Saturday, June 27, 2009

I know it's Saturday evening, but I need a nap!

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The Cubs-Sox game was three and a half hours long! Because it was the Cubs-Sox game, it was three and a half hours of emotion. The teams are...
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Irritated Mole

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No, not like him. I'm talking about one on my left cheek, about midway between eye and nose. It spontaneously started bleeding this morn...
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Friday, June 26, 2009

It cuts like a knife. He's out of our lives.

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Michael Jackson died yesterday. But in a way, he died for me years ago. Disappearing noses … alabaster skin … Neverland Ranch … Baby dangli...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

New meme! Freshly stolen!

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Naturally it was stolen from Kwizgiver . I can't... *sing *economize *get to work on time in the morning *do multiplication tables in my...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #114 -- On My Mind

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THIRTEEN WORRIES I JUST CAN'T SHAKE These are in the order they came to mind and not necessarily in order of importance. 1) I'll l...
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Is it OK that I find this funny?

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Gov. Sanford admits to extramarital affair Relationship revealed after S.C. governor's mysterious trip to Argentina. By the way, he vot...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

I'd forgotten!

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I'm spending a lazy day at home, spinning the dial, and came upon a most arresting sight (no pun intended). A very young Michael Douglas...
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Here's to you, Mother Earth

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I just installed 2 of these energy saver bulbs in the light fixture/ceiling fan over my bed. (Still one conventional bulb left, but when it ...
Monday, June 22, 2009

Three busy days

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My 9-year-old nephew, Nick, and I left Saturday afternoon for a long weekend in Springfield, IL, where he connected with The Birthday Boy, o...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Back-to-back and come-from-behind

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The Cubs rallied to win two very emotionally-charged games this week. The first was vs. the White Sox, and since they dropped the first game...

FTD comes through

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Yesterday my oldest friend checked herself into the hospital. Her tummy trouble was so severe it frightened her. This morning they did lapar...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

And I Love Him

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Happy 67th Birthday, Sir Paul! The song that's on now isn't one of his, but it fits. Bob Seger is singing, "I'm older now b...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Thursday Thirteen #113 -- Summer Reading

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THIRTEEN BOOKS CURRENTLY IN MY TBR PILE How many will I actually get through? Keep an eye on my Shelfari shelf. It keeps me honest. 1) The G...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

I always knew ... but I didn't want to know ... you know?

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The New York Times is reporting that Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. This makes me sad, but fortunately...
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Heads or Tails

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The theme/prompt for THIS week, June 16, is: H E A D S - Lost *OR* T A I L S - Found So I'm taking the "tail" spin and high...
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Don't ask

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It's almost noon and I still haven't left for work yet. Fortunately I don't have any meetings until eod.
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Monday, June 15, 2009

I have a headache. One I thought I got rid of 20 years ago.

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So I get into the office this morning -- late, as always, but excited about completing this new project. I open up my work (!) email, and t...
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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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