Friday, October 27, 2023

22,362 days later ...

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On August 4-5, 1962, my family went on a trip to Springfield to see where Abraham Lincoln lived. I was just 4 years old and remember little ...
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From Springfield to Lewiston to Colorado Springs

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Let me tell you about the emotional journey I took this week. First, Springfield. Tuesday afternoon, my friend Elaine and I took a quick roa...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Thursday Thirteen #332

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13 commonly misspelled words.   According to the website Wordtips , here are the words we stumble over the most frequently. My personal buga...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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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Get Ready!

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On November 4, I'm joining in Mimi's Blogblast for Peace . Why don't you do the same? It would be lovely if we filled th...
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Sunday, October 22, 2023

Sunday Stealing

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Stolen from League of  Extraordinary PenPals 1. October reading & writing goals and plans: I don't have any such goals, which is a ...
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Fortune favors the bold

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That's former Cub manager Joe Maddon's philosophy. He believes in bunting, base-stealing, and letting opposing batters see his pitch...
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Friday, October 20, 2023

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Something More (2005) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .   1) Sugarland's lead singer Jennifer Nettles de...
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My hero

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  My favorite-most ball player was named one of the three best first basemen in the American League. He earned this nomination because his d...
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Dekalb derailed

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John, Gregory and I planned a trip to Dekalb to see our friend, Kathy. None of the three of us really wanted to do this, but Kathy has been...
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Thursday, October 19, 2023

A silver lining

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I have lived in Cook County my entire life. I am aware that in some quarters we are a joke. A hotbed of crime and corruption. We're famo...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Thursday Thirteen #331

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13 most popular school mascots. Yes, there's a database that tracks this. I look these things up so you don't have to. 1. Eagles 2. ...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Goodbye, Cruel World (1961) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .   1) This week's song has a circus theme. H...
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Think

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The world is in crisis. Hamas attacked Israel in the most shocking, cruel way. Now Israel is retaliating and the body count is skyrocketing....
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