Friday, October 10, 2008

I can still blush

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Last night I had a lovely dinner and a few drinks with my friend, John. I took the 9:40 commuter train home (it's safer than the el at t...
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I wonder how many coworkers would agree ...

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You Aren't A Diva You don't like to cause a fuss or draw attention to yourself. You're easygoing, and you can even put up from d...
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Thursday, October 09, 2008

This just in! Another reason to be pro-Obama

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Visit the Best Friends Animal Shelter website and read how, after the election, Barack and Michelle Obama are adopting a shelter dog for th...
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Happy Birthday, John Lennon

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He would be 68 years old today. I miss what might have been. Would he still be singing? Or would he have concentrated on exploring his talen...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Feeling better about it all

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This evening, after the workday had officially ended, I ran into that coworker (the one who has played such a big role in my days lately) i...

No one knows what goes on behind closed doors

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I had a bit of a confrontation with the goody-goody coworker I mentioned earlier. It wasn't much of a confrontation because that's ...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

I'm sick of how much these two dislike each other

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As I watch tonight's debate, Senators McCain and Obama are giving me a headache. Snipping and sniping. Please guys, just cut it out. It...
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Heads or Tails #18 -- Black or White

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I haven't HoT'd for months, so forgive me if I'm a little rusty … Today's theme is "Black OR White." I opt for bla...
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See what last weekend did to Cub fans?

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It's almost dawn and here I am, online and on the sofa, watching loyal Cub fan Vince Vaughn recreate the role of Norman Bates in Psycho...
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Monday, October 06, 2008

Why can't we all just think like me?

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I have been clashing with a coworker. She is very blonde and very nice (in a completely superficial way, as in, "It's always so nic...
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Manic Monday #19

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What is one thing you admire about each of your parents? My mother loves and respects animals. She showed us by example that our pets were m...
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Sunday, October 05, 2008

Just when I'm in danger of feeling good about myself ...

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… I see Kelly Ripa. I don't watch Regis & Kelly , but I am aware that she has 3 young children, a really hot husband (Mark Consuelos...
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Today Peggy Noonan didn't annoy me!

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This morning on Meet the Press , Ms. Noonan wasn't patronizing nor partisan nor pedantic. Instead, she was another "p" word, ...
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Sunday Stealing -- The Aging Meme

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At a certain age women should: cover up the weathered décolletage. At a certain age men should: make peace with the receding hairline and g...
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This wasn't the year

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Right now, at this very moment, being a Cub fan hurts like hell. It's hard to watch the team with the best record in the NL not hit, not...
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Don't vote

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Watch this video: Don't Vote (It was produced by young Leo here) Then register to vote (find out how at http://maps.google.com/vote ),...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008

Is my glass 49% full or 51% empty?

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I filled out an online retirement calculator and discovered that I have 7% chance of meeting my own retirement goals and will most likely h...
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Friday, October 03, 2008

My senior moment, courtesy of Tim Allen

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There were two sets of TVs on at the health club today. One group aired CNN, and the others showed Home Improvement . As I switched my atten...
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Tired and sad

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I got home from my nephew's birthday party and immediately turned on the TV. I watched the five-run second inning. I saw the errors. I s...
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Thursday, October 02, 2008

Birthday Boy!

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Today is my nephew's 9th birthday. I took the day off so I can be at his house when he gets home from school. I am very excited about se...
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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Well, this was cruel

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I cannot believe how tonight's Cubs/Dodgers game went! Not only did Ryan Dempster give up walk after walk, which isn't like him, th...
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Thursday Thirteen #88 -- The Home of the Chicago Cubs

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THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT WRIGLEY FIELD As Eddie Vedder sings in his Cub tribute song, “Someday We’ll Go All the Way:” When you’re born in Chica...
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A music meme with specific directions

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Stolen, of course, from Kwizgiver . I'm glad that the rules and procedures are spelled out so plainly, as I'm having trouble concent...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

My heart is so full of love, it encompasses all Chicago baseball fans

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The White Sox won their special tie-breaker game and are now officially in the play-offs. Good luck to them and their fans. (Did I really j...
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It's almost here!

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Remember how you felt as evening approached and then night fell on December 24? How you KNEW it was impossible to think about anything else ...
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Tuesday Tunes #13

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Word associations this week: Tell us the first, song, band/artist, album or anything music related that comes to mind when you see these wor...
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DAY 30 -- September Fitness Challenge

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You may not be able to tell, but our jump-roper is not smiling. At the end of the September Fitness Challenge, I don't believe I have lo...
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Sunday, September 28, 2008

I'm a fan

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I'm watching Laura Linney right now as Sean Penn's hard-as-nails wife in Mystic River . Hard to believe this is the same actress who...
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This just in: Cubbie Blue to prevail over Dodger Blue

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It's all in place: the Phillies will play the Brewers and, in an all-blue matchup, the Cubs take on the Dodgers. I'm feeling strong ...
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Sunday Stealing #5

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SundayStealing: The "More About Me Me Me" Meme My favorite age: 35. It felt very attractive, very womanly. My best friend(s): The...
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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Saturday 9: You've Got a Friend

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1. Who is your best friend? A gentleman who appears often in this blog, referred to as My Best Friend. 2. How did you meet? At an agency ...
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The Bluest Eyes in Heaven

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I have said it before -- I thought Paul Newman was the coolest guy in the universe . I'm so sad to hear he died yesterday, and only hop...
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Friday, September 26, 2008

As I watch tonight's debate ...

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... and as I listen to Obama and McCain go back and forth about which foreign leaders it's OK to meet with and which ones aren't, I ...

Maybe love IS all you need

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TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Paul McCartney gave his first concert in Israel on Thursday before tens of thousands of cheering fans, 43 years after ...
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Top 5 on Friday

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Top 5 songs that this image reminds you of: 1) It Had to Be You (Diane Keaton from Annie Hall -- if her audience ever really paid attention...
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