Tuesday, April 14, 2015

On my mind today

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Remember that scene near the end of Spielberg's Lincoln ? The President is speaking informally to members of  his cabinet when he gets...
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That went well!

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In the olden days, when I presented my work internally, every meeting was followed by a sotto voce postmortem. We creatives would huddle tog...
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It's not my fault

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I am predisposed to men with brown eyes. And Marco Rubio's are the sweetest puppy brown. Naturally there's no way I'd cast a...
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This made me so happy

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For a brief time I worked with the absolute nicest woman you'd ever want to meet. Sweet, smart, pretty and loaded with integrity. We...
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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Sunday Stealing

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The Sizzle Says Meme 1. If money were no object, what would you be doing with your life? I'd log lots and lots of hours volunteering...
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Back to back jacks!

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The Cubs got back-to-back homeruns tonight for the first time this season. Yea! Go, Cubs, go!

And the groom wore yellow feathers in his hair ...

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... and a dress cut down to there. So this man is gay. The news broke this week that Barry Manilow has been secretly married to his m...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 1) This song asks, "Does anybody really care about time?" How about you?...
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Vacation prep

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Soon I'll be off for a long weekend in Los Angeles. While it's not my first choice for a spring vacay, it's certainly not the w...
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Friday, April 10, 2015

The "Because You Annoy Me" Edition

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I'm glad this week has come to an end. I've been out of sorts and easy to rile, though I think I've kept that to invisible to ot...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #237

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  Reflections on my little madman on his 11th birthday 1) I adopted Reynaldo from an animal shelter in ...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Afraid

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I'm afraid of how much today's news frightens me. I'm afraid of how much it will hurt if I let it. For years my agency employe...
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Sunday, April 05, 2015

Isn't she lovely?

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All winter, Wrigley Field has been under construction. We've all heard rumors about the renovation, how drastic it would be, how afte...

Who's a Good Girl?

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Connie is a good girl! We went to the vet yesterday, only our second trip in her 10 months living here. I didn't know how she'd ...
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Happy Easter

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It's such a holy time of year. Passover ... Good Friday ... Easter.  I was preoccupied this morning with thoughts of freedom, faith,...
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Just a coupla chicks, sitting around and talking

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I met my niece for lunch at Olive Garden, my mother/her grandmother's favorite restaurant. It was the first time either of us had been...
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Well, it's advertising

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This past week was tough at work. Three people from our team were let go. The official reason was the "aggregate." One of our cl...
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Sunday Stealing

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The More Or Less Meme 3 (or more, or less!) things...  1. ...you cannot live without.  Cable, internet, books 2. ...you CAN live witho...
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Saturday, April 04, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Easter Parade ("In Your Easter Bonnet") 1) This song is about a special Easter hat to be worn with your "Sun...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2015

THURSDAY THIRTEEN #236

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THIRTEEN  TOP-SELLING  SECOND HAND BOOKS I think there's something romantic about a used book. Who owned it before? Why d...
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Don't do this

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I twisted my ankle while running for the bus last Saturday. It still hurts. So if you can avoid being a klutz like me, I recommend you do ...
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WWW.WEDNESDAY

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This meme is no more. And yet I persist in answering the three questions it asked each week. Stubborn, ain't I? 1. What ar...
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Not the letter I expected ...

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In mid-March I wrote to my Cousin Rose, telling her that I would be busy throughout Memorial Day weekend but would love to spend a few hou...
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