Saturday, January 29, 2022

Doctor's orders

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All I really did Saturday was nap and read and watch TV (especially a 1976 made-for-TV movie starring Elizabeth Montgomery and a young-and-c...
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Friday, January 28, 2022

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: All of Me (1932) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Louis Armstrong calls his girl ...
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Thursday, January 27, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #243

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  Thirteen Amazon top sellers. I feel I'm always waiting for a package from Amazon . So are millions of other Americans. Here's wha...
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Worse, not better

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Twelve days ago, Kathy emailed me, letting me know she'd moved in December and had a new address. In and of itself, that's not unus...
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Tuesday, January 25, 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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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Sunday Stealing

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STOLEN FROM THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY PENPALS 1. Would you rather be the guest or the host? Guest. I hate having people over.   2. What d...
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A most happy moment

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I admit we're not this good looking My nephew is now an apprentice writer for a baseball website. He will be a full-time staffer after ...
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Friday, January 21, 2022

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: I'm the Only One (1993) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) Melissa Etheridge sings this song as thou...
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Thursday, January 20, 2022

But I thought things would get easier

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Today we had a financial planner talk to us about Social Security . It was excruciating. Oh, Social Security is a wonderful benefit that I i...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #242

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The Thirteen Most Popular Cat Names of 2021. I live in a two-cat household and spend a lot of time at the vet. I've noticed in recent ye...
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Tuesday, January 18, 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 ...
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Monday, January 17, 2022

I see her less, but that's OK

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This is a perfectly representative picture of my Connie. She is always alert and engaged and usually quite happy. Here she is, contentedly o...
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More than just an opportunity to sleep in

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Today I celebrated Dr. King's birthday by staying in bed till noon. Then I took a long, leisurely shower and reheated wontons and fried ...
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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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