Many years ago, when I was young and still stuck living in Utah, one of my guilty pleasures was reading the "Letters to the Editor" and shaking my head in wonder and disgust at some of the attitudes expressed there. Once upon a time, the minor impediment of having to write a letter, stamp and address an envelope, and mail one's important opinions to the editorial page address prevented all but the most highly motivated crackpots from weighing in. In the Internet age, the filters are off, the chocks are away. You can fly into the wild blue yonder to…
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Many years ago, when I was young and still stuck living in Utah, one of my guilty pleasures was reading the "Letters to the Editor" and shaking my head in wonder and disgust at some of the attitudes expressed there. Once upon a time, the minor impediment of having to write a letter, stamp and address an envelope, and mail one's important opinions to the editorial page address prevented all but the most highly motivated crackpots from weighing in. In the Internet age, the filters are off, the chocks are away. You can fly into the wild blue yonder to…
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Five years ago, Keller, 10 months behind on his mortgage payments, received notice of a foreclosure judgment from JP Morgan Chase. In a few weeks, the bank said, his three-story house with gray vinyl siding in Columbus, Ohio, would be put up for auction at a sheriff's sale.
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Things Done Tidied house with David for Wednesday’s cleaning ladies Cleaned out a couple of boxes in basement and reorganized a bit Repacked Christmas ornaments in a bigger tub (except for Mom’s figurines) Hung out with friends online listening to music, because laughter is GOOD FOR YOU Hugged my husband David because I love him very much Did my oral care stuff Listened to even more music, which makes me happeh Collected more items for donation or disposal YAY Tweeted to an astronaut, IN SPACE, about the song he recorded IN SPACE Things Left Undone Church website and Facebook page…
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Things Done Uploaded Christmas pictures to the St Nick’s Facebook page Dinner with Mitch and Gloria, played with my doggie schniece, Rosie Went to church and sang, sang, sang. Choir mistress cracked the whip! Did all my post-op oral care stuff morning and evening Shhh! We’re growing bone. It’s like backfilling your gums, people Things Left Undone Work on new web graphic for St Nick’s website. Update blog, ditto Need pack away Christmas box and last of the ornaments Need reorganize boxes in basement Inspired by a Facebook post by Gillian Horvath; list accomplishments daily. Some days, getting out of…
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According to online clothes retailer Marisota, fifteen percent have cried over being too fat, and ten from being too skinny. A large percentage of women often dwell on their own sizes while shopping and get upset when their “funny shape†direct quote prevents them from looking like Christina Hendricks in a pencil skirt. via Shopping Makes Me Want to Die Inside | xoJane I have a hate/hate/HATE relationship with shopping, clothes, and “fashion.” I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I’ve gone shopping with girlfriends; first of all, I don’t really have any local,…
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The climate deniers will continue denying until all commercial images of Santa look like this. Chicago may not be known for the abundance of sunshine it receives, but the region is nonetheless about to set a record for sunshine that’s more than 70 years old. Chicago’s longest stretch of above-normal sunshine chronicled in records dating back to 1893 could fall Nov. 30. via New sunshine record for Chicago could be set this month – chicagotribune.com
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The weird warm weather continues. I’m getting the idea that it might be better to plan for a cool weather biking and walking vacation in late January than count on a cross-country ski vacation. We’re thinking of going someplace in Michigan, but plans are vague yet. After a lazy Sunday afternoon (David did go for a bike ride) we went to his dad’s so David could sign the mat for a photo he’s having framed for Shel. It’s another in a series of landscape photos – kind of high end “my kid’s art on the fridge,” if you will. It’ll…