Saturday, July 13, 2013

Sunday Stealing

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The Wackadoo Meme part 2 30.] What brand of batteries do you usually get? Walgreens' store brand.   31.] Are any of yo...
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It's Where I Left

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I spent today in the village where I grew up. First I went to the dentist (No cavities! Atta, Gal!), then I stopped at the yard/bake sale be...

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Just Give Me a Reason Thanks to Carielle for recommending this great song . 1) When she first burst onto the scene...
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He REALLY likes pizza

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My nephew and I got to The Taste of Chicago today just before 1:00 … and spent six hours there! It was impressive how he could put it awa...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Here's something you don't see every day

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This morning I rode the el with a young man who kept talking to himself -- perhaps even arguing with himself -- repeating over and over, ...
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Trifecta

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This week's challenge : Create a 33- to 333-word response using the third definition of the word: FLY (intransitive v...
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013

I hate the Trayvon Martin case

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An unarmed teenage boy is dead. Shot while en route to his father's house. And it appears that no laws have been broken. The armed nei...
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Monday, July 08, 2013

Obsessing and cyberstalking

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I'm the one who's doing both. My best friend from high school, Judy, was unusually close to her older sister. I spent a lot of tim...
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Sunday, July 07, 2013

I won't forget Nailah Franklin

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This beautiful young woman was killed in 2007. It will be six years ago this September! And the man arrested for her murder -- a former bo...
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Saturday, July 06, 2013

Sunday Stealing

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The Wackadoo Meme 1.] What age is your youngest aunt?   Between 65 and 70.   2.] Do you miss someone right now?   Oh, yes. 3.] What ...
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I don't like plane crashes

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Obviously. I mean, no one likes plane crashes. So I should have said, "Plane crashes terrify me." Or, more accurately, "...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Dedicated to the One I Love --> 1) The lyrics include the line, "Love can never be exactly what we what it...
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Friday, July 05, 2013

Ah, the good old days!

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This evening my friend John and I went out to celebrate his birthday. We had drinks at his place and he seemed to really like his gift -- Th...
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On my day off ...

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I had promised myself that I'd spend my July 4th being productive: primarily, cleaning out and organizing my bedroom. I didn't get a...
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Thursday, July 04, 2013

Doing it old school

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I found out through Facebook that a once close, highly disappointing, former friend is suffering through a family tragedy. The last membe...

A big, heaping serving of corn

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Yeah, I know it's corny. But it gets me every time. Ever since I was a little girl. I used to worry that I'd miss this number wh...
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She shouldn't get to me

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A really rude old biddie snapped at me today at Walgreen's and made me sad. It's the same store where a pushy younger man snapped at...
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Let it ride!

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I just won $3 in the Illinois Lotto. I reinvested it more lottery tickets.
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Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Balance of Power

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It's not optimal, but the way the local food pantry works is that it's open for donations during the very hours that they distribu...
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Monday, July 01, 2013

No guilt today!

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Some evenings, while I'm on the el platform, waiting for the train, I gaze into the health club windows and feel bad as I watch the le...
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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Loved it!

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I so enjoy going to the movies but this summer, so far the only one I've seen is Leo's turn as Gatsby , and I really didn't en...
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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Sunday Stealing

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The Summertime Meme 1.) What first tells you that Summer is here? Forget the calendar. For me, it's summer when I can get away with s...
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Woke up and found myself looking at Paul Newman (ca 1966)

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Got up very early this morning and dropped a small bag of groceries off at the local food pantry before taking Reynaldo to the vet. When w...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Suit and Tie Thanks to Bankerchick for suggesting JT    1) When was the last time that you got dressed up, or to...
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