Thursday, April 28, 2022

At the Movies -- Day One

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  The TCM Classic Film Festival is all about our shared love of movies, preserving them and seeing them on the big screen. And so these post...
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Feeling Welcome

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The signs up and down Hollywood Blvd. made us TCM Film Festival-goers feel like we were the main event. Because of covid, there was no festi...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #255

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  A disgusting Thursday Thirteen . Since covid, I've taken note of sneezes and coughs I would have ignored before. Which is why I have a...
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My dinner with Aaron

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Wednesday was my free day in Hollywood. First I checked into The Hollywood Celebrity Hotel . It was charming. Quirky and, perhaps, in need o...
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God, I love baseball

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I've been away from blogging for a while, but not from baseball. Anthony Rizzo had a career game yesterday, three home runs. This cost ...
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Tuesday, April 26, 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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Sunday, April 17, 2022

Hi. I'm Old.

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According to the NY Post , Caroline Kennedy is a grandmother. JBKO would be a 92-year-old great grandmother. The 105th anniversary of JFK...
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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Sunday Stealing

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 Stolen from SwapBot 1.    What’s the weirdest smell you have ever smelled? Some flaming cheese thing at a Greek restaurant. I don't kno...
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Hi. I guess I am.

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I had a tooth pulled Friday morning. I think I'm healing OK, but I'm not 100% sure because I'm still on painkillers. I'm awa...
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Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: This Is the Way the Bunny Hops (From the archives)   Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1)  Why do you sup...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #254

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    Thirteen popular podcasts . I first discovered podcasts during an Amtrak ride in 2018. I've listened intermittently since then. OK, ...
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Soon he will be gone!

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One of the biggest, blackest clouds on my horizon is named Alex. He is incredibly self-assured, and he shouldn't be. The total tonnage ...
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Tuesday, April 12, 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, April 10, 2022

Because tequila isn't really an answer

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I wasted a great deal of Friday and Saturday being upset. And that's because my life sucks right now.   I have work trouble, dental trou...
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This photo cost me $5

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My favorite-most Cub baseball player, Anthony Rizzo, is sponsoring a home run challenge. Every time he hits a home run, I donate $5 to help...
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Friday, April 08, 2022

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: (I Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle (1942) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) This song is about ...
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"When I'm 64 ..."

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I am a 64 year old woman who has had a really bad week. First I had my second booster (4th shot). I'm glad I got it. I'm grateful ...
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Wednesday, April 06, 2022

Thursday Thirteen #253

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  Thirteen facts things about calling 911. Most of this was new to me. 1 . Approximately 240 million calls come into 911 in the US every y...
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Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Here we go again

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  So this morning, I'm using a dental pick between my teeth. I'm trying to stay healthy and take care of my gums. And guess what: a ...
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I can't save them all

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At the beginning of the pandemic, I was very worried about Chicago's homeless. I know how hard life on the street is, and how dependent ...

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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Sunday, April 03, 2022

At least it didn't rain

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    I went down to Macomb one last time, to see my nephew before he graduates from Western Illinois University. If you're ever in Macomb...
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