Saturday, May 30, 2020

Systems overloaded

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My heart hurts. My soul hurts. Downtown is being looted. Macy's State Street windows shattered. Dumpster fires outside the Hyatt. Police...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (1971) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) The lyrics tell us Paul believes ...
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Fell asleep proud, woke up relieved

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Yesterday, Chicagoans took to the streets to protest the murder of George Floyd. At first, when I saw this, I was frightened for my city. W...

May Music Meme -- Day 30

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A song that reminds you of yourself.  Actually, my friend Henry told me this song reminded him of me. •  Loves her mama (check) •  Loves ...
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Friday, May 29, 2020

May Music Meme -- Day 29

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A song you remember from childhood.  (Play along! Click here for prompts.)
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Thursday, May 28, 2020

I wish today's kids had him

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In 1994, when the Oklahoma City bombing occurred, my oldest friend's son was in Kindergarten, going to school half days. Because the b...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

May Music Meme -- Day 28

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A song by an artist whose voice you love. She is known as a leather-lunged lady who can belt, like Judy or Whitney. But singing softly she...
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Cautiously hopeful

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I spoke to Henry so long, and so loudly, Monday evening that I woke up hoarse. He called to, of course, complain about his husband, Reg. Co...

May Music Meme -- Day 27

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A song that breaks your heart.  (Play along! Click here for prompts.)
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

May Music Meme -- Day 26

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A song that makes you want to fall in love.  The video for this song has been removed for some reason. Here are Don Henley's lyrics. ...
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Monday, May 25, 2020

Feeling grateful and respectful

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To those who gave all

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This memorial is tucked in a corner of the River Walk. It's a respectful distance from the bars, the hot dogs and the ice cream stands. ...
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May Music Meme -- Day 25

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A song you like by an artist no longer living.  My favorite Aretha (1942-2018) recording was cowritten and originally sung by Sam Cooke (19...
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Sunday, May 24, 2020

It started out promising ...

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I made my hotel reservation for Christmas in Key West . Usually I would have done this weeks and weeks ago, but with Covid19, well, it jus...
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Sad but true

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My friend Patrick posted this on his Facebook feed. He didn't mean to offend me. He was just expressing his painful experience with a ce...

Sunday Stealing

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SABOTAGE 1. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Person? No. Critter? Certainly. 2. What’s the closest thing to you that’s ...
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May Music Meme -- Day 24

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A song by a band you wish was still together. 2/9/64. Nothing was the same ever again.  (Play along! Click here for prompts.)
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Saturday, May 23, 2020

May Music Meme -- Day 23

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A song you think everyone should listen to. You know, I'm surprised how many Elvis songs I've chosen this month. And yes, everyone s...
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Friday, May 22, 2020

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Battle Hymn of the Republic (1963) Unfamiliar with Judy Garland's rendition of this week's tune? Hear it here .

 M...
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Fins to the left, fins to the right

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Valerie is our receptionist. Since our office has been shut tight for two months already and will likely be closed for one month more, sh...

An unexpected honor

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Darius wants me on his Zombie Team! He has enlisted me in the group of those who will help him battle the undead after the Apocalypse. Consi...

May Music Meme -- Day 22

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A song that moves you forward. If working out constitutes moving forward, I'll go with this one. They used to play it all the time at th...
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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Let's remember them

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From the Chicago Sun Times Wacker Drive is a main drag in Chicago. It has multiple parallel levels (two in most places, three in others)...

May Music Meme -- Day 21

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A song with someone's name in the title. Little known fact: this was really President Kennedy's favorite song. According to his sec...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Borrowed from Kwizgiver

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If you don't read Kwizgiver , you should! This is me. Most days I'm fine. Some days I'm depressed. Occasionally I'm scar...
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WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other b...
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May Music Meme -- Day 20

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A song that has many meanings to you. It's a break-up song that we enjoyed at the beginning of our relationship. It's a funny song a...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Another bad dream

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Any dream that features a Trump loyalist is, by definition, a nightmare. And I just had one with Rudy Giuliani in a starring role. For so...
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May Music Meme -- Day 19

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A song that makes you think about life. I'm 62 for a moment and the sun is getting high ... (Play along! Click here for prompts.)
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Monday, May 18, 2020

May Music Meme -- Day 18

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A song from the year you were born. The King dominated 1957. I bet some of his tones made their way to me in utero, accounting for my affini...
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Sunday, May 17, 2020

What was Michael Douglas doing in Marquette County?

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My traveling companion I had a bad dream Saturday night. It woke me up with a start and left me terrified. And, like many nightmares,...
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May Music Meme -- Day 17

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A song you'd sing a karaoke duet. This is hard for me, because I'd never sing karaoke alone, much less in a duet. But this is the so...
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Saturday, May 16, 2020

Sunday Stealing

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QUESTIONS FROM TY AND LOGAN 1. Where did your name come from? My mother simply liked it.  2. Where were you born? Sherman Hospital in ...
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