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Sounds of the Season
Earl and I are slowly adding the accessories of the holiday season to our home. And I have begun playing Christmas music.
We’re scaling back this year since there are no-out-of-town guests to cook for, fewer restaurant reservations to make,
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Christmas Season 2024
There are only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year; so if the season seems compressed and harried, it is. Retailers have fewer days to meet their sales goals; non-profits have fewer days to seek contributions; and the rest
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Let It Be Noted . . .
That the Yankees won last night in a final ditch effort to stay alive in the 2024 World Series. The question is: Given last night’s post, should Earl and I watch our team and jinx it. Or should we go
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You Don’t Want Us on Your Team
It’s game four of the 2024 World Series and the LA Dodgers are ahead three games to zero. The Yankees could face elimination tonight on their own turf. Which makes me wonder if Earl and I are a jinx.
We
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GBC
Tonight is my monthly book club where six of us in different locations meet via Zoom and discuss the selection one of us picked to read and review. It’s always interesting.
The thing I like most about this book club
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Things to Consider
There are exactly three weeks until Election Day in our country. I wish I thought the following 24 hours after would declare the winner. But I’m not sure it will go that way. Instead, there will be contests, disputes, rebuttals,
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Stellar Performance
According to the Bank of America Marathon weather forecast, today was a great day to run. The weather was humid but cool as 50,000 runners took their places at the starting line in Millenium Park, which – for the curious
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Chicago
NOTE: These blogs are late because of a glitch with my computer during our stay at the Palmer House.
In many ways, Chicago is home to Kevin and me, although we haven’t lived there for decades. But we know the
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One Week from Today
It’s always like this in the majors marathoning world. (The majors for the uninformed or uninterested consist of six specific marathons held annually around the world. They are considered by many to be the crème de la crème in running.)
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Small Things
This week has been inordinately busy . . . and it’s only Thursday. Still, more than one small pleasure has arrived when I least expected it. And they made my packed calendar feel less packed.
I had my first piano
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