Friday, August 20, 2010

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Welcome Back 1. Where were you the last time that someone welcomed you back? Absolutely nothing comes to mind. Isn't that sa...
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August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 20

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They're Playing Our Song. In 1979, this was the big hit on Broadway, Marvin Hamlisch's followup to A Chorus Line . I loved it then b...

Just pouring it out

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This post has been bubbling up inside of me for a while now, and I'm just going to let it flow. Maybe getting it out of my system will h...
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What the hey?

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My brother in law quit his job. Quitting means no unemployment. His boss wouldn't give him the whole week off to go up to Wisconsin an...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 19

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The Stadium Club at Wrigley Field. One of the coworkers who went to the game with me knows people who are actually members of the exclusive ...
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Melancholy afternoon

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Cubs lost 5-3, but it was an entertaining game. We were ahead at one point, and in the ninth we closed the gap. Our seats were so good that ...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 18

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A moment of class. After more than 14 years with the agency, my boss' boss was let go on Monday. He was back in the office today and pac...
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The upside of a bad situation

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OK, so maybe my agency has sustained even more lay offs. And perhaps the Cubs do suck this year. But that doesn't mean I can't find ...
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I Want Wednesday

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I want Blago to go away. He's been found guilty of one count, a felony, which has jail time attached. I don't care that it's a ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Everyone needs Frangoes

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According to Macys.com : "A delectable combination, smooth milk chocolate and refreshing mint come together to dazzle your taste buds....
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August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 17

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91¢ A tourist did the nicest thing today! As I cut through Macy's at lunchtime today, I decided I deserved a four-pack sampler box of Fr...
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10 on Tuesday

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Where It All Goes I have two credit cards in my wallet. One I use for big purchases that I intend to pay for over time, the other for more e...
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Monday, August 16, 2010

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 16

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Sleep. My slumber had been disrupted alot lately, and I think it contributed to my catching a pesky summer cold. So I really enjoyed sleepi...
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Welcome to The Queen's Meme #49

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It's called The Watch Me Watch You Meme . So hunker down with your spyglass and bourbon, don dark sunglasses if you choose and tell us...
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"I loved a man, truly I did ..."

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From an old Barbra Streisand song. Because in my head, I sound like Babs. I did have a great love with a good man. He was the wrong man for ...
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Movie Monday

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This week's topic is all about the films of the late John Hughes. Admit it. Once upon a time (in your life), you were bitten by the J...
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August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Days 14 & 15

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"She died laughing." Spent this weekend with my oldest friend at the annual Fest for Beatle Fans . For me, the highlights all cam...
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Friday, August 13, 2010

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Superstition 1. What are you superstitious about? Airplane travel. 2. What’s the story behind one of your scars? One Good Friday...
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August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 13

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I accidentally discovered that my blog has made a difference in someone's life, and it makes me happy. Every now and again I check my st...
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I may not be sleeping, but BOY, am I ever dreaming!

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My slumber this week has been fitful at best. I wish there was a fascinating reason behind this, but I suspect it's just because with th...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 12

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Discovering another terrific version of an old song. Peter Allen wrote this song back with Carole Bayer Sager back in the 1970s. I have two ...
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I am a professional writer.

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It's what I do. Using nothing but words, I can convince people to respond in a certain way. I am a professional writer. This occurred to...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 11

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A special lunch companion. My former coworker came in for lunch and to officially say goodbye. She brought her little boy with her. Around ...
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Stumped

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I need to write three different letters promoting the same financial product. This way the client can choose the one she likes best. It'...
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I Want Wednesday

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I want THIS John Kerry to talk to THAT John Kerry. Then perhaps Senator John Kerry will show the nerve and nads and patriotism that Lt. John...

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 10

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Guilt-free chocolate. Low in fat, rich in fiber, and only 100 calories. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Chocolate Cheerios.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

10 on Tuesday

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Ten things on my mind this lovely Tuesday: 1) Why did I wait so long to fall in love with Mark Harmon? I saw him in a clip from a made-for-T...
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Monday, August 09, 2010

August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 9

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Dynamic Duos. Because I took today off for my annual mammogram (an occasion for rapture itself), I was able to lazy around in front of the T...
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Movie Monday -- Future Legends

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Share the actors and actresses under 50 whose careers you think will become legendary, linking back here at The Bumbles . Two of the Bumble...
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August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 8

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Went to a concert tonight at Ravinia to see The Four Tops and The Temptations with my friend Mindy. We had a great time, sitting in the gras...
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Sunday, August 08, 2010

Checking in the old fashioned way

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Kathleen called me this morning! She sounded good after Friday's procedure , and I'm so relieved. I was worried that I hadn't he...
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Saturday, August 07, 2010

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Crafty Fifty Meme, Part One Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. Introduce yourself. "I'm a man of wealth and tast...
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August Happiness Challenge 2010 -- Day 7

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Today I'm happy that I have so much to be grateful for: • As I went to the post office to send paperbacks to the troops , and then to t...
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Sometimes the credits set the mood perfectly

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Here's the rendition of "Solitary Man" that opens the Michael Douglas movie of the same name. In the movie, we see Douglas nav...
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Friday, August 06, 2010

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Friends 1. How many of your friendships have lasted more than ten years? Which of your current friends do you feel will still ...
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