Friday, October 09, 2009

The President's Nobel Peace Prize

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What a lovely surprise! What graceful recognition of Obama's worldview and agenda of change. His acceptance speech was humble and artic...
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Said it before, and I'll say it again

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Today would be John Lennon's birthday. I'm repeating my post from the anniversary of his death last December because it's still ...

Didn't want to, but glad I did

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I was sorely tempted to blow off the health club today. It's one of those gray, rainy Fridays that doesn't automatically inspire one...
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Tired but happy

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This evening our agency hosted a bowling party for kids from a community center from one of the more beleagured parts of the city. Boys and...
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Thursday, October 08, 2009

Well, I think it's funny

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Because I have no sympathy whatsoever for Roman Polanski , I thoroughly enjoyed this spoof of the director being interrogated by Chris Hans...
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The song remains the same

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Unfortunately. Because it's such a sad song. In Chicago, kids are killing kids. For the last two years, since the murder of Blair Holt ...
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

I tried it. Didn't like it.

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I have given the new Jay Leno Show a half hour and you know what? It's not that funny. Sorry, Jay.

Sounds good, but I'm not sure I agree

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To play yourself, click here . To see how you compare to Kwizgiver, click here .
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The 09 Season Is Over, & I Never Got to See Him Play

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"He" of course is my beloved future Hall of Famer, #31, Greg Maddux. I saw his number retired twice, first at Wrigley Field (where...

"I Want" Wednesday

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What do you want to do dress up as and do for Halloween? I'm not dressing up for Halloween, though I suppose I could just get into costu...
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That was one long day

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Up at 4:30. On an Amtrak train by 7:00. Client meetings at 10:00 and 1:00. Back home at 6:30. Asleep on the sofa by 8:00. Awake again at 12:...
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Monday, October 05, 2009

Monday Movie Meme: Daddio

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Share movies featuring Dads and then link back here at The Bumbles . And don't forget to visit your fellow participants! The Bumbles alr...
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Sunday, October 04, 2009

A lovely afternoon

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Spent the afternoon with my nephew, celebrating his 10th birthday. He was most pleased by the WII game I gave him, along with a Harry Potter...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Starrlight Meme 1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Vitamins 2. Where was your profile picture taken? Ho...
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Saturday, October 03, 2009

Lazy day

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Why am I soooo damn tired? Fatigue? Post-Olympic depression? All week I have felt tired, and today, when I had no obligations, it was blarin...
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It was a good time, but now it's over

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There's an old song -- introduced by Liza Minnelli, I believe -- that I want the city workers to sing as they remove all the "Back ...
Friday, October 02, 2009

An important message

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Breast cancer facts, as originally posted by Kwizgiver Facts * Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. * One woman in eig...

"That's so gay"

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I asked a thirtysomething coworker to please not use that phrase when she was being derogatory. She got all defensive and said that she has ...
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I feel terrible for him

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Mayor Richard M. Daley is aces with me. Chicago is most emphatically not a perfect place to live , but I'd rather be here than anywhere ...
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Thursday, October 01, 2009

I believe her

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I believe Mackenzie Phillips was sexually abused by her famous father. It explains her particularly sticky problems with overcoming addictio...
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I agree the last point is true

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You Are a Poached Egg You are a competent and successful person. You are obsessed with making sure your life is well organized and scheduled...
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Glad I got to tell her

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My former boss and current theater buddy Barb and I went out to a "cultural event" last night. The performance itself was pretty p...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Atta girl

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I'm listening to Babs' new album, Love Is the Answer. It's the first new music of hers that I've bought in years,* and I am...
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But he's real, and so is what he did

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If Roman Polanski were the invention of an imaginative fiction author with a gift for dialog (I'm thinking William Goldman), I might fi...
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Inspired silliness

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Over 90 minutes and 8 emails, my best friend and I were cracking each other up with goofy, adolescent comments about men's underwear des...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Well, that's over

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Chicago is a great place to live. But in addition to the parks and museums and restaurants and theaters, we also have a very dark criminal p...
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The Queen's Meme -- The Crazy Hospital Meme

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1 . What is the strangest thing that has ever happened to you in a hospital (besides your illness)? N ot enough towels? No condiments? Can...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Can't stop thinking about her

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I saw a dead cat in the gutter yesterday afternoon. She got hit, hard, while almost making it across the busiest street in the village. Smal...
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Monday Movie Meme: School

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Share movies touching upon the world of education and then link back here at The Bumbles . Splendor in the Grass. (1961) I saw this on TV w...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Baby, I love you

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Meet my new jeans: Relativity Modern Straight Leg, relaxed through the hip and thigh for a comfortable fit, classic 5-pocket styling. Petite...
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Words of wisdom from the eternal Golden Boy

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Redford's missive from the Fall 2009 Sundance Catalog : We've all heard how as one ages, the time around us moves faster. Aging has ...
Saturday, September 26, 2009

What the hell was that?

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Love Happens is one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time. It's not the performances -- Jennifer Aniston and Martin Sheen ar...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

Today is my uncle's birthday

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I mailed his card back on Monday, so he should have it by now. I hope he's having a good day. He suffers from Parkinson's, and doesn...
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Friday Fill In

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1. One week ago SEEMS LONGER AGO THAN IT ACTUALLY WAS. 2. I HAD A CRUSH ON MICHAEL LANDON when I was young. 3. Mama told me NOT TO COME . ...
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I'm the center of the universe!

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First, suspended Chicago Cubs dick Milton Bradley apologized to me … and all Cub fans, of course. He came here for me in the first place, a...