Tuesday, March 07, 2017

A champion of the American art form

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I believe movies matter. And so I loved Robert Osborne. Like Roger Ebert, he brought a passion and respect to the art form that has always c...
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Sunday, March 05, 2017

Sunday Stealing

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Su nday Stealing: The Questions of Age 1. By a certain age, a woman should just conce ntrate on being herself, not what people want h...
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Saturday, March 04, 2017

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Magic (1980) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This 1980 video depicts Olivia Newton-John as a perfor...
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Good news, bad news

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First, the good news. Ever since the summer of 2015, there's been a ton of new construction in my neighborhood. A new, two-tower apartm...
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Friday, March 03, 2017

Frightened

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Last night, my condo building was swarming with police. A police officer greeted me on the front stairs. A unit owner on the second floo...
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Thursday, March 02, 2017

Funny how things work out

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About ten days ago, I heard from a former coworker who wanted to see me during an upcoming trip to Chicagoland. Through the vagaries of soci...
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Wednesday, March 01, 2017

... And then there were two

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A year ago, there were six creatives on our team. Three art director/writer teams. We were overflowing our cubicles -- six of us in office s...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Bad day at Black Rock

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Today the axe came down. Again. I was spared. Two unlucky -- and again, more expensive -- creatives felt the blade upon their necks. I...
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About the Oscar snafu

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That clip of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway reading the wrong winner is turning into the Zapruder film of the new millennium. What happened?...
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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing : My-New-Favorite-Author Questions  Where do you go to decompress from the world? I go home and lock the door. If given $10...
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¿Esta la familia bastante bien?

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"Sí, Señor. Bastante bien." That's about all I remember from high school Spanish. But no, I'm pissed at my family right ...
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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: I'll Be There (1992) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Mariah pledges to "hav...
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She had milk

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I got an unexpected text from Kathy today. She was in town from the faraway suburb where she lives with her daughter and family and wonder...
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Friday, February 24, 2017

Hello, Old Friend

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We've had exceptionally warm weather this week, and Wednesday I took the opportunity to go outside, wriggle my nose, breathe fresh air a...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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To participate, and to see how others responded, click  here .  1. What are you currently reading? Prince Charles , by Sally Bedell ...
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He's a nice boy

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Anthony Rizzo is my (current) favorite Cub. And my guys open against the Cardinals on April 2.
Monday, February 20, 2017

In praise of staying home

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My oldest friend had a long relationship with a divorced man who had a son. She spent a great deal of time with the kid, helping him navig...
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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Sunday Stealing

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Sunday Stealing : The Bungalow 26 Questions 1. Which living person do you admire the most, and why? My friends in Key West. Right before ...
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