Friday, May 28, 2021

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: If You're Reading This (2007) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .

 Memorial Day is the federal holida...
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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thank you, Matt and Matthew

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  I just saw the Friends reunion on HBO Max, and would like to thank Matt LeBlanc for getting heavy and letting his hair go white, and to M...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, cli...
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Monday, May 24, 2021

Was this the best margarita ever?

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I'm talking about the one I ordered Sunday afternoon. I enjoyed it along with a massive bowl of clam chowder, outdoors in the sunshine f...
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Cubs vs. Cardinals

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As you can see, watching Sunday night's thrilling, 10-inning pitcher's duel at Busch Stadium aged me considerably. But it ended happ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Sunday Stealing

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Ned the Duck A - Annoyance: People who don't break down their boxes before putting them in the recycle bin. When it's full up, unit ...
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Friday, May 21, 2021

Saturday 9

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The Way You Look Tonight (1936) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) They lyrics tell us that no matter how low th...
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Thursday, May 20, 2021

I'm free!

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It's hard for me to write about what I know nothing about. For the last two weeks, I've been working non-stop on a complicated proje...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click...
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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Sunday Stealing

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 Days of Gratitude 1. Name something in the room you are grateful for. My cat Connie is right here beside me. She's such a sweetheart. 
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Saturday, May 15, 2021

My first post-vaccine hug!

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My fully-vaxxed nephew had lunch with his favorite fully-vaxxed aunt today. It's the first time we've been in the same room since hi...
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Friday, May 14, 2021

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1942) Unfamiliar with this song? Hear it here . 1) In this song, our lonely Romeo share...
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I am a lucky gal

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Yesterday afternoon, I was actually done with work at 5:30! I've been so overloaded these past few weeks that this was noteworthy. The s...
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Thursday, May 13, 2021

Henry Roulette

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Today I got a giggly voice mail from my friend Henry. He thanked me for the "anniversary" greetings and gift card I sent him and h...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click h...
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Farewell, Helmut Jahn

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The Thompson Center -- aka The State of Illinois Building -- has always been one of my favorites. I'm afraid I'm in the minority on ...
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Sunday, May 09, 2021

Movies! Movies! Movies! Part 2

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Day 3 of the virtual fest had me diving deep into Watergate. My current book is The Watergate Girl, a memoir by the prosecutor who questio...
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Sunday Stealing

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FROM MUSICAL MANIAC 1. Five problems with social media. MISINFORMATION! It can be a cesspool. Let me use these "five" to enlighten...
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Saturday, May 08, 2021

Movies! Movies! Movies!

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  This year the TCM Classic Film Festival is online again. I am so glad that the my big presentation was over Friday afternoon so I can enjo...
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