Saturday, March 10, 2018

Saturday 9

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On and On (1977) Unfamiliar with this week's song. Hear it here . 1) This song describes the plight of "poor ol' Jimmy...
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Friday, March 09, 2018

Shocked. Heartbroken.

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I left work tonight through the east door, which is closer to my train. Naturally, Randi and Napoleon were not on their usual corner, sinc...
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Thursday, March 08, 2018

And in Beatle News

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Two photos that make me happy. Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the Parkland shooting who has become an anti-gun activist, chose The Lads wh...
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At least we're on the same side of this one

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I had dinner with my friend Barb last night. It's the first time I've seen her in months, and I think it did us both good. She ...
Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Oh, no!

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Things had been going so well for Napoloen and his humans, Randi and Caleb . After more than a year of living on the streets, the tide wa...
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36 years ago this evening ...

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Four of us were doing the bars that Friday night. Me and my boyfriend, John, and Kathy. (John and Kathy were not a couple, much to Kathy...
Sunday, March 04, 2018

See it!

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If I was voting for tonight's Oscars, Saoirse Ronan would get a gold guy tonight. She's idealistic, selfish, shallow, dreamy, year...
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Saturday, March 03, 2018

Saturday 9

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Is There Life Out There? (1992) 1) This song is about a woman who married at 20. It's estimated that the average American groom is ...
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A cult of one

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In preparation for Oscar, I finally saw multi-nominated Three Billboards outside Ebbing, MO . I know I may be alone in this, but I did not...
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Thursday, March 01, 2018

I needed that

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My favorite! My friend Kathleen and I went out for dinner Tuesday night. I don't know what inspired her to call me, but I'm glad...
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$220 isn't worth a phone call

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Back in 2002, when my nephew was a toddler and my niece was in grammar school, my sister called and asked me to open a Upromise Account. S...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

It's good to feel rich

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I'm not rich, of course. I'm one of the 33% who has more debt than savings. But today I feel rich. For my federal tax refund hit ...
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Saturday, February 24, 2018

Sunday Stealing

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From Smellyann 1. What is more difficult for you, looking into someone’s eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking int...
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Cookies, Colleges, California and the Cubs

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Had lunch with my nephew today. So much has been going on in his life, and I was grateful for the download. He's been accepted to tw...
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Saturday 9

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The Love Club (2013)     Unfamiliar with this week's song. Hear it here . 1) Lorde has said this song is about a time when sh...
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2 1/2 hours!

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Henry called Thursday night and we blabbed, and blabbed and blabbed. It was great to reconnect with him. I don't know why he reached ou...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018

31 Days of Oscar Blogathon: The Controversies

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A STAR IS ROBBED:  THE 1954 BEST ACTRESS RACE  March 30, 1955, was supposed to be the capper of the best spring of Judy Garland'...
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Monday, February 19, 2018

A nice way to celebrate President's Day

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Back in 2016, my friend John and I had planned to go down to Springfield to see the Lincoln sites. He was impressed that I returned to Spri...

Well, that was weird!

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I've been going to the same local accounting firm to get my taxes done for more than a decade. They do good work, but they're exp...
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It's been a long time

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My movie group took a field trip! We saw The Philadelphia Story on the big screen. The rest of the multiplex was packed with young people...
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Sunday, February 18, 2018

Sunday Stealing

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 TEA Q&A 1. What is your middle name and what is a middle name you'd rather have instead? Why? Since my nom de blog is The Gal He...
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