Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #246

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Thirteen posts from years gone by. I've been posting a long time, and I'm taking this opportunity to look back on my February 17 mus...
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Lessons learned

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Over the summer I became enamored of The Dollar Store. I bought all kinds of things there and it made me happy to be so penny wise. I had to...
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Tuesday, February 15, 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  he...
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I should say "yes" more

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Friday night, I went out with friends. Kathleen, her husband Martin and I went to a local steakhouse. It's old school -- lots of dark pa...
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Sunday, February 13, 2022

Sunday Stealing

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Stolen from the New York Times 1. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest? I f it could be a one-on-o...
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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Valentine (1997)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .   1) In this song, Martina McBride asks what would ha...
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Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #245

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Thirteen news stories here in Chicagoland. I am writing this Wednesday night, and basing it on local stories from today's Chicago Sun ...
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Normal. Stable. Healthy.

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These are the words my doctor used after reviewing all the tests she ran last week . I was a little worried about my ALP level, which the ch...
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Tuesday, February 08, 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  her...
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Sunday, February 06, 2022

Am I angry or just annoyed?

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I'm not sure . Since December, my oldest friend has been running a fever. She's a 65-year-old diabetic with  a heart condition. Unde...
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Sunday Stealing

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 I Love Stephen Colbert! 1. The best sandwich Either chicken salad or ham and cheese. Depends on my mood. 2.  Something you own that you rea...
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Saturday, February 05, 2022

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Lady of Spain (1952) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .  1) The lyrics refer to serenading "caballeros...
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Again? Really?

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I just received my fifth (5th!) jury summons. I'm a patriotic old gal. I believe in doing my civic duty. But come on! Over my lovely li...
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At least I finished strong

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It's not even really an assignment. Our agency got an idea to proactively move the client's business along. My client is very conser...
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Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #244

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Thirteen items currently on my shopping list. 1. Coke. Preferably the single-serve 7.5 oz. size. 2. Paper towels. Preferably Bounty or Viva....
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Tuesday, February 01, 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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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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