Friday, December 30, 2016

The Friday 56

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Liberated from Sweet Memes . Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader. (If you have to improvise, that...

OneWord: FOCUS on Money

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If my calculations are correct,* I spend between $1,880 and $2,000 a year on workweek lunches. I feel I deserve this extravagan...
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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Focusing on 2017

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Thanks to Kwizgiver, I have chosen a theme word for the upcoming year: FOCUS verb to concentrate: to focus one's thought...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

See it!

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LaLa Land, LaLa Land! If an entertainment columnist isn't raving about Hamilton , he's rhapsodizing about LaLa Land! The review...
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Where did these bug bites come from?

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My friends don't literally live in Key West. Their house is on Stock Island, a small and less-developed island about 15 minutes away fro...

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To participate, and to see how others responded, click  here .  1. What are you currently reading? An Appetite for Mu...

I wonder what JFK would think of this

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At the Tropic Cinema in Key West, the Seward Johnson sculpture of Marilyn stands before the poster of Jackie . Icon vs. icon. Carnality v...

A hiccup

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We were going to have Christmas dinner at Duffy's Steak and Lobster House, a Key West restaurant that I'm unaccountably fond of. It...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

My home away from home

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This year I stayed four nights at Key West's Orchid Key Inn . I was very happy there. Here was my routine ... I want to remember ...
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The boy loved his fish

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My friend Henry loved his birthday dinner at Sarabeth's. We had calamari and fried goat cheese and boneless yellow snapper. I enjoyed...
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It annoyed me when Prince did it ...

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... because it's unacceptable in anyone over 16. I'm speaking, of course, of sliding into slang abbreviations. It's lazy* or...
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Rest in Peace

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Carrie Fisher and I were very nearly the same age (just 13 months apart) and had similar senses of humor -- though my writing isn '...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Happy Holidays! (from the archives) 1. As you can see, Sam loved giving her annual wish list to Santa. Yet some children are ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

About The Birthday Boy

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In trying not to freak out about this week's travels, I'm concentrating on the destination. I like saying I'm spending Christmas...
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I don't want to go!

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To Key West for Christmas. Instead, I wish it was December 27. Then I'd be safe at home, rubbing my sunburn/mosquito bite and lookin...
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Monday, December 19, 2016

I can't. I won't. It does no good.

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This is at least the sixth time I've posted this photo on my blog. I have said over and over and over that I'm hurt and disgusted ...
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One of these things is not like the others

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For those of us in Illinois, the election of Donald Trump is very confusing. Two minutes after the polls closed, our state was calle...
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Sunday, December 18, 2016

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing: The Here-to-Serve 16 Questions  1. Which is worse? Being gossiped about or being lied to? Lied to. I'm old enoug...
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Saturday, December 17, 2016

I did nothing today

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I feel guilty about my nothingness, since I rescheduled this morning's hair appointment because of a storm that didn't quite mater...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: O, Holy Night (1967) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This beloved carol takes its lyrics from a ...
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