Saturday, September 29, 2012

It needs to be said

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I've been so distracted by personal events this week that I completely ignored the passing of Andy Williams. He's been mentioned...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out 1. When did you last feel down and out? When I read Bud's introdu...
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Trifecta

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This weekend's challenge:   Take one of your former Trifecta or Trifextra 33 word entries and build upon it with another 33 words.  ...
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Friday, September 28, 2012

998 miles

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That's how far apart my best friend and I are. He's getting depressed and feeling isolated as his unemployment drags into its th...
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Thump thump, thump thump ...

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I opened the mailbox, saw the envelope, and my heart started beating out of my chest. It's the company that holds the reverse mortgage...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #190

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13 THINGS ABOUT THE MOVIE DIE HARD This TT is a golden goodie blast from the past -- a repeat of a 2008 valentine to one of my fav...
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Paramount Centennial Blogathon

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Sponsored by The Hollywood Revue , this Blogathon is celebrating the illustrious history of Paramount Studios. Robert Redford and ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

I Want Wednesday

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I want to be fully awake! I haven't felt completely in the moment since the night I went to see BROOOOCE , weeks ago. And even then, i...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Me and my shadow

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Some people cast enormous shadows across our lives. My uncle was one of them. Today would have been his birthday. It's the second on...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Hillary was right

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As I post this, I'm watching Bill Clinton on The Daily Show and, as always, the Big Dog has me enthralled.  I'm paying attention...
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Like working in a garden

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I went into the office today for the first time since my mom died. Everyone knows I like flowers on my desk, and I was shocked and surpris...
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Sad observation

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Cancer Lady is smoking again! I don't know her, actually. She's just often on my el in the morning. One of those commuters who s...
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"We've missed you"

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So began the email I received this morning from my health club. Well, I miss them, too. Over the summer I suffered so through the heat ...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

I must remember this

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I like Yom Kippur. Atonement and repentance. As a Christian, I know I don't observe it the way my Jewish friends do (for example, I pr...
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Ambien and Xanax

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I'm doing OK. I return to work tomorrow for the first time in a week and a half (3 days with the flu, 5 days of bereavement). I think it...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Sparkling Beach Meme, Part 1 1. Ever been given or received an engagement ring? Yesterday I just received my recen...
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Papa Was a Rolling Stone  1. What’s the best memory that you have of your dad, while growing up? He traded cars ...
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Ready for some good news?

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About 15 years ago, my mother took a job as lunch mom at the local grade school. It made her very happy to be at the same school where her g...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon

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  A TRIBUTE TO GAIL PATRICK You know her: The dark-haired beauty who bedevils the fair-haired h...
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