Monday, April 19, 2010

I consider this an honor

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Your result for The Classic Dames Test... Katharine Hepburn You scored 26% grit, 38% wit, 38% flair, and 19% class! You are the fabulously ...
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Getting the ball rolling

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It feels like I have been talking about having this done forever (really, check out #4). And this afternoon I took the first solid step to ...
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Movie Monday -- Rock the Vote

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Share on your blog movies about politics and leave the link back here to the Bumbles. The Candidate. Some things (like Redford's sideb...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Tomorrow it begins again

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A very undisciplined weekend is winding to a close … Saturday was errands, laundry, and a party at Kathleen 's house. We celebrated her ...
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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Sunday Stealing

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The Meme Time Meme 01. Real First Name: The 02. Birthday: November 22. That's 218 days aw...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Kicks (Keep Getting Harder to Find) 1. As you get older, do you find that kicks are harder to find? No. In fact it's the opp...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

It's a beautiful day for a ball game

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The Cubs broke through today, the same way the sun eventually broke through this morning's clouds. My heroes came from behind to win 7-2...

Molly's lunch

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"My" homeless man hasn't been around at all this week! This worries me because the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

A sure sign of spring!

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I saw Puppet Bike today for the first time this year! A very mangy cat puppet and dog puppet were dancing to some lively Cajun music. When ...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

And I ... eee... I ... eee ... I will always love you ...

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Today is Greg Maddux' 44th birthday. Celebrate accordingly.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Ten Things Tuesday

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Ten random things about me, in random order, shared because I haven't stolen anything from Kwizgiver in such a long time! 1) I hate goi...
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Cool! She finally speaks for herself.

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Post-assassination interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy to be unsealed Shown: Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spoke at ...
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It's a beautiful sight

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Behold the first Cubs' home game home run, sailing over the heads of the faithful during the third inning yesterday within the Friendly ...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Movie Monday

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Best Couples This week we're thinking of couples in films that left their mark because of their romantic tension, squabbling or love con...
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And she's ... SAFE!

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Don't know how close I came to being called out here at work, but at least I'm safe for now. (Enough baseball references? Well, it i...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

I'm never prepared for the ending

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I just watched PBS's The Diary of Anne Frank . This production includes the material poor Otto Frank omitted from the diary for decades ...
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So much fun to watch

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I was sad to learn that Dixie Carter, aka Julia Sugarbaker, died yesterday at age 70 . She was my favorite Designing Woman, a sassy belle wh...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Me Me Meme 1. Never in my life have I been: tall 2. The one person who can drive me nuts is: my least favorite, and now...
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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Dumb Luck

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Went to the dentist today and found that removing the crown, filling the cavity and putting in a new crown w ill cost more than originally e...
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Friday, April 09, 2010

It happened Tuesday

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The axe fell at the office. According to the industry blogs, 15 to 20 were let go. I contacted a coworker this evening and he reports that I...
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Hi, Len! Hi, Bob! I'm here!

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I'm settling in to watch my first regular-season Cubs broadcast of 2010! I suspect my Boys in Blue haven't done all that great thus ...

"16 years of marriage out the window"

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Had one of those unfortunate boarding experiences last night where we were all sitting there for a while -- maybe 20 minutes -- waiting for ...
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The Joys of Retail in Colonial Williamsburg

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There are those who devote a day in Williamsburg to shopping in Merchant's Square , and I get it. I only spent a few hours there, but I ...
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Ye Olde Williamsburg

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When I wasn't being pampered, I was wandering around Colonial Williamsburg. I didn't get to much of it, because I was unprepared for...
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Thursday, April 08, 2010

Ah ... spa ...

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The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg is what drew me to this vacation destination in the first place. While not as luxurious or extensive as las...
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Observations from the road

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Since I just read an article on Sir Paul's message to the American Idol contestants, let me paraphrase the way I have always heard him ...
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Sunday, April 04, 2010

But better than last Easter

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Easter 2009 was a very melancholy affair, because my mother was still very sick with pneumonia but resisted treatment. This year, I was grat...
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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The 35 Questions X 2 Meme: Part Two 36. If you suddenly became single or are single, do you think you could last in a relat...
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The little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead

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Went to a baby shower today. I don't generally enjoy these affairs, and this one was no different, except that it seemed to mean a lot t...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Hurts So Good 1. Tell us about the last time you really got hurt. I am now very upset because of my uncle . His mental decline h...
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Let's not forget Easter

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As the time ticks away to two highly anticipated events in my life -- Cubs baseball and my vacation -- I don't want to forget Easter. In...
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Thursday, April 01, 2010

Climate change

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My boss is talking to me again, as if last week hadn't happened . It's the usual -- updates on client meetings, tales about his coll...
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The fine art of awfulizing

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So here's what I do: I take a situation I'm afraid of and imagine in the bleakest terms possible. I examine from every which dark wa...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The story of my life

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I'm only kidding a little bit here. Karen Silkwood is a martyr to whistle-blowing, and I feel a certain kinship to her. Of course my li...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Stolen from today's Tribune

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Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune referred to Tim Urban as, "The second coming of Bobby Sherman." Watching American Idol tonight, ...
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