Saturday, August 21, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 21

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Today's happiness -- "2 Double Beds Private Balcony." My oldest friend is so excited about our get together next August that ...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Woman in Love (1980) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Barbra dreams...
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Friday, August 20, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 20

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Today's happiness -- Ronald Reagan. Before today, I don't think I've ever seen our 40th President exercise his previous profess...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 19

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Today's happiness -- A blast from the past. Back in 2014, they began knocking down walls at work. When they first took our offices awa...
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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Meanwhile, on ESPN ...

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Shortly after Robert Redford/Roy Hobbs led the fictional New York Knights to a championship on TCM, Anthony Rizzo was on ESPN, leading the r...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 18

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Today's happiness -- My DVR. Today is Robert Redford's 85th birthday, and TCM marked the occasion with 24 hours of his movies. Unfo...
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 17

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Today's happiness -- He's back! Anthony Rizzo was back at bat for the first time in ten days. He didn't actually play and I don...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 16

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Today's happiness -- Agreeing to disagree. I shan't bother you with the details, but here's the gist: my boss and I don't a...
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Sunday, August 15, 2021

I can't believe I'm watching this

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I stumbled onto a Saved by the Bell marathon on cable and, God help me, I'm watching it. I have no idea why I'm transfixed. Maybe i...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 15

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Today's happiness -- Reconciliation. On balance, today wasn't a good day. Computer trouble all around (I can't successfully dow...
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Saturday, August 14, 2021

Sunday Stealing

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Summer 1. What subjects lead you down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Have you been watching me? I often click on a link in an article that takes m...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 14

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Today's happiness -- Loving baseball. Or, to be more precise, having people in my life who get how much I love baseball. This "happ...
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Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Smelly Cat (1995) Unfamiliar with this song? Hear it here .   1) Poor Smelly Cat lives with negligent humans who refuse t...
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Friday, August 13, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 13

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Today's happiness -- Aretha's green checked jacket. Aretha Now was my first Aretha Franklin album. I had it on vinyl. "Think...
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Thursday, August 12, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 12

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Today's happiness -- Reinforcement. I had a bad day today. Personally. Two of my oldest friends, John and Mindy, disappointed me. I was ...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 11

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  Today's happiness -- Connie. Reynaldo's poor health has cast such a shadow over my days that I often forget to appreciate my girlc...
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Tuesday, August 10, 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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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 10

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Today's happiness -- Miracle Whip. My niece is a foodie, and this would appall her, but I like Miracle Whip. I recently got a jar at Dol...
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August Happiness Challenge -- Day 9

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Today's happiness -- Small business service. My cat Reynaldo requires prescription thyroid medicine twice/day. This cream comes in pre-m...
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Sunday, August 08, 2021

August Happiness Challenge -- Day 8

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Today's happiness -- I Love Lucy . I'm feeling weird today. It's hot and sticky outside, I have work to do this weekend that I h...
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Sick with worry

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 Today is Anthony Rizzo's 32nd birthday, but that's not why he's in the news.  Here's a link to the USA Today article Rizz d...
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