm excited. I try...
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I think this a GOOD thing

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Update on my friend, Kathy -- the one whose life completely got away from her and she ended up broke, unemployed and crashing with her daug...
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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