Sunday, January 16, 2022

Sunday Stealing

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 From the League of Extraordinary Penpals 1. Do you buy things when you want them or wait for sales? I'm an impulse shopper. While I can...
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Saturday, January 15, 2022

Well, that was disturbing

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My friend Kathy got the keys to her new apartment on December 15. She didn't have to be out of her old place until December 31. The two ...
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Return to Beforetimes

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My most delicious coconut & rum cocktail When I worked downtown, I used to love Madison Tavern. It's right there in the train statio...
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Done!

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That five character text made me so happy. Patrick tells me that Reg and Henry now have health insurance. Finally. Now I can breathe. Accord...
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Friday, January 14, 2022

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Bobby's Girl (1962) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Marcie Blane confesses she sit...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #241

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The Thirteen Most Popular Songs, January 1982.*  I can still sing along with the first 12. Even with the ones I never especially liked (#2 ...
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Let it go, Gal, let it go

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It started back in October. That's when I began investigating Obamacare options for zip code 33041. I sent them to Henry's husband,...
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Sunday, January 09, 2022

Old friend update

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She was back to the hospital on Friday, but that was a good thing. They felt they had the capacity to care for her. Remember, Monday the ho...
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Woman vs Machine

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Or perhaps this should be: Woman vs Artificial Intelligence. I had a Lucy Ricardo moment, another of those times when I felt my life going ...
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Saturday, January 08, 2022

One of us has changed

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Yesterday afternoon I was waiting to hear from my new boss, Marilyn. I was a little nervous about it, a little unsettled, because she and I ...
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Friday, January 07, 2022

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Moody Blue (1977)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This song was recorded in the special studio Elvis ...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #240

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Thirteen Books I enjoyed in 2021. I read 47 books this past year. Some I loved, some were just OK. Here are the thirteen I enjoyed so much ...
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Trying not to be angry

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But not succeeding . I mentioned that my oldest friend has been battling a fever of unspecified origin for weeks and weeks . She also suffe...
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Tuesday, January 04, 2022

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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Monday, January 03, 2022

Why did I even look?

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Looking at my old and dear friend John's Facebook page (he posted a most handsome pic in a Santa hat), I saw that he's still in cont...
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Sunday, January 02, 2022

Sunday Stealing

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Looking Back on 2021. 1. Something that made you cry this year? I had to say goodbye to my cat, Reynaldo. I adopted him as a kitten 17 years...
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Saturday, January 01, 2022

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: The Promise of a New Day (1991) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .     Welcome to the first Saturday 9 of ...
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My New Year's Eve Date

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Ben Mankiewicz is the prime-time host on TCM. A group of us classic movie nerds (including Will from my movie group) watched him introduce t...
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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Just naturally blabby, I guess

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 Butch Cassidy: How come you're so talkative? Sundance: Just naturally blabby, I guess. My oldest friend and I dearly love that movie. M...
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Wednesday, December 29, 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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