Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Liar, liar, pants on fire...

The Good Wife: I've liked Juliana Margulies (Sp?) ever since she was on E.R. with George Clooney. She does a great job in "The Good Wife" series, and Chris Noth ain't bad as her treacherous husband. He's got the political animal's pseudo dignity and oily charm down pat. But her restrained... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

"If you're going to San Francisco

be sure to wear a flower in your hair, 'cause when you're going to San Francisco, you're going to find some happy people there." Not sure these words are the exact lyrics, but the voices and melody echo in my mind from all those years ago -- the '70s. Before 9-11, before Osama, when tie dyed... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

The Frozen South

Get out the sled dogs, Baby, we're running out of Charmin. I don't think Old Blue will start after sitting under a sheet of ice all week. They say the sun will come out tomorrow. There will be a warm-up to 32 degrees -- the point where water begins to freeze. Falling Ice: There was a falling ice... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Applying to Law School

It's senior year; lots of heavy law and social studies classes, papers to write, research to do, one deadline after another. But on top of that, my girl is working on applications to law schools. I asked her about some of the great law schools, like Harvard. Did she plan to apply there. She didn't... Sign in to see full entry.

I'll be posting a love poem next weekend for Valentine's day...

Not your usual Hallmark kind. One my youngest son wrote in the early '90s. Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 7, 2011

I called my sis on Sunday...

Just checkin' in, I said. Since you emailed that Mary was in hospital. How's she doing? She's still waiting for surgery, and Jim's really worried. She has diabetes and her kidneys aren't working right, so they're working to get the bloating down before they can do the bypass. I didn't know she had... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Packers, Steelers, Math

I think it's Packers-Steelers. I need to brush up on my Roman numerals. XLV is 45. I know X = 10 and V = 5, but L? By process of elimination it must be 30. Nobody ever suggested, except in a drunk and sarcastic mood, that I might be so much as math capable. Arithmetic, the times tables, old style... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Girlfriends

My sis forwarded the following to me. The cartoon that came with it was two happy little girls hugging one another. All sunshine and sweet sentiment, no? Not exactly. “She can deal with stress and carry heavy burdens. She smiles when she feels like screaming, and she sings when she feels like... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Tiger Mothers: Not always Chinese

Few days ago the Tiger Mother author made the rounds of talk shows: The View, Joy Behar, CNN, etc... This writer says she didn't allow playdates or sleepovers, no grade less than an A was acceptable, no backtalk. The children had music lessons, were constantly pressured to be the best they could be,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

House Dreams...

Every once in a while I dream about a house. Different houses almost every time. Exploring the houses, buying them, remodeling them, acting as host and showing them to friends (dream friends whom I know and love, but in life have never met). Some are big cavernous things with lots of stairs and... Sign in to see full entry.

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