Sunday, January 08, 2017

OneWord: FOCUS on my empty wallet

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FOCUS verb to concentrate: to focus one's thoughts My goal in 2017 is to be able to point to concrete achievem...
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Little things can mean a lot

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Today I surprised Kathy with her ideal birthday celebration. It was so easy to do that I feel a little guilty. She moved away from my neig...
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Out, damned spot!

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When I was a kid, we were not supposed to touch our dad's Lava Soap. My mother insisted it was too rough for our skin, and that it was...
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Attention must be paid

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Today I celebrate the King's birthday. I honor what he means to America and to pop culture. And, of course, his influence on those the L...
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It felt good at the time, but ...

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Today began with a lovely coffee shop breakfast (ham and cheese omelette, English muffin and a pot of chamomile tea). Then I ran some erra...
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Saturday, January 07, 2017

Saluting our favorite son

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I was touched to read about the crowd who waited in the frigid weather to score tickets to see Barack Obama's final national address as...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: A New Day Has Come (2002)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This song is about a new day. Here...
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Friday, January 06, 2017

This will stay with me a while

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My Green Line train was in sight. This made me happy because it was cold and I was carrying a lot tonight (my favorite Tide was on sale!). I...
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Wednesday, January 04, 2017

OneWord: Continuing to FOCUS

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FOCUS verb to concentrate: to focus one's thoughts My goal in 2017 is to be able to point to concrete achievements,...
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A positive sign of the times

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This sign is about to begin appearing on Chicagoland commuter trains. I'm THRILLED! This has always been my biggest pet peeve about p...
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Tuesday, January 03, 2017

OneWord: FOCUS

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IT COUNTS! Today was our first day back at the office, even though January 2 was a Federal holiday this year. To compensate f...

"Stacks of money"

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I rang in New Year's Day with the Crawleys, watching the Downton Abbey marathon on PBS Prime. I may not have been productive -- my plac...
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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing :   Bud's Last Stand of 2016   1. What did you do in 2016 that you’d never done before? Watched the Cubs in THE WORLD...
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Farewell, 2016!

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I love Lombard. I hope she's the talisman to bring me a good 2017.
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Tammy (1957) In celebration of Debbie Reynolds   Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1. In this song,Ta...
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Isn't it nice when things turn out better than you thought?

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Nothing ever goes smoothly with my friend Mindy. Thursday and Friday were the perfect example. Weeks ago -- on December 5, to be exact -...
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...