Monday, July 06, 2015

Dreaming of the vaunted Walla Walla-Kalamazoo corridor

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This corny bit of Americana heralded the start of  each WGN radio Cubs broadcast of my girlhood, and explains why every time we heard from m...
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Saturday, July 04, 2015

Sunday Stealing

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--> MASH UP MEME 1. What’s overdue for a good cleaning? My carpets. They're enormously funky. 2. What’s overdue for some ...
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Independence Day Musings

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This happy gent decorates a friend's lawn each 7/4 I love my country. I support my President. I believe in God. So I think "God...

Not a damn thing was accomplished

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I have celebrated the Fourth by doing nothing. I feel kinda bad about it, but not that bad ... or I would have accomplished something. ...
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Friday, July 03, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Hungry (1966) ... because it's 4th of July Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) Are you eating ...
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It's like coming home

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My first trip to Wrigley Field since the renovation! I admit I was a little apprehensive. I love this place sooooo much and I hate to think ...
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Thursday, July 02, 2015

Jealous!

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These are Cub fans who made the pilgrimage. To New York. To see the Cubs play our lifelong nemeses, The Mets. I love how confident they w...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Farewell to Chicago's rainiest June

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That's me on the left We broke a record for precipitation last month. I realize, when some parts of the country are suffering from d...
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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 are you curren...
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Sunday, June 28, 2015

Poignant

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Watching the documentary I'll Be Me on CNN. It's about Glen Campbell's battle with Alzheimer's. It's not easy to see ...
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Sunday Stealing

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Unusual Things 1. Who was the last person of the opposite sex you laid in a bed with?  Sprawled out with my friend in the Keys when I was ...
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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Saturday 9

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I Miss You (1997) ... because Smellyann suggested it 1) In this song, Bjork knows what she's looking for in a mate, she just ...
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What he said

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Marriage equality is the law of the land. So says the Supreme Court.  It's a great day.  
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Friday, June 26, 2015

Love

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Not my family. Turns out maybe it could have been my family. My aunt/godmother was back in Chicagoland for the first time since my moth...
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

"Yes, Boss?"

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The client was in town this week. It was an all-day meeting, during which we recapped our work for the first six months of 2015. My boss...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Let's get our facts straight

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I'm not a Southerner. I've vacationed in the South -- Atlanta and Little Rock/Hot Springs, specifically -- and enjoyed it. I feel fa...
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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Sunday Stealing

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THE GET IT ALL DOWN MEME  Are you a good dancer? No, I'm a very bad dancer. Are you a good singer? No. It...
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A day in my village

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A lot of little things made me smile today.  •  Stopped by the food pantry again today, dropping off cans of soup, tuna and vegetables, ...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Daddy's Little Man (1969) 1) This song is about an afternoon visit between a father and son. What are your plans for S...
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I will not

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After the Charleston massacre, pro-gun advocates were defensively in front of the cameras, explaining how it's gun laws that somehow mak...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Yesterday's mail required a glass of vodka

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Thursday evening, I opened my box and retrieved four pieces of mail: 1) Coupons from CVS (yea!) Thanks, Lisa! 2) A package from th...
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Who knows how long I've loved you?

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   One of the biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happ...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

And now a word from Reynaldo

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

You're welcome

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 I watch one hockey game all year, and look what happens. Yes, I am taking credit for The Cup. While this certainly was exciting, and...