Saturday, October 19, 2024

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Autumn in New York (1947) Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Frank Sinatra sings that autu...
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Frown turns upside down

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I admit it: I've been struggling more than I imagined I would. Losing my dear friends, John and Henry, has broken my heart. Yes, it is ...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Thursday Thirteen #382

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  13 ways to prepare chicken.   I admit it: I don't cook. But I do dine. I was recently at an upscale restaurant and noticed four differ...
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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, October 14, 2024

Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how to play. • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page ...
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Sunday, October 13, 2024

I watched. I learned. I do better in his memory.

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My friend John died last April. He was 68, but his body and spirit were so much older. He had congestive heart failure and diabetes. He walk...
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Friday, October 11, 2024

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Jolene (1973) Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Dolly Parton sings about a woman with gre...
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Sad and scared

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That's the kindest way to describe the poor people who believe Donald Trump and not the government when it comes to FEMA and Hurricanes ...
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Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Thursday Thirteen #381

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Regional dishes . I learned during last summer's DNC that the "Chicago Dog" is considered rather exotic. Having grown up here...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2024

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 ...
Monday, October 07, 2024

Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how to play. • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page ...

"The upside of my downside"

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From page 435 of this book In a consequential moment of self-awareness, Ted Kennedy understood that his reputation as a womanizer enabled hi...
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Sunday, October 06, 2024

Sunday Stealing

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 15 MORE QUESTIONS 1. What gets you fired up? Tuesday, November 5 2. What makes a good life? To borrow from Gone with the Wind, I believe ha...
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Saturday, October 05, 2024

And they're allowed to operate machinery!

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MAGA is so gullible. They believe whatever they're told by a man who panders, sows dissent, and is running to keep himself out of jail. ...
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Friday, October 04, 2024

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Love on Top (2011) Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1) Beyonce sings that she and her lover have worked t...
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Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Thursday Thirteen #379

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This one is for her. I am currently reading Ted Kennedy: A Life by John Farrell . It's a serious yet very readable book. While it...
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