Saturday, April 11, 2020

A lot of hurt inside these walls

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This is not Henry and Reg's home. But theirs is so similar, I bet it was built by the same contractor. Ground level is the garage and ...
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Friday, April 10, 2020

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: The Easter Bunny Bop (2015) 1) This song encourages little ones to celebrate Easter by doing a little dance. Do you feel li...
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Boys and their toys

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Paul's joy at owning and playing this bass is infectious.
Thursday, April 09, 2020

Not my office, but it could be

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Look at this picture. Imagine this setting when everyone is at their assigned seat. There can be no "social distancing." Everyo...
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"Is Will there?" "Betty, turn on your mic!"

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Our classic movie group met last night via Zoom.  It got off to a rocky start, as these meetings always do. But once we all got into it --...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

As bad as a drunk driver

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There was a Texas woman who insisted that the pandemic is not real, but "media driven, and controlled by the radical people in powerful...
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Monday, April 06, 2020

Tuesday 4

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About Work 1. Describe the best job you ever had and why was it good? (If it was awful, tell us about that instead.) I had my best job...
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Troubling times in Camelot

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Two sad news stories caught my eye this past week. Maeve McKean and her son, Gideon, were lost in Chesapeake Bay. Maeve was the daughte...
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Sunday, April 05, 2020

Sunday Stealing

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Gratitude Journal 1. Name a highlight of your day I changed my bed linens Saturday night. I took a moment to enjoy how good it felt to sli...
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Saturday, April 04, 2020

I saw her twice today

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There's a stray cat hanging around my condo building . First I saw her disappear under a car in the neighbor's driveway. She moved s...

Saturday 9

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 Saturday 9: Could've Been (1987) 1) This wistful song is about a love affair that ended. What song reminds you of a long-ago love? ...
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Friday, April 03, 2020

Ah, the good old days!

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After Hurricane Katrina, President Bush #43 asked his dad, Bush #41, and Bill Clinton to help him mobilize Americans. Together, these two ...

That was weird

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It's no secret that I don't like Donald Trump. I resent how he panders and pimps my Christian faith to hoodwink his base. Then there...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Corona virus and charity

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Every year at this time I make a contribution to a charity in memory of my friend's dad. She and her sister loved him dearly and miss ...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Tuesday 4

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This week, let's talk about  home. 1. Do you like the way your home is decorated, or would you tweak things a bit if budget allowed? ...
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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Sunday Stealing

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ALEC CLAYTON'S QUESTIONS 1. If there's a personal god, what quality would you most like that person to have (and why)? There ...
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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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