Monday, August 17, 2009

09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 17

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Monday. Big Mac. I haven't had one in ages! A QP w/cheese is fewer calories, so if I'm at McDonald's that's now what I orde...
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Give Me Five Monday

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I haven't played this one in ages! This week's theme: GIVE ME FIVE MEMORABLE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE Here they are, listed in terms of...
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Monday Movie Meme

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This week's theme: FEAR Share on your blog movies that caused you to hide under the covers and then link back here at The Bumbles. Psyc...
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It's gotta be Judy

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This morning's Google Ad (at right) was publicizing a "Gay Man's Life Coach." It was quickly followed by "High Heels ...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 16

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Sunday. Mad Men and Joey. Comfy on the sofa, watching the season premiere of my favorite show with my big ol' gray tomcat pressed tight...
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A whimsical investment in the future

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My niece has spent much of this summer between her junior and senior years pursuing her career goal -- to be a chef. She's also a new g...
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09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 15

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Saturday. Having the time. This weekend my oldest friend and I checked into the Hyatt O'Hare and spent Saturday/Sunday at The Fest for ...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

From one daughter to another, "Atta, Girl!"

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Maria Shriver's eulogy of her mother, delivered with Eunice's coffin before her and her brothers behind her, made me mist up a littl...
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09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 14

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Friday. 17 freaking runs! Today the Cubs ended their losing streak in the most explosive way, beating the Pirates 17-2. D Lee got 7 RBIs, a...
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Aw, I love this movie.

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I realize I'm a cult of one. The conventional wisdom about 1983's Romantic Comedy is that it's lightweight and glib, with a sin...
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Things I hope to accomplish today!

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My office closes at noon on Fridays in summer. Since I have given my "writer's roughs" to my art director and she needs more t...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 13

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Thursday. Free cookies. My admin always puts cookies outside her cubicle. God bless her. Some days I don't touch them. Some days I need...
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Beautiful day, ugly game

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Oh, my poor Cubs! My heroes in blue are on a skid and it makes me so sad. Sunny days like this should be celebrated with hot dogs, cold beer...

The newest magnet on my refrigerator door

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Well I, on the other hand, think it's funny. 
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Rockin' with AARP's cover boy

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Weird, busy day at work and I have to keep my energy up. So I've declared this SPRINGSTEEN DAY in my office. As I was bopping along (in ...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 12

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Wednesday. My cellphone. I've finally got the hang of it! I worked late, and on the train ride home I checked my voicemail, my email and...
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It could mean everything, anything, or nothing

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My boss (Mr. Big, shown at right) spent an hour behind closed doors with his boss (Fearless Leader). It's self-appraisal time again, so...
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Somebody misses her endorphin rush

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I haven't been able to work out at lunchtime this week, and I've been too damn lazy to go in the evenings. Something's got to gi...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

"It's a MAJOR AWARD and I won it!"

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That is a classic line from A Christmas Story . The Bumbles are such movie lovers that I thought I would thank them with that bit of movie ...
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09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 11

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Tuesday. Hanging around at Sterling Cooper.  My oldest friend sent me this absolutely great link that enabled me to create the 1960s-vintag...
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The Queen's Meme

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Done because my Queen says I gotta. THE WOODSTOCK MEME Forty years ago this week, three days of peace, love and rock 'n roll (and mud) h...
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Back to Black

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Listening to her isn't the most uplifting experience. Who knew? Still, it's Amy Winehouse day in my office and I'm listening to ...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

09 Happiness Challenge -- Day 10

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Monday. Men. It's been so hot here that you may see cops patrolling the Millennium Park area while wearing shorts. And what a heavenly s...
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Monday Movie Meme

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This week's movie topic is all about weddings ... My favorite wedding movies are: The Philadelphia Story . Katharine Hepburn is forced...
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Sunday, August 09, 2009

09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 9

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Sunday. Movie Magic. I love movies. (You probably guessed that, since I chose Judy in "Get Happy" mode to illustrate the Happiness...
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Saturday, August 08, 2009

Sunday Stealing

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The Now Vs. Then Meme Then: August 1999 1. Age: 42 2. Romantic Status: Involved with Colin 3. Occupation: Associate Creative Director 4. Fun...
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09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 8

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Saturday. Cardio. I feel good. Because I didn't have many Saturday errands to run, I was able to spend as much time as I wanted on the b...
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Yeah, it's pretty. So what?

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This is Coors Field in Denver. Spooky things happen to my Cubs when they play here. Not bad , necessarily, but always unexpected. I suspect ...
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Past #60 by 9:30 AM

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The local food pantry is open from 9 til noon on Saturdays. Whenever I accumulate a bag of nonperishables -- it usually takes about a month ...
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized

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According to CNN.com , she's in "critical but stable condition." Her family is by her side. I can't get over the fact that...

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: On Broadway 1. Have you ever seen a Broadway play? If yes what and when? My friend Barb and I subscribe to the Broadway in Chica...
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Friday, August 07, 2009

09 August Happiness Challenge -- Day 7

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Friday. The Friends of the Library Book Fair. It's quite the event in this town. It's the library's biggest fundraiser of the ye...
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Feelin' Nekkid

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This morning I left the house without my rings. The one shown, decorated with lotus blossoms, is almost always on my right hand. There's...
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Thursday, August 06, 2009

Nearly 50 questions

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Liberated from Kwizgiver . 1. If your doctor told you TODAY that you were pregnant, what would you say? is there a star in the East? (Kwiz...
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This, however, makes me UNhappy

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FERRIS BUELER DIRECTOR HUGHES DIES Writer and film director John Hughes, whose films in the 1980s depicted teen angst on the North Shore, di...