Monday, September 12, 2011

Quick overview of the last four days

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Thursday I dosed myself with Gavilyte , which left me clean as a whistle. It's an unpleasant but necessary experience. Friday I got to t...
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Benign!

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The happiest two syllables EVER! Thanks to everyone for your concern. I'm home now, and will post more tomorrow. I'm very grateful f...
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Thursday, September 08, 2011

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #139

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THE IPOD SHUFFLE THIRTEEN SONGS CHOSEN AT RANDOM Aka The "yeah-I'm-a-Baby-Boomer-what-of-it-don't-judge-me!" Edition 1. B...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

I'm sooooo tiredll

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All I have done today is sleep. It's wearying, having a cold and waiting for surgery. I'm glad the wait is almost over. At least I h...
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Lucy! You got some 'splainin' to do!

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My "I Love Lucy" alarm clock has suddenly become unreliable! I won't find out my surgery time until tomorrow, but what if it...
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Nice

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One of my usually annoying coworkers asked me to lunch today to one of my favorite restaurants, Ada's. One of the reasons I love Ada...
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Monday, September 05, 2011

The saddens me

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I luxuriated in the inanity of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. I bathed in the plate spinners, the ventriloquists, the impersonators, the clow...
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He was right

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My best friend is the Felix to my Oscar. A place for everything and everything in its place. I often ask him if his compulsion to clean does...
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"Invest in a Dream"

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That was one of my concepts, presented a couple weeks ago and chosen by the client before the Labor Day break. And it was the last thought I...
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Sunday, September 04, 2011

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The 20 Questions of Doom Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. Do you believe in Heaven? Yes . 2. Have you ev...
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Friday, September 02, 2011

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Money Grabber 1. Has anyone ever intentionally ripped you off? Or perhaps unintentionally? I have had my purse stolen twice....
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I can't do this right now

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I can't worry about my oldest friend, her kids and the tumult that is her life. When I last heard from her -- on Wednesday -- her son ...
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Now that's what friends are for

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Last night my friend John and I met for burgers and drinks at the same bar we've been going to for ... um ... 30 years. Gulp. If those ...
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Looking HARD for the pony!

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One of the lights on my bathroom medicine chest just blew. I changed the bulb but it turns out the problem is in the fixture. AARGH! It'...
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Me and Miche -- A love story

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This one is for Kwizgiver . I love my new purse. It's a Miche bag . A black base, or lining, that can be dropped into various "...
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Thursday, September 01, 2011

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 30

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The right words at the right time. I received this email today from my aunt/Godmother . I'm going to print it out and take it to the ho...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

All of life, in one day

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Today, I … • Noticed how beautiful the sky was. The green of the Millennium Park trees looked so pretty against the clean, pale blue. ...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 30

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What Not to Wear. I saw my first episode of the new season! I like how the cameras drop in on the episode's subject a few weeks after th...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

I'm soooo not good at this

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I'm coming unglued, waiting for surgery. I really am. Yesterday my oldest friend called to tell me she's NOT coming in to hold m...
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I. Can't. Help. It!

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I have a bad cough. A hacking, horrible cough. I sound like a barking seal. I know! I know! You think I don't hear it? You think it...
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Girl Power

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I have been watching Gone with the Wind when I can't sleep. I know it's considered an epic and a love story. But to me, it's a ...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 29

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$3.99 on sale! Feline Pine, that is. My cat, Charlotte, is very loving and devoted to me and tries to be a good influence on wildcat, Reyna...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

"Hello, my name is Peggy."

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This was me attempting to report my short-term disability claim to Cigna. Normally when I deal with them, everything goes smoothly. Today ....
Sunday, August 28, 2011

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 28

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Movies! Not only the one I saw at the theater (see below) but look what I found on Comcast On Demand. The ultimate escape! Movies are ...

Thank you, Ryan Gosling

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I have been obsessing about my upcoming surgery . I know that accomplishes nothing and I try not to do it, and yet ... Look, I'm about t...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The August 20 Question Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. What's for breakfast? Cheerios . 2. Do you read...
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Well, that's done

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I didn't do much today because I'm feeling a little depleted emotionally. I went in for my pre-op chest x-ray and bloodwork. Then I ...
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JFK vs. Prince Charles

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I'm watching a documentary on Princess Diana, and as always, I miss her . It would have been nice to see how that kindergarten teacher-t...

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 27

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"The happiest days are when babies come." So said the wise Miz Melly Wilkes in Gone with the Wind, and of course she was right. I...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: I Fought the Law 1. Have you ever been on the wrong side of the law? Prepare yourself to be shocked by my lawlessness: I jay...
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Friday, August 26, 2011

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 26

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Freedom from worry. I'm OK financially. Not as good as I should be, not as good as I want to be, but OK. And right now, to borrow from B...
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Nothing but crickets

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That's all I'm hearing from my oldest friend in California. She offered to come out and hold my hand through surgery, sit with m...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 25

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Peapod . My groceries were delivered tonight. I placed the order yesterday afternoon from the office, updated it last night from home (after...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #138

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THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE "MAD MEN" QUOTES I love Don Draper. I love the 1960s. I even love "the ad game." So nat...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 24

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Being known so well. Out of the blue, my best friend sent me a work-related memo to critique. Since we no longer work for the same agency a...
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