Sunday, June 14, 2009

The Mel Gibson Conundrum

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Mel Gibson is a anti-Semite who suffers from false piety and serious impulse control issues. Mel Gibson is also a talented actor who has a g...
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It was gorgeous!

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D Lee scored bottom of the ninth on a Ryan Theriot single. The skid is over!

Clearly he's thinking of me

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"I'll check out the Braves, the Cubs and the National League West." So says my beloved Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux when a...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Blue Rene Meme 1. What thing is nearest to you? This laptop is, literally, on my lap. 2. What is your ringtone? The one...
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

The pitchers are doing their part

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The Cub bats remain silent! I am trying to keep my cool and not start freaking out. But it's hard. Zambrano, Wells, Lilly and now Hardin...

She missed a lot

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My older sister, I mean. A little more than a year apart in age, just a year ahead of me in school, we spent our girlhoods as far apart as w...
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So hard to take Sarah Palin seriously

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Even though I don't much care, the Palin-Letterman controversy has penetrated my consciousness, and I conclude that if the good Governor...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

What's wrong with me tonight?

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I keep spilling things! Between the Coke and the orange juice, my carpet has really taken a beating. I'm so klutzy, you'd think I wa...
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It's my best friend's birthday

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We celebrated thoroughly when he was in town two weeks ago ( who can forget the chocolate-covered bacon? ), but still, I was very happy to t...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #112 -- Summertime, and the living is casual

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THIRTEEN T-SHIRTS SEEN AROUND TOWN Now that winter coats have been abandoned, I have been taking note of what my neighbors wear emblazoned...
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Our National Nightmare Is Over!

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Donald Trump ousts Prejean as Miss California The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- It's official: Controversial Miss California Carrie P...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Me & Mark McPherson

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Mark McPherson is the detective assigned to the Laura Hunt murder case in Laura , Otto Preminger's 1940's noir classic. It hit me to...
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Tuesday Tunes #23

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The weather's heating up so lets do a little "hot" related word association. Songs/Bands/Artists/Albums you think of when you ...
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Monday, June 08, 2009

I like this song more than I should

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It represents everything I have learned that a relationship shouldn't be. Yet here I am at my desk, bobbing my head up and down to the b...
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Sunday, June 07, 2009

How could this NOT lift my spirits?

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My friend Kathleen threw a joint graduation party for both of her kids. Her daughter just graduated from 8th grade, and her son is graduatin...
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A call & more cause for concern

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Had a nice long chat with my mom last night, and while she sounded sharp and healthy and happy, still I hung up feeling more than a little r...
Friday, June 05, 2009

I don't like you, but I love you

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Ok, I don't love Carlos Zambrano either. He's a hot head whose impulse control is as bad as his control of the strike zone is good. ...
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Still not used to it

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Our office closes early on Fridays in summer. I used the extra time this afternoon to do my grocery shopping. On the way home, I saw that a ...
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Borrowed from Mo

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You can find her at Inside Mo's Mind . “ This can be a quick one. Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that ...
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I know what her public reaction would be

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Without breaking her stride, she'd simply say, "No comment." Or maybe no one would have the cajones to ask her about this to h...
Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #111 -- How Did You Know?

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THIRTEEN THINGS YOU CAN TELL ABOUT ME BY LOOKING AROUND MY OFFICE I love that early scene in just about every Law & Order episode - ...
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No offense, but you all annoy me

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This week is proving to be slow, work wise. This makes me a little antsy. (Recession? Joblessness? Hel-lo!) However my two art directors han...

Class & sensitivity from an unexpected source

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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin issued a wise and soothing statement Tuesday about the murders of Dr. George Tiller and army recruiter William...
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Greetings from She Who Displays Bad Judgement

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You'll be pleased to know there were no negative ramifications from my liquid lunch. (See post below.) No, let me rephrase: there were n...
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Uh-oh

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Psst! Don't tell anyone, but I had a teeny-tiny touch too much wine with lunch today. (Had to! It was the only way to distract me from h...
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Monday, June 01, 2009

An(other) open letter to Sir Paul McCartney

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I see you are playing Nova Scotia in July. Why don't you come here to Chicago to see me? Yes, I know I made a slobbering, lust-filled fo...
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So THIS is how we reward good behavior?

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I have lost 5 lbs. Simply by moving more and monitoring what I shove into my pie hole (no pie, but plenty of other yummy foods ). I am feel...
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Sunday, May 31, 2009

A man is dead. She is silent.

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I just visited Ann Coulter's website. I wanted to see what she had to say about the murder of Dr. George Tiller. As of 4:45 CST, she had...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Monkey's Meme 1. Name one person who made you smile today: My oldest friend. She knew that I needed to know that ...
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A sobering note on a sunny day

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The sky was blue, the trees were green and I had the Cubs vs. Dodgers was coming in through my headphones. I enjoyed my walk through and aro...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Uninvited 1. Do you mind people to show up uninvited? YES!!!! I'm a slob and need notice to "straighten" things u...
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Thursday, May 28, 2009

I'm not making this up!

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Last night, in celebration of my best friend's birthday , we hung around in the hotel bar for a while, consuming a platter of mini-slide...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #110 -- Why I Can't Afford that House by the Sea

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THIRTEEN ADSENSE ADS THAT HAVE RECENTLY GRACED THIS BLOG When I first began blogging, three years ago, I signed up for Adsense because I ...
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We have a plan!

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My best friend is in town today through Friday AM, and we're having a late dinner tonight. I haven't seen him in nearly six months!...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Heads or Tails #22 -- Starts with A

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The first thing that came to mind is one of my all-time favorite Barenaked Ladies songs: "A" A is for angry, which is what you ...
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