Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas Meme

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Favorite Christmas… 01. Non-Jesus-related song? River (I wish I had a river that I could sail away on ...) 02. Jesus-related song? Hark!...
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He's a good egg

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My friend from the Keys was incommunicado Saturday, and I admit I was pissed. I wanted to get his birthday/Christmas gifts in the mail and ...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

I ran away to the darkness

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I love going to the movies. Sitting there in the dark with movie food (today it was popcorn) is good for my soul. Because my weekend was ful...
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Christmas Cookies -- Chapter 2

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Baked three more batches from The World's Easiest Cookie Recipe. Then I chose the 10 finest specimens, surrounded them by wax paper, cu...
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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Blue Memory Meme, Part Two 26) Are you happy with the person you've become? Yes 27) What's a sound you hate...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Drift Away (RIP Dobie Gray) 1. Who or what bores you enough to mentally drift away? I can easily send my mind away to the happy...
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Friday, December 09, 2011

This one is hard for me

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This week former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to a staggering 14 years for ... well ... he didn't actually accomplish any of his n...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #149

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THE THIRTEEN  MOST POPULAR  CHRISTMAS SONGS Thanks to Wikipedia for this list (and the pretty tree photo, too). 1   " The Christma...
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Wow!

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Had an impressive session with my shrink last night. I told her that I'm really pretty happy these days, and that makes me feel bad beca...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011

My favorite traditional carol

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Peace on earth and mercy mild. God and sinner reconciled. I love "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!" It makes me happy whenever I he...
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A great honor for a Cub great

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I only wish Ronnie was alive to see it! I adored Ron Santo . I grew up on him! He wore the #10 in Cubbie Blue for 14 seasons, encompassi...
Monday, December 05, 2011

Only as sick as our secrets

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When I was at my mom's yesterday, I happened to see the Christmas card she received from my oldest friend. It was a lovely, very convent...
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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Celebrating my mom's birthday

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This intense and soulful looking man is Chaz Dean. He has a line of haircare products , sold on one of the shopping networks, that has compl...
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Christmas Meme

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Purloined from Kwizgiver . 1. Worst Christmas song? "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"   2. If you were a Christmas charact...
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Point. Click. Give.

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This made me happy. I was able to donate a copy of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever to the annual Today Show Toy Drive … WHILE STILL BARE...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing : The Blue Memory Meme, Part One Cheers to all of us thieves! 1) If the whole world were listening to you right now, wh...
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Saturday, December 03, 2011

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Lies 1. “Everybody lies. But it's alright because nobody listens.” is one of Bud's Law's. What do you lie about? M...
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A Tale of Two Teeth

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A surprising and unwelcome part of my birthday celebration was my chipped molar. It's been more than a week and there's no pain, so ...
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Friday, December 02, 2011

I'll know it when I feel it

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On my way back from the post office where I mailed paperbacks to the soldiers , I spotted a book fair. For just $3.81 (including tax), I was...
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One last gift

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I think I am almost done with my Christmas shopping! All that's left is a Chicago Bulls cap for my young nephew. I didn't pick one...

About comments

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Every now and again I read one of you blogging buddies o' mine wondering wistfully why you don't receive any more comments. To which...
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Thursday, December 01, 2011

Pressing my "dad" button

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My dad was like Archie Bunker. He used to say grumpy shit that didn't make sense, that he didn't even mean, just to hear himself bei...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Thursday Thirteen #148

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THIRTEEN COMMON, INEXPENSIVE ITEMS  THAT COULD BRIGHTEN A SOLDIER'S LIFE And not just soldiers. These things would be valued by troops ...
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I *was* happy

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My last day off and I pampered myself to a facial. I enjoyed it while it was happening. The cleansers and lotions and potions all had a nice...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Permission to vent

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I hate my oldest friend's cousin, Sharon. There, I said it. And it felt gooood . My oldest friend moved to California -- more than 200...
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Christmas Cookies -- Chapter 1

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My best friend is a foodie, so I committed myself to giving him a homemade Christmas gift. Since he knows I am domestically challenged, I kn...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Weekend Update with The Gal Herself

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My nephew was with me from Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. By the time we parted, I was exhausted ! Seriously, Moms, I don't ...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing : The Bud is Back Meme Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. Why did you sign up for writing your blog? I wanted to create a ...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Turn Back the Hands of Time 1. There's a Time Genie. She can put you back in time to relive a day that you loved. If you ...
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It was fine

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Thanksgiving, I mean. Minimal stress, no arguing. Wonderful sweet potato pie. In all, nothing memorable -- which, in the case of my family, ...
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Fishing? Really?

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When my best friend told me he was going to New Orleans so spend Thanksgiving week with his in-laws, I assumed he was going to enjoy the whi...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thursday Thirteen #147

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THIRTEEN THINGS I'M THANKFUL FOR 1) I don't have cancer. Every day I remind myself to be grateful that both biopsies taken on 9/9 c...
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Happy Birthday to Me, Part 7

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Met my old friend Mindy for dinner. I had a burger, she had a salad. She looks terrific and was full of tales about her younger son, which m...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me, Parts 5 and 6

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Yesterday was my actual birthday. First celebrated with coworkers at the Wildberry Pancake House, and I had eggs benedict. Then my friend Jo...
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I say a little prayer for you

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The anniversary of President Kennedy's death was yesterday, my birthday. Because this dramatic event felt like it happened to me persona...