Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Magic Number: 4

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Kerry Wood gets the save against the Brewers. Is there anyone more exciting to watch in a clutch situation than Kerry Wood? I thought not. G...

DAY 16 -- September Fitness Challenge

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So I didn't work out today. And maybe I did have a sliver of brownie (with chocolate chips) at the focus group I attended after work. BU...
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No sister of mine

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I admit that I, too, am fascinated by Sarah Palin. I'm fascinated by Paris Hilton, too, in that both women have become phenomena and yet...
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A nice, round, MAGIC number

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Any combination of 6 Cub wins and Brewer losses, and first place in the NL East belongs to the Chicago Cubs exclusively. How cool is it that...

I discovered her a little late, but I'm glad I found her all the same

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Dusty Springfield, that is. I grew up thinking of her as the blonde who sang "Son of a Preacher Man." Oh, and I loved her ultimat...
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Sights seen

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My commutes to and from work Monday were ... memorable. The el has become more and more crowded as the gas prices go up and people choose to...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

Can't stop thinking about it

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I have a neighbor that I really dislike. She's one of those people who always has a chip on her shoulder. She should squeeze ahead of yo...
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DAY 15 -- SEPTEMBER FITNESS CHALLENGE

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I'm eating yogurt with berries and no granola as I write this. I worked out -- 30 minutes of cardio, 12 leg lifts on each leg, and 20 re...

Manic Monday #18

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What's worse, physical or mental cheating? Why? It depends on the man who is doing the cheating. I know it sounds like a cop-out answer...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

No Hitter!

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The first Cub game in DAYS, and it was worth waiting for! Instead of playing in Houston (Ike), the Cubs and Astros took the field in a ...
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DAY 14 -- September Fitness Challenge

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Leg lifts on the floor in front of the TV (with my cat, Charlotte, keeping me company by doing the feline version -- trying to kick the stuf...

Sunday Stealing #3

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Sunday Stealing: The Meme About Blogging 1. How long have you been blogging? Since May 2006 2. Any advice to beginners? Nope 3. What are the...
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Party like it's 1929

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There goes Lehman Brothers … right after Freddie and Fannie and Bear Stearns. Are AIG, Merrill Lynch and Washington Mutual (the good people ...

Yes, they're ugly, but I love them

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It's been raining -- and raining hard -- since Friday night. I am not in any way minimizing the horrors those on the Gulf Coast are suf...
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Saturday, September 13, 2008

I, on the other hand, like it

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The Women has gotten some really brutal reviews. Yet I enjoyed it. Especially touching to me were Ryan's relationships with her best fri...
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Saturday 9 -- Whistle While You Work

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We are talking about jobs today. Pick any job of your career. Tell us when and where it was. Then answer today's Saturday: 9. 1. Tell us...
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No More News for Me

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The wall-to-wall coverage of Hurricane Ike is making me anxious. No one knows anything yet -- the ferocious storm is still battering Galvest...
Friday, September 12, 2008

Please think of Ike's most vulnerable potential victims

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The Houston SPCA is ready to help strays and pets who find themselves lost, soaked, or injured as a result of Ike with a lost/found hotline...
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DAY 12 -- September Fitness Challenge

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Not working out today because I simply don't feel like it. It's gray, it's rainy, and I have become quite attached to the contra...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

The Magic Number is 11

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A 1-run victory is still a victory, which means that the Boys in Blue will go off on their unscheduled two days off as winners. Kerry Wood w...
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We don't like Ike

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Hurricane Ike is responsible for the postponement of Friday's and Saturday's Cubs/Astros games. I can't recall such a thing eve...

DAY 11 -- September Fitness Challenge

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No time for a workout, so I am left to burnish my healthy living halo by reporting my nutritious lunch choices. I really wanted the juicy bb...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Thursday Thirteen #85 -- Meet two mystery-solving sisters

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THIRTEEN THINGS ABOUT THE SOUTHERN SISTERS In the past I have done TT’s about fictional "good guys" Kay Scarpetta and Kinsey Mil...
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Elizabeth Edwards on dieting

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From the September issue of O: "The easiest diet I ever went on was when I was pregnant and had gestational diabetes. I was so rigorous...

DAY 10 -- September Fitness Challenge

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Spent lunchtime at a recording studio, which is neither as glamorous nor as interesting as it sounds. HOWEVER since my agency does the hirin...
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I wish I was remembering this

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The math is still in the Cubs' favor. But this is the second consecutive game that they lost in the 9th inning. It's SO frustrating,...
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Don't get me wrong. I'm not UNhappy.

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I'm just not HAPPY. My best friend won't be visiting Chicago this month. The Cubs have lost 7 of their last 8. But then he likes his...
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DAY 09 -- September Fitness Challenge

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Another trip to the health club! TWO DAYS IN A ROW! Could it be a new trend? 30 minutes of cardio, 16 lifts per leg, and 24 reps on the mach...
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Tuesday Tunes #12

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Just tell us what artist/band/song comes to mind when you see these words: Storm: Riders on the Storm by The Doors Rain: Rainy Day Women by ...
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Monday, September 08, 2008

I can't do that, but I can do this

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The anniversary of September 11 is almost upon us. It occurs to me as I write checks, or when I pass specials on the flights or the World Tr...

Just because I feel like it #2

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A fantasy to brighten this cloudy day. Ah, Don Draper!

Just because I feel like it

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It's raining here in Chicagoland today. It's raining in Key West, too. So I am posting the photo of the Simonton Street motel in Key...

DAY 08 -- September Fitness Challenge

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I worked out -- 30 minutes of cardio, leg lifts (8 on each leg) and 8 hip lifts. (After I click "publish post" I will update my wo...
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My mom and her doctor

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My mother's gastrointestinal specialist called her yesterday afternoon when I was there visiting. At first she was frightened -- how bad...
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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Sunday Stealing #2

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Have you ever… 1. gone on a blind date? Yes 2. skipped school? Yes 3. watched someone die? No 4. been on a plane? Yes 5. been on the oppo...
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