Monday, July 27, 2015

It's almost Happy Time

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Every year I take the August Happiness Challenge. Here's a brief explanation of the Challenge: "Each day in August you are to ...

Cue "Taps"

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Long Tall Sally was let go Friday afternoon. Turns out she simply didn't show up for a client meeting on Thursday, nor did she come in...
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Sunday, July 26, 2015

Odds are good that you annoy me

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Everyone seems to be bugging me these days. 1) Barb. We go to the theater together. She orders the Broadway on Chicago subscription. T...
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Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: I'll Spread My Wings ... 1. Have you ever had a pen pal? In junior high. It didn't last long and I don't reme...
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Oh, yes!

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I really enjoyed Trainwreck . Yes, at times it was vulgar (but, at times, so am I) and yes, some of the jokes were a little too raw for me. ...
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Saturday, July 25, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: All the Way Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . (You'll thank me. It's beautiful.) 1) In this s...
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A matinee, a cocktail and an apology

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Last Sunday our movie group had our summer outing. We saw Double Indemnity on the big, big screen at the multiplex. Because they had a bar...

I took the high road

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I don't drive, so I don't think about potholes very much. I know that, every spring, they are a major issue throughout Chicagoland...
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Friday, July 24, 2015

Filth

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I am the world's worst housekeeper. I believe that's indisputable. And yet what happened last week freaked even me out. First, m...
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Monday, July 20, 2015

Being grown up is for the birds

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... Like the pigeon who pooped on my head, literally, as I walked under the el tracks Saturday. Last week was a rough week. This week does...
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Sunday Stealing

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Let's Not Be Difficult 1. Do you like your movies and books to be more lighthearted or serious?   Depends on  my mood.  2. What’s...
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Our $155,000,000 Man Comes Through

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Jon Lester had a NO HITTER going into the 8th inning last night! He's our new ace, the Christmas gift management bought us Cub fans ...
Saturday, July 18, 2015

Shut up!

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I am a blabby person. Chirpy, even. I think I use up my day's allotment words at the office, which is why I'm so comfortable being a...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Bubbly 1) Singer Colbie Caillat says this song was inspired by a trip to "the beach and having a wonderful day with a p...
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Saturday, July 11, 2015

Sunday Stealing

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I want to be famous ... From genecernan.com 1. Would you like to be famous? In what way? I'd like to be just famous enough to alw...
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The happiest thing that happened all week

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I love this sweater. I found it over lunch on Tuesday at Macy's ... for $12. 80% off! And it was just what I needed! I had tickets...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1980) 1) In this video, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury is wearing a leather jacket. Do yo...
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F as in "Foxtrot" ...

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... through N as in "November." We're the citizens who have been called as jurors on Monday. At the Daley Center, which is...
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One month later ...

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Christine is staying through the end of the month . She's wrangling to stay even longer. She still annoys me every time she opens her ...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Here we go again

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Ok, I admit it. I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton's. And yet, I find myself defending her and even becoming more enthusiastic about...
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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