Monday, March 03, 2014

Show a little faith

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When I got to work this morning, I just hung around a bit, gossiping about last night's Oscars. I wanted to take the temperature of the ...
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Sunday, March 02, 2014

Sunday Stealing

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February Wrap Up To play along, click here . 1) Candle scents this month: I don't do candles. But I did stock up on Airwick Freshmat...
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Saturday, March 01, 2014

March Challenge -- Day 1

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Day 1 -- What funny thing happened today? Thinking … thinking … Can't come up with anything. Which is not to say it's been a ba...
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Friday, February 28, 2014

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Waterfalls Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1) This song encourages us to "stick to the rivers...
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My Fearless Friday Oscar Predictions

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Picture: Gravity Director: Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) Actor: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) Actress: Cate Blanchette (Blue Jasmin...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Here comes another one, just like the other one

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Tomorrow is payday. Midpoint of the first quarter. Another scary moment is upon me . I'm taking tomorrow off to go see my accountan...
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In support of my blogging sister

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Join Kwizgiver and I and play along this month. Participate in her March challenge.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

It was good news for one of them

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My cat Charlotte had a rough February . But as the month draws to a close, she's so much better -- eating her regular kibble, drinking...

How much is lonely worth?

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How much insensitive behavior does desperate justify? My oldest friend, the one who moved to California more than three years ago, has bee...
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WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading? The Country Girls Trilogy ...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

It should have had a happier ending

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Chicago's own Harold Ramis died yesterday. He was a Cub fan, a prolific writer and director. Whether behind the camera, in front of ...
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Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how to play this meme . • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from...
Monday, February 24, 2014

A slow start, but it was fine

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I met my Secret Pal this evening. We shared a dinner of pizza, bottled water, popsicles and goldfish crackers (the latter being her favorit...
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Fifteen Meme What was your first job like? Babysitting. I drank Coke, ate potato chips and talked on the phone ...
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Hoisted with my own petard

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What I've been doing throughout my career is known as target marketing -- taking what we know about consumers (by zip code, by purchasin...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Susan Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . When I was a little girl, I loved this song. 1) In this song, ...
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Friday, February 21, 2014

Not really

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A coworker got a tragic phone call last night, just as we were leaving work. Her 80-year-old mother had a stroke effecting 40% of her brai...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Hi, it's me, Fatty McFatterson

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Another lunch hour zoomed by without my being able to get to the gym. My self loathing is intense. I had been doing so well with the wo...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading? Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Silence

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Not a word, not a peep. No one is talking about layoffs today. Or about budgets, 2014 scope of work, or any of the other buzz words that m...
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Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how to play this meme . • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from some...
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Is today a day just like any other?

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That's how I'm treating it, this fine dawn. Even though I suspect ... worry ... fear that today when I get to the office, I will ...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Religion: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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Yesterday my minister's sermon was devoted to reconciling faith and evolution; how often we are given an either/or ... if you believe in...
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