Sunday, October 08, 2017

Sunday Stealing

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Getting to Know You If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? Write better and longer emails. (Or maybe even let...
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Sung to the tune of "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

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Watch it here . It's the most wonderful time of the year! (Go, Cubs, Go, Cubs) With W's flying and everyone smiling, You know...
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Saturday, October 07, 2017

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Turn Me Loose (1959) 1 ) In this song, Fabian sings he has change in his pocket. Every evening, Sam puts her change in the ...
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When the news feels very personal

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I have two trips planned between now and the end of the year. They are both to places that have been featured prominently, and not positivel...
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Friday, October 06, 2017

Tonight!

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All I have to do is get through today and then I can watch my guys defend tonight. Bring on the Nationals!
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Thursday, October 05, 2017

The cover fell off, but still ...

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I saw Napoleon and his "mom" today. She was sitting on the corner, surrounded by his carrier and litter box, kitten beside her ...
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4 out of 5

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I had my review this week. My boss and my coworkers combined to give me a 4 out of 5. That's better than I gave myself, and as good as...
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Sunday, October 01, 2017

Today felt important

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Hauled my ass to church this morning. The sermon was about "courage." In this context, it means we're supposed to "flex...
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Sunday Stealing

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CREEPY CRAWLIES 1. You are walking down the road and you look down. There is a bug. Do you step on it? No. One of my dearest childhood...
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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Feeling pretty good about himself

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Had lunch with my nephew today to celebrate his (gulp!) 18th birthday. He seemed happy and positive, showing me the business card of the b...
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I can't whistle

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Remember that song from The King and I? " Whenever I feel afraid I hold my head erect, and whistle a happy tune, so no one will suspec...

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Little Woman (1969) True confession: The first concert I ever attended was Bobby Sherman, and I had this very picture of him o...
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Little Gal, Happy at Last

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I admit I've been very distracted this week. Finding that deck that (possibly) revealed my future sent me into a tailspin . But, as luck...
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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Exploiting her to the end

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I am deluged by the coverage of Hefner's death. I keep hearing about all he did for Chicago, where he got his start. How Playboy was on...

A black and white situation

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I spent my day off today preparing for my job hunt. First, I trolled the internet and found a trio of ways to put my portfolio online. They...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

I'm glad it was Lackey

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As John Lackey's designated fan, I'm pleased and proud that the crusty old fart is the one who got tonight's win. In what ...
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There's always this

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I'm not going to get this exactly right, but here's the gist: Presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin recalls Lyndon B. John...
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Dead Writer Walking

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I developed an idea, a way for my client to respond to the Experian data breach. I refashioned copy to make the way the gears of a HELOC ...
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More than $60, less than $90

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Last Friday, Napoleon the Cat and his humans were trying to get out of town. His dad, Caleb, is apprenticing a few days a week as a window ...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Now what?

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Self portrait It's 2AM and I cannot sleep. Part of it is that I cannot breathe . I woke up because of this woeful summer cold. Bu...
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Sunday, September 24, 2017

I am sick and tired

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Literally. Sore throat, runny nose, headache, exhaustion. It took me till 1:00 to get dressed to go out and then I thought about what "...
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Him Pretty

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That is a very young William Holden from his first movie, Golden Boy (1939). I'm familiar with his work -- The Country Girl, Sabrina,...