Friday, April 10, 2009

Yearning

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Maybe it's because my first week back from vacation was pretty rough. Maybe it's because holidays tend to make me a little more intr...
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A 35¢ Act of Kindness

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Today at lunch I stopped at McDonald's on my way back to the office. As I waited for my order (I substituted fries with a healthier yogu...
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Who do these two think they are?

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Whenever I am in danger of feeling sorry for George and Cindy Anthony, they turn out to be haughty, elitist liars . They have been subpoenae...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #103 -- Stolen from Snarky Pants

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Yes, I'm stealing from you again, Lisa! I'm too distracted to come up with a real, original TT idea, so this week I continue to recy...
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I won't be sorry when this work day ends

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I've been busy today. I'm done taking lumps for my screw up , which wasn't as painful as I feared. Embarrassing? You bet. Humbli...
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Poor, poor pitiful me

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I screwed up at work a few weeks ago, and it's just now coming to light. Everyone is being very nice about it: "I understand how it...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Nice

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My mom is home. Fatigued, but happy to be home. I asked her if she wanted me to stay with her tonight and she said no. She craves normalcy,...
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Someone to hang onto

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Good news! My mom should be home this afternoon or this evening! She doesn't sound so good -- tired and distracted. But both her cardiol...
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Rumor has it ...

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... that my client is going to suspend promotions on another product. And that would just happen to be the very product I work on. Uh-oh. It...
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Tuesday Tunes #22 -- Mix CDs

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Have you ever made a mix CD for someone or had one given to you? My niece, currently in high school, is a newly-minted Beatle fan and her fa...
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Monday, April 06, 2009

Go, Cubs, Go!

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HEY, CHICAGO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? THE CUBS ARE GONNA WIN TODAY! It's always nice to win. It's really nice to win on Opening Day. It...
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Sisterhood Is Powerful!

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Look what I got from Mo ! In addition to basking in the warmth of her kind words, I get to pass this along to others. The rules: 1. Put the ...
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It's not Christmas, but it's close

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Central champs set to begin second title defense The Cubs begin their quest to three-peat in the division with today's 6:05 p.m. CT o...

Manic Monday #24

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How often do you change your toothbrush? I don't have a formula for it. Each time I go to the dentist (because he gives me a new one) a...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

It never quite goes away. It's always there.

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Years ago, decades ago, when I was in high school, one of my relatives -- a pillar of his church, a respected family patriarch -- molested m...
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Feeling inspired

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I joined a health club here in my neighborhood and did 35 minutes of cardio, 16 reps on one of the arm machines and some leg lifts. The club...
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Look who represents us!

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I'm watching the "week in review" coverage of the President's European trip and his speech in Prague today, and I'm so...
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53¢ and a flag of New Zealand

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My 16-year-old niece is a slob. Even more than me, and that's saying something. Her parents decided her room was sliding from "mess...
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

A very vivid, rather wacky dream

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Last night I dreamt that I'm trying to get to my new doctor's office for an appointment. The night is very rainy, and I'm trying...
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Not today, not tomorrow

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My mom didn't want to come home today, and she's not. She had hoped be released tomorrow, and that isn't happening, either. She...
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The darker side of luxury

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The resort has 14 guest suites at the spa. Only two were occupied -- one by me. There's also an inn, which is a more conventional hotel ...
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Friday, April 03, 2009

In Review

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My favorite spa treatment was the Mud Body Massage. First I was covered in crushed grape seeds (high in Vitamin E and C) and then clay was ...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

I'm in a bathrobe, Mom's in a hospital gown

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Well, I got on the plane yesterday confident that my mom was feeling better. And she was. But that doesn't mean she wasn't still sic...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Spa! Ah!

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I'm here! Slept like a baby during the flight (not gin and tonic, Kwiz, but a few grams of Xanax). Spoke to my mom before I boarded and ...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

"Today I settled all family business"

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"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." "Take the gun. Leave the cannoli." "I don't want my brother c...

Why does this happen before I go away?

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Talked to my mom today. Her voice doesn't sound as raspy and her cough is over , but she has trouble catching her breath. She DID call ...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

She's making me very nervous

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My mom, that is. She swears that all she has is a cold. Yet last night she had the chills so bad that she slept wearing her winter coat unde...
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I love my Sonic Scrubber

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I've been scrubbing the grout between my bathroom tiles for two hours! I am a woman possessed by the smell of bleach and the hum of my ...

This is what vacation mode looks like

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Here's a photo of the very slippers I am wearing as I post this. Restoration Hardware refers to them as "a toasty treat for the fe...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

The Men of Law & Order

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Hasn't Dick Wolf, producer of the Law & Order franchise, performed a valuable public service by bringing these gentlemen into our li...
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"Made it."

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One of the shortest, yet most welcome emails I've ever received. My best friend and his family are finally home, safe and sound . Being ...

The Gal at The Movies

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Went to the movies today and saw Duplicity . Now I'm watching Annie Hall again for the first time in years. To borrow from Woody Allen ...
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Saturday 9 -- Inside the Actor's Studio

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The host of the famous Bravo series, actor, professor and host James Lipton asks actors these 9 questions (among many others). Today we will...
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Yup. I believe this is true.

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Even though I seldom, if ever, check my Facebook account. You Are Facebook You are social, outgoing, and excited to connect to your friends....
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Dear John Update

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Last month my dear old buddy, John, was embarking on an almost-romance that had DISASTER written all over it. I won't go into the entire...