Friday, May 20, 2016

What is happening to us?

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Man wounded in shooting on Dan Ryan The Dan Ryan shooting was the third on a Chicago expressway since early Sunday and the twentieth si...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016

What the hey?

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I've been thinking a lot about two friends I met back in the 1980s -- Mindy and John. In those long ago days, we talked about movies a...

"Old age is a shipwreck"

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My friend Mindy is one of the nicest people I've ever met. She forever sees the best in people, and has almost infinite patience. Over...

Liz and I are back together!

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I don't like smelling like anyone else. As I make my way through the cosmetic department I swat away the testing strips of Coco Mademois...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Sometimes they haunt me

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Sunday afternoon I saw a homeless man in front of my local movie theater. His right arm was mangled, or misshaped, or something. I couldn...
Monday, May 16, 2016

I don't want to hover

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I can be something of a drone friend. If I don't think you're doing your life right, I can be quite persistent and bossy and ubiqu...
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Sunday, May 15, 2016

Sunday Stealing

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Doodley Doo Do you keep notes, drawings or letters that people give you? Not anymore. I used to save greeting cards, but then I realized I...
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More bad, more sad

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2016 continues to insist on being the worst year ever. My friend John and I were really looking forward to our trip to Springfield to see ...
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We love them, yeah, yeah, yeah

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Saturday I had lunch with my nephew. We talked about how excited he is about school ending (he hates math). We talked about American histor...
Saturday, May 14, 2016

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: These Boots Were Made for Walkin' (1966) I dearly love this video. 1) In this song/video, Ms. Sinatra's boots ...
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I mean a lot to him

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My cousin is a very talented man who has followed his heart and managed to make his career in music. He gives private music lessons to kids ...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW.WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click...
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Sunday, May 08, 2016

You better let somebody love you before it's too late

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I know this is very lowbrow of me to admit, but of the music icons we've lost this year, the one whose work I felt greatest affection fo...
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Sunday Stealing

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Monsters in the Closet Meme Do you usually sleep with your closet door open or closed? Depends on the closet. I keep all the closets shut ...
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Saturday, May 07, 2016

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Mama (2015) 1) Gamal Lewis got the nickname "LunchMoney" in 10th grade because of his round cheeks and because lu...
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Flipping the script

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I don't like the way my life is going. I haven't like the way my life has been going all year. A lot of it is health related. Batt...
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Friday, May 06, 2016

The two best teams in baseball played tonight

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Guess who won. The Cubs usually win these days. We're now 21-6. I'm in shock. I knew we were good. I just didn't realize ...
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Thursday, May 05, 2016

Cancer sucks

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That's not a very daring statement, is it? You never find anyone speaking up for cancer, do you? But the terrible illness is terribly ...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Rey, too.

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Got the test results back yesterday. Reynaldo has the FIP titer, too. His level is much l ower than Connie's , but it's there. So ...
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The times they have a-changed

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My friend John isn't feeling well. Battling a tenacious spring cold took a lot out of him -- more than it should have -- and his ene...
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Yesterday was not the day I wanted to have

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Things didn't go well yesterday, despite my best intentions. Unfortunately, the outside world impinged. I have important news to documen...
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Monday, May 02, 2016

My attitude going into Monday morning

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I've decided I'm going to have a good week. I insist. And I believe this is largely within my control. The weekend was rather drea...
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Sunday, May 01, 2016

At least it's about the work

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I had to work this weekend, and I'm kinda grumpy about it. Not because it impinged on my time off -- I'm in advertising, I know th...
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Sunday Stealing

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A to Z Meme A) What does the last text you sent say? And to whom? I'm on the platform and no trains in sight. Color me chilled and ...
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