Friday, February 25, 2022

Putin's war of choice

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Children are going to be traumatized. Beloved pets confused, misplaced, and killed. Ordinary Ukrainians, driven by patriotism, will be slaug...
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #247

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  Thirteen charities I donated to in 2021. My taxes have been filed, and in preparation I had to go through my financial paperwork. Accordin...
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Tuesday, February 22, 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, February 21, 2022

Of friends and film

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My friend John has always been a massive fan of Miss Diana Ross. So am I. It's one of the first things we bonded over when we met in 19...
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Sunday, February 20, 2022

Happy as a hog in slop

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Yes, that's me right now! I'm watching the 2.5 hour special on The History Channel about Abraham Lincoln. How much I love Illinois...
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Sunday Stealing

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Friday 5 1) What one event from your lifetime would you change if you could, and why? The relationship I spent my 20s on. I'm not sorry ...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) 1972 Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) The lyrics tell us that every Sund...
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Yeah, it's the salt

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My former coworker, Warren, lives his life on Facebook. He posts at least once a day, every day. Two posts this week captured my attention. ...
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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