Saturday, December 14, 2013

Feeling Fortunate

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My friend in the Keys sent me a photo of "our" Christmas tree, the one I'll be celebrating around on December 25. It was a t...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Jingle Bell Rock 1) Sam has affection for this song because, when she was very young, she tap-danced to it for a Chris...
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Holidailies -- Day 14

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Today's prompt: Write a letter to the person/company/group annoying you the most this holiday season:   Dear Fox News: ...
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Friday, December 13, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 13

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Today's prompt: Holiday pet peeve?   My kid sister won't commit to when we're celebrating the holiday until the last mi...
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Happy news from a happy man

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My friend Tom is a really good man, and that's why I'm happy to  report that, at dinner last night, I found him nothing but happy. ...
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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Hakuna Matata

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Got the good word from the hospital yesterday. My annual mammogram showed "no abnormalities." Yea!
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Holidailies -- Day 12

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Today's prompt: What beloved holiday TV show/movie/play just leaves you cold? For the most part, I enjoy them all. There are ...
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Happy Birthday to Me -- Part 9

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I believe this is the final salvo in The War to Preserve My Birthday. (If Fox can have a War on Christmas ...) Dinner with my dear old fri...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 10

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Today's prompt: Tell us about a holiday food tradition you just can't stand. When I was a kid, Johnny Carson said this every ...
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Monday, December 09, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 9

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Today's prompt: Which currently popular meme/trend do you just not get? "The War on Christmas." It's stupid. Be...
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Sunday, December 08, 2013

A weekend of big emotions

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This weekend marks the anniversary of both my mother's birth and John Lennon's murder. Tomorrow, my mom's house will be sold a...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing 01. What is something that you have lost recently?: A brand new pair of earrings I bought myself! I'm just sick about ...
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Awesome, isn't he?

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I made this rather lop-sided gentlemen with my own two hands! Our classic film club screened Christmas in Connecticut , a 1945 screwball...
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Holidailies -- Day 8

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Today's prompt: What holiday tradition do you wish would just go away? The company Christmas party. The company I work for goes al...
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Saturday, December 07, 2013

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Stand by Me 1) "Stand by Me" is one of the songs John Lennon did at his last public performance back in 1975. ...
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Holidailies -- Day 7

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Today's prompt: Write a letter to Santa. Dear Mr. Claus, I know you're really busy, so I'll just topline my goodness in ...
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Friday, December 06, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 6

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Today's prompt: What is the best gift you have ever given? I've written about this before, so forgive me the repetition. But i...
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Happy Birthday to Me -- Part 8

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I've worked til 7:00 or 8:00 every night, doing my own work and putting out fires. While I am stimulated and happy by my own projects,...
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Thursday, December 05, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 5

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Today's prompt: What is the best gift you ever received? It was the Christmas I was four years old. I think part of the reason why t...
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Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 4

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Today's prompt: What is your favorite holiday tradition? I have a motley collection of 4 cardboard holiday figures -- the kind sch...
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Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Kwitcher Bitchin'!

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I am so sick of hearing about "The War on Christmas." Just because I believe in the separation of Church and State and respect t...
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Holidailies -- Day 3

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Today's prompt: Share your favorite holiday recipe. Where / when did you first try it? HA! This is criminally easy because I only ...
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These are the good old days

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I wasn't able to get to the health club over lunch yesterday because I had three (count 'em, 3!) live and active projects going o...
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Monday, December 02, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 2

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Today's prompt: What is your favorite holiday song (and why)? "Sleigh Ride" by Andy Williams. It was the first cut on my...
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Sunday, December 01, 2013

Holidailies -- Day 1

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Today's prompt: Introduce Yourself I AM (in alphabetical order) an American a Beatle fan a cat lady a Cub fan a copywriter ...
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