Thursday, July 09, 2009

Hi. I'm an idiot.

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It's the end of my workday. No one MADE me do this. It's the kind of thing only a real dunce would do: I googled an old boyfriend. F...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #115 -- Why Believe in Yesterday?

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THIRTEEN SINGERS WHO COVERED THE MOST RECORDED SONG OF ALL TIME Almost every time you hear about Michael Jackson's estate, someone me...
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I'm trying not to be embarrassed

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A woman I used to work with -- a sweet, generous girl -- had her first baby last weekend. I got an excited email, along with some photos, fr...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Goin' Home

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We were very busy today here at the old advertising plantation, and it's been fun to be so productive. On days like this -- when it'...
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This is so weird

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I'm sitting here, eating a healthy lunch of egg salad and fruit, and watching live coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial service. R...
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Monday, July 06, 2009

It's a pretty day and I am happy

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That is all.
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Saturday, July 04, 2009

The self-serving comparisons can end now

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Fans of Gov. Palin's like to liken her to Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, eager to seduce Clinton loyalists to the right with the assump...
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A Salute to the Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth

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It was 70 years ago today that Lou Gehrig moved from being a Yankee hero to being a Great American Hero. Crippled by disease, his stellar ca...
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Friday, July 03, 2009

Oh, Madame Governor, we noticed

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Fourth of July is typically a slow news holiday. Traditionally everyone is concentrating on baseball (Gal raises her hand) or barbecues or t...
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And me without a piece of paper!

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Today I had my annual mammogram. I hate my annual mammogram. Yes, I know it's necessary. It's also uncomfortable and always leaves m...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #115 -- In Memory

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I generally don't repeat posts. But #83 just cries out to be rerun! Here's to a remarkable pitchman. As one who works in advertisin...
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A fabulous time-waster meme

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Honest, Kwizgiver , I didn't steal this meme! I visited your blog, the gate was open, and it followed me home! STEP ONE: Spell your name...
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My bud's back

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My best friend has been strangely quiet lately, way "too busy" to talk or even exchange emails. This worried me, because he's...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

And the mole stays in the picture

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No, not him. The one on my face. Saw the dermatologist this afternoon. He's almost 100% sure that nothing serious is going on with the m...
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Kids and money

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I've been thinking about my nephew's behavior during our recent getaway together to Springfield. He was very thoughtful about my mon...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

Welcome to a select group, Carlos!

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I love the Cubs. Sometimes I love the individual players so much that I don't care if they win or lose. I forgive a middling performance...

Aaargh!

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My best friend remains completely incommunicado, except to tell me he is too busy to talk. I do not believe him. No one is busy 24/7. He did...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The ABC Meme A – An advantage you have – I think fast on my feet. B – Blue or brown eyes – Neither. (They're green.) C ...
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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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