Saturday, March 28, 2020

The best $15 I've spent in a while

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Today I ordered lunch from my favorite coffee shop. I had the chicken salad sandwich on a croissant, with a side of fries. It came to just...
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Friday, March 27, 2020

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Everybody's Somebody's Fool (1960) 1) Next Wednesday is April Fool's Day. Do you have any pranks planned? Do ...
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That was thoughtful!

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My friend John and I are keeping in contact during this crisis. We text (his preference) and talk on the phone (mine). He sent me a messag...
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Thursday, March 26, 2020

I vacuumed and did my homework

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Last weekend, my shrink gave me an assignment: she wanted me to express what I felt my "next chapter" was going to look like. I ...
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I'm sure Thom Harmann is a nice and wise man

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... but I'm not listening to him. At least not these days. My friend Kathy doesn't have cable, so she's taken to listening t...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Even in 2020, baseball is perfect for 8mm

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The narrator is Chicago's own Bill Kurtis, and that line about "sunshine, fresh air and the team behind us" is a quote from ...
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Working from Home: Day 7

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Still no work to do. Our client (who is on the verge of canning us anyway) has let us know that they are hesitant to pursue acquisition effo...
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Monday, March 23, 2020

Talking to Patrick

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Spent over an hour on the phone with Patrick, who is currently living with Reg and Henry in Key West. Times are tough down there now. Henr...
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Sunday, March 22, 2020

She always made strength appear feminine

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My all-time idol, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, may be a fashion icon, but to me, she's a symbol of steel and independence.  She f...

Wisdom from our favorite son

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This is the walkway between the now shuttered Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library. Take strength from Mr. Lincoln!
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Sunday Stealing

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 PANDORA'S CORONA VIRUS QUESTIONS 1. Has the COVID-19 affected your work environment? We no longer have a work environment. All of ou...
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Friday, March 20, 2020

Saturday 9

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Complete Symphonies (2019) 1) Beethoven is one of classical music's best known composers. Do you often listen to classical ...
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That felt good

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Henry reached out to me this afternoon. It's the first time we've spoken this month. I probably let it go longer than I should have...
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Be like Rizz!

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From MLB.com Anthony Rizzo is doing his part to help during the coronavirus pandemic. The Cubs' star first baseman is helping kee...
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Thursday, March 19, 2020

Haunted

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I won't be going back downtown for quite a while. At least two weeks. Maybe longer. Without the tourists, office workers, servers and ba...
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A suggestion from Kathy

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My friend Kathy is over 70 and has health issues. So I'm going to keep close tabs on her during this corona virus scare. If a day goes ...

Meanwhile, on Facebook

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I can't take credit for either one, but am happy to share both. Let's promote laughter and love.

Oh, yes I did!

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I tried to join a webex meeting this afternoon. Distracted, I dialed as if I was at my desk. Which means I first dialed 9 for an outside l...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

It's making a comeback

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I see us all talking on the phone a lot more over the next few weeks ... or months. Tonight I talked with John for nearly two hours. I...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how o...
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Today was the Illinois primary

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Joe Biden got 60% of the vote here, doing better against Bernie Sanders than Hillary Clinton did. I think a lot of it has to do with the v...

Greetings from self containment

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Because of the coronavirus, I'm "working from home," but there is no work. Our client downstate is also "working from hom...
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This is all just too weird

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When I left the office Friday, we were told to take our laptops home, "just in case ..." but to expect to be in the office for a...
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