Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Thursday Thirteen #156

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THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT  WEST SIDE STORY As we wait to see which picture wins the Oscar for 2011, let's look back at the one that ...
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"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"

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I really enjoyed Moneyball . It's a baseball movie, but it depicts very little action on the field. I'm not a big Brad Pitt fan, but...

What is the universe trying to tell me?

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It's only Wednesday, and so far this week I have ridden to and from work with more physically challenged people than I think I saw all...
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WWW Wednesdays

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To play along, just answer the following three questions… • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What ...
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I Want Wednesday

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I want to watch movies and not see Robin Wright. First I'm stuck with her in the The Girl with Dragon Tattoo, now I find her in Money...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A Stolen Movie Meme

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Mark Hughes' 50 "The Best Films Never Nominated For The Oscar For Best Picture" Hughes goes into detail on the first ten...
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Monday, January 23, 2012

Some things don't change

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My older nephew, the newly-minted sailor, was at my mom's house this past weekend. He has a couple weeks in town before he boards his sh...
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The best actor of the year is Uggy

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Look at him! He completely stole The Artist. He is loving, funny and brave -- everything you could want in a movie hero. And I'd m...

Oh, we do that here?

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WARNING: This is not the post of a grownup. It's the brain fart of a very immature gal.  My boss was out Thursday and Friday. He ex...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Never Ending Meme, Ends Cheers to all of us thieves! 36. Have you watched   American Horror Story ? No. 37. Baseball...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Home 1. Do you live close to where you grew up? Why? I live about 20 miles/20 minutes from where I grew up. It's near e...
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Archie's at it again

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My oldest friend's prospective beau, Archie Bunker , has published another blog post. It's mostly just drivel -- unsurprising but s...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #155

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Thirteen Popular Gifts -- Christmas 2011 A month ago, many of us were involved in retail, taking care of friends and family on our holiday ...
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Me fall down, go boom

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It wasn't quite this bad, but close enough. The toe of my boot got caught in a pothole on the sidewalk and down I went. Fortunately all...

I Want Wednesday

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I want to not worry about money. I just spend just over $100 at Macy's for more than $200 worth of clothes (and a birthday gift for a f...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Change is NOT always good

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My Chicago Cubs plan to fuck with that enduring tabernacle of baseball, Wrigley Field. I am not happy. Do we really need a Budweiser Pati...

I wish I'd gotten to see this

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Bonnie and Clyde opened on Broadway in November and closed by year end. Too bad, because I am intrigued. First of all, it's a great sto...
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Mitt Romney is a good and decent man

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... with whom I disagree on just about everything. Especially his desire to cut programs that benefit the poorest among us, rather than rais...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

What's all the fuss?

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Yesterday afternoon I snuck out to see Iron Lady , starring Meryl Streep. I never was a fan of Margaret Thatcher's, and still am not. Th...
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Will it ever stop haunting me?

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I have a swing top wastebasket in my bathroom. Today, while I was showering, gravity did its thing and the top moved a little. I heard it an...

I can't believe this is real

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This isn't a Hollywood special-effects portrayal of Titanic. This is real . And more terrifying than I can imagine. From Businessweek...
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My Christmas gift to myself

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I bought myself another, newer DVD of The Way We Were . This one includes deleted scenes. And Streisand is right, director Sydney was wrong ...
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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Never Ending Meme, Part Two 21. Did you go to your high school prom? I went to a prom, but it wasn't my own seni...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: I Know I'm Losing You 1. Have you ever still been in a relationship that you knew was ending, but you hung in with it anyw...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

I wish John Forsythe was my dad

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Andy Taylor used to be my fantasy father, but he's been replaced by Bentley Gregg, the main character of Bachelor Father. Played by J...

I like my doctor

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She's so great. She's the one who discovered the problem that had been plaguing me for months last summer, the one that my gynecolo...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

It's just SNOW, people!

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I admit I'm grumpy right now. First of all, I'm taking tomorrow off for my annual checkup. I told everyone about this last week. I...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Thursday Thirteen #154

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THIRTEEN VERY BAD BAD GUYS The American Film Institute (AFI) is one of the best-respected not-for-profits devoted to the arts. It was fo...
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WWW Wednesday

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To play along , just answer the following three (3) questions… • What are you currently reading? Never Let Me Go by Ishiguro. It's...
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Can't wait to play with it

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I'm $1600 lighter, but immeasurably faster and more modern.
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I Want Wednesday

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I want my niece to always be this happy. She gets along well with her dorm roommates, has found love with a townie, and breathlessly told me...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Sound of Silence

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No access to a computer tonight! The contents of my old Mac are being transferred to a spanking new Mac overnight. What will I do with myse...
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Monday, January 09, 2012

Let's hear it for the gal!

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My job is to advertise financial services. You have no idea how difficult that's been for the last four -- count 'em, four -- years...
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Sunday, January 08, 2012

"That poor girl"

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I feel so bad for Lisbeth Salandar, the heroine of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Yes, it's a brutal movie and an exceptionally well-...
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Happy Birthday, Your Highness

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Today is the birthday of America's only king. Hope you observed it accordingly.
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