The aftermath of Valentine’s Day left me with a few more extra pounds I don’t need, so on a whim I decided last week to just not eat candy at all. In addition to munching on all the candy normally around the office during any holiday associated with chocolate, I was in the habit of getting a candy bar out of the vending machines. And also David and I usually get favorite candy treats at the grocery store – his is strawberry or raspberry licorice, mine is Peppermint Patty (brought home from the store intact and frozen). Well, something’s gotta…
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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Bible belt devoted to Christ film We’re weird about religion in the US – in some cases (as stated elsewhere in this blog) very weird. I’ve been keeping an eye on the controversy surrounding this film. The furor reminds me of the one surrounding “The Last Temptation of Christ,” but as I vaguely recall, the more fundamentalist wing of the US religious spectrum (cough) was up in arms about that film and demonstrated against it. They seem to lurve the idea of this film, because it apparently toes their line of dogma(or has…
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Goa’uld captured in lava lamp – note human decoy figure to right You saw it here first, conspiracy theorists – everything on “Wormhole X-Treme!1!” is totally real. This juvenile specimen was lured into the containment vessel (cleverly disguised as a Lava Lamp ™ by the use of a simple decoy. Is this why these retro-cool novelty items are suddenly available at your nearest Walgreens? The gummint is quietly trying to place one of these snakehead traps in every home, because invasion is immanent!1
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We went to the concert at the church with David’s parents and two of their friends. Enjoyed the music and dessert, then went to Brass for dinner. Very nice evening, we actually enjoy socializing with the ‘rents and the ‘rents friends (a fact that causes them no end of wonder, but we really do). As my mom-in-law was removing her coat, I realized she was wearing a “No Bush” button. I just love her to pieces!
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Could Chicago be next in the gay-marriage stakes? Da Mare has no problem, and County Clerk David Orr says he’s “game.” “A devout Catholic, Daley scoffed at the suggestion that gay marriage would somehow undermine the institution of marriage between a man and a woman. “Marriage has been undermined by divorce, so don’t tell me about marriage. You’re not going to lecture me about marriage. People should look at their own life and look in their own mirror. Marriage has been undermined for a number of years if you look at the facts and figures on it. Don’t blame the…
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Blizg – Frequently Asked Questions: About Metadata Metadata added (whatever that is…)
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Concerts Today’s the last Sanctuary Concert at 4pm at the church – I guess I never bothered to post it here because the only people reading this blog are apparently my sister, my husband, 2 humans in an undisclosed location, and several dozen robots. But here’s the skinny on it: The Celebration Brass Quintet Sunday, February 22nd, at 4 pm Mardi Gras comes to Holy Innocents! Holy Innocents Episcopal Church 425 Illinois Blvd Hoffman Estates IL Tickets $10.00 / $8.00 students and seniors Call 847-885-7900 for more information And now… yep, late for church, gotta scoot!
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Okay, this is funny. Another one of my pet peeves validated. 😉
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Oh boy! We’re drilling holes in the house! Things are done slowly, and sometimes not in logical order around here, but eventually they do get done. Although they might get done in strange ways — tonight, for instance, we tried belling the fish, and now our ceiling jingles, but we have successfully achieved a goal we’ve been working towards for several months now… very soon, there will not be electronic spaghetti dangling all over the back of the wet bar, and as of about 90 minutes ago, there is no dusty speakerwire trailing along the floor and threatening to trip…
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It rained much of yesterday, and then it snowed last night. Now everything is grey and sloppy — and we’re getting ready to go out, so I have to think about “what not to wear” under these conditions. I think heels and a silk blouse are out of the question, don’t you? Yep, fall back on my fashion staple — Timberland hiking boots, jeans, several layers on top including bad-weather shell. My only concession to “decorative” dressing is a blue pashmina shawl. I like it, it’s soft and warm. I think I need some more of them, maybe I’ll find…