Friday, February 15, 2013

Hallelujah!

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My older sister actually cooperated and signed the agreement required by the bank re: our mother's reverse mortgage. There was no dram...
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I didn't see this coming

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Last night, when I showed up for my monthly appointment with my shrink, I got quite a shock. After decades, she's leaving! Her husba...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #210

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THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT AMERICAN IDOL 'S IDOLS On the air for more than a decade now, American Idol has become a way of American life....
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I Want Wednesday

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I want to feel better! About my health, about my life! Nothing is going smoothly . Things have been scary-slow at work since January 1. A...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

I'm trying not to be ...

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… but still, I'm pissed. My oldest friend hates her job. She's battling with both her troubled daughter and her daughter's sch...
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31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: 1940 Best Actor

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The First Time Mr. Lincoln was in the House   The 13th annual Academy Awards dinner was held on a Thursday night in late Februa...
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Containing Archie

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Remember Archie Bunker , the Los Angeles lunkhead my oldest friend was desperately attracted to last year? Well, he's the reason why ...
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Why am I laying on the sofa?

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I took today off work. It didn't seem worth the commute since we aren't that busy and I'm battling a pernicious headache. Prob...

Big shoes to fill

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No, make that MASSIVE shoes to fill. Poor President Obama is delivering his State of the Union speech tonight on the anniversary of Abraha...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

McCartney wins Grammy for "Kisses On The Bottom"

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That was the Grammy headline from The Jakarta Post . Jakarta! God, it must be fun to be Sir Paul and have that kind of worldwide, multi...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Basically Obscure Meme-Part 2 21: Would you swear in front of your parents. I did. It used to amuse/annoy me to disco...
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Saturday, February 09, 2013

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: The Way We Were     1) In honor of Valentine's Day next week, what's the most romantic movie you can think of?...
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Friday, February 08, 2013

Happy Birthday to Kathy

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If you come here often, you know of my tortured relationship with Kathy . I've known her for 30 often awkward and troubled years. Oh, th...
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I have made a commitment!

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I like to have a signature scent. Beginning in the late 1990s, and for a long time after that, it was Black Pearls by Elizabeth Taylor. I ...
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Thursday, February 07, 2013

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #209

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THIRTEEN FACTS ABOUT CRUISE VACATIONS My aunt just returned from a cruise to the Bahamas. She regularly takes off for the high seas and ...
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Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Next Stop: Geek City

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I love hearing about the First Ladies! It's such a fascinating position, a historical Rorschach Test. Because the role is undefined, ...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Regarding Jen Lancaster: The Artist vs. Her Art (II)

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I wrote about Mel Gibson in December -- how I'm sorry I know as much about him as I do because it makes it impossible for me to enjoy h...
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Paperwork update

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Issues related to my mother's final affairs are slowly grinding to resolution. I transferred the gas out of my name to that of the rev...
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Hurts so good

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"You have a computer back," the massage therapist said, leaning with her elbow into the knot in my shoulder. It hurt, yes it did...
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31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: Spotlight on Anne & Kate

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I think I love Oscar so much because awards season hits when I'm jonesing the hardest for baseball,* and like the MLB, the AMPAS is all ...
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Sunday, February 03, 2013

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Basically Obscure Meme  1: Do you notice a persons eye color? Oh, yes. To borrow from Chuck Berry, like a lot of g...
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