Monday, October 07, 2013

He's such a good guy

›
Had a nice long, lovely conversation with my old friend in Key West. He asked about my career, I asked about his job at the paper. We tal...
1 comment:

A good day

›
Yesterday my nephew and I celebrated his 14th birthday. We ordered gigantic burgers and, while we waited for them to arrive, he unwrapped ...
2 comments:
Saturday, October 05, 2013

Sunday Stealing

›
Movies/TV Meme Name your favorite movie actor: Of all time? Redford. Of the current crop, Tom Hanks. Name your favorite movie actress: ...
9 comments:

"Torrential downpour"

›
That's what the Weather Channel called it. The sky opened up and dumped rain on us at a rate of nearly 2"/minute. That's more t...
1 comment:

Saturday 9

›
Saturday 9: You're So Vain 1) Samantha Winters is very vain about her light blonde locks. What's your best feature? My green e...
4 comments:
Friday, October 04, 2013

Trifecta

›
This week's challenge: Give us the 33 words that follow this illustration. What happens next? Give us the 33 words ...
13 comments:

From Mike to Big to Peter

›
Watching a vintage episode of Law & Order and am happy to see Chris Noth as Mike Logan. His streetwise, proudly Irish Catholic and so-...
2 comments:

I hate it when this happens!

›
I closed my eyes for just a minute ... and woke up TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER! I'm upset because I feel like I'm wasting my life...
2 comments:
Wednesday, October 02, 2013

WWW Wednesday

›
To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading? Lennon Revealed by Larry Kane. It...
4 comments:

My Crystal Ball

›
With all due respect to Snarky Pants , a genuine Woo-Woo Chick, I believe I can predict the future. We are watching Ted Cruz (R-TX) unrave...
3 comments:
Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Well, that was a first!

›
(Credit: @pulchritudino/Twitter and CBS Chicago) I've seen riderless horses but this is my first conductor-less train! Yesterday ...
1 comment:
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Too much

›
I have seen quite a bit of The Saddest Boy Ever lately. His real name is Peter. He lives on the first floor of my building, and he is, quite...
5 comments:

Sunday Stealing

›
My Random Randomness Meme How did you choose your baby's or pet's names? My cats were named thusly -- Joey for Joey Tribiani...
6 comments:

$109 later ...

›
Rey and I were up early and at the vet by 8:00. My cat's recent psycho behavior is just a recurrence of his spring/summer attachment and...
1 comment:
Friday, September 27, 2013

Saturday 9

›
Saturday 9: Ain't That a Kick in the Head? Unfamiliar with this week's featured song? Hear it here .   1) In the song, ...
5 comments:

Upset, upset, upset

›
A woman was ripped off on my train this evening. Two young men entered the car together but then sat apart, one on either side of this mid...
2 comments:

My dream seatmate

›
I'm pretending that I'm on a long flight* and I get to kill time with Suzy Hunt. She's an enigmatic, blonde Forrest Gump. She ...
2 comments:
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

I Want Wednesday

›
Today would be my uncle's 72 birthday. He was very sad and ill when he died almost three years ago. But that's not how I want to rem...
1 comment:

WWW.WEDNESDAY

›
To play along, just answer the following three questions …   • What are you currently reading? I'm juggling two: The Prince, The S...
1 comment:

He's going to be fine ... and so will I

›
From the Daily Mail Last week's shooting on the South Side left me rattled . Not only because a 3-year-old was hit in the face. But ...
2 comments:

It's got me thinking ...

›
Writing it out, working it through, that's one of the things that makes blogging valuable for me. At the time that I post, it gives me a...
1 comment:
Monday, September 23, 2013

That was disappointing

›
I went to church on Sunday because I was upset. Gun violence at the Navy Yard. Gun violence in my backyard . I needed to put the violence ...
8 comments:
Sunday, September 22, 2013

An Award!

›
Cleopatra Loves Books has glammed up this joint with this lovely Shine On Award. Thank you so much! THE SHINE ON AWARD Here are the r...
4 comments:

Sunday Stealing

›
Fall/Autumn Meme    First of all, is autumn your favorite season? Why or why not? There's something to enjoy about every season, but y...
6 comments:
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Someone's problem, but not mine

›
I was in my old hometown today, getting my hair cut and colored. (I think it looks cute, btw.) The guy who does my hair asked what is up...