Monday, August 25, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 24

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Today's happiness -- That I can.  I dropped off a bag for the local food pantry. Pasta, Spaghetti-Os, tuna, mustard, tomato soup, etc....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Sunday Stealing

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Click here to play along 1. Favorite fictional couple?  After giving this some thought, I'll go with Bob and Emily Hartley from The...
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Saturday, August 23, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 23

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Today's happiness -- Saving money.  Instead of spending $40+ in cab fare to the salon for my haircut, I spent $3.50 on the bus. I'...
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Reflections on my Saturday

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•  Bromelain is the enzyme in pineapple that causes diarrhea. I ate a ton of it Friday afternoon because it tasted sooooo good and because i...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: I Got You, Babe 1) Popular music has produced almost countless groups, but not that many duos. Besides Sonny & Cher, can...
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I wanna hang with these guys

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When I was housebound with a cold, I rediscovered Bonanza . My affection/appreciation grows with each episode I watch. Part of it is nosta...
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Friday, August 22, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 22

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Today's happiness -- Checking off the chores.  Here it is, Friday night, and my weekend grocery shopping and laundry are already done ...
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It makes me sad

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I want my President to act Presidential. I want the leader of my party, my country and the free world to lead. That's why I have, at tim...
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 21

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Today's happiness -- Getting it done.  I completed my session with my personal trainer, having done everything he requested. I was so...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 20

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Today's happiness -- Through a tourist's eyes.  The sidewalks are filled with tourists, both downtown where I work and in the neig...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To play along, just answer the following three questions ... • What are you currently reading? The Tuesday Club Murders by Agatha Chris...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 19

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Today's happiness -- First-aid ointment.  I have long had Walgreen's antibiotic cream in my bathroom in case of cuts or burns. I ...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 18

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Today's happiness -- The infield.  Rizzo, Baez and Castro. How I love this young Cub team! That's three hot bats, three competent...
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Monday, August 18, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 17

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Today's happiness -- Nothing.  I don't mean that nothing made me happy on Sunday. I mean that doing nothing made me happy. I spok...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing Would you ever consider becoming a teacher? Yes. When I was a kid I wanted to be a teacher.  Would you ever give a hitc...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 16

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Today's happiness -- A day at the zoo.  My cousin Rose and I went to Brookfield Zoo , walking distance from where I grew up, and a sta...
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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Mine Would Be You 1) The lyrics mention his respect for "90 proof and Marlboro Red." What was your most recent ...
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Friday, August 15, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 15

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Today's happiness -- Eating like a child.  For lunch I had fish sticks with a side of buttered peas. I chose this because I found myse...
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Frank conversation

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Robin Williams on his last birthday 7/14 In the wake of Robin Williams' death I've had two very honest and revealing conversatio...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 14

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Today's happiness -- Water.  Thursday found me staring out onto water a lot. The fountains in front of the building where I work...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 13

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Today's happiness -- Bringing the outdoors inside.  I always have flowers on my desk (this week it's orange and yellow carnations)...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 12

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Today's happiness -- Like minded people.  Tonight my classic film group met and more than 20 of us watched Alfred Hitchcock's Susp...
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Someone I didn't know at all died yesterday

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I wasn't a Robin Williams fan, especially. I liked him as Mork and loved Moscow on the Hudson and Good Will Hunting . But he worked a...
Monday, August 11, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 11

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  Today's happiness -- Back in the saddle.  I returned to the health club for the first time all month and did 30 mins. of cardio. ...
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Sunday, August 10, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 10

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Today's happiness -- Spiritual reassurance.  Went to church this morning. Wasn't sure what I was going to get, since our reverend ...
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Imaginative and provocative

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Boyhood is a very ambitious and original movie. I've never seen anything quite like it. It was filmed over 12 years with the same cas...
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Sunday Stealing

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THIRTEEN THINGS 1. Outside my window… is a big, leafy tree  2. I am thankful… for my independence  3. In the kitchen… is a counterfu...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 9

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Today's happiness -- Sleep. Since I came down with my cold last week, I've been feeling run down. Yesterday, I surrendered to the ...
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Saturday, August 09, 2014

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Super Duper Love If you're not familiar with today's song, you can hear it here .   1) The lyrics say, ...
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Friday, August 08, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 8

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Today's happiness -- Javier Baez. Our brand-new second baseman made his debut at Wrigley Field today and got a noisy, bat-breaking sin...

Me and Morales

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My older sister had heart surgery yesterday. According to my kid sister, the surgeon found blockages but she's going to recover and is l...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 7

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Today's happiness -- Beautiful summer weather. Upper 70's with a slight breeze. The sky filled with big, puffy white clouds. The s...
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Thursday, August 07, 2014

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 6

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Today's Happiness (1) -- Walgreens. The drugstore chain is keeping their headquarters here in the United States, here in Illinois. Thi...
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