Category: November 2016
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 10: For the record, I’m pissed
When I heard that Fun Home was going on a National Tour, I got very excited and hoped it would come to Chicago. It did come to Chicago. It’s running right now. I bought my ticket as soon as I was able. I’ve been giddy about it! Until today. Today, I considered skipping it. I considered swallowing…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 9: You Brought This On Yourselves!
Yesterday afternoon, I turned away from all interactive media – social or otherwise – and watched Christmas movies on Hallmark. Then I took myself to a local theatre, turned off my phone, and watched The Girl on the Train. (Another post for another day.) My blood pressure had already been going up pretty steadily over the…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 8: Election Day
Once again, I must tell you how much I love my little suburb. We boarder Chicago. In fact, 119th Street, which is only about 4 blocks from my house, is the city line. If you are driving West on 119th St, you’re in Chicago. If you are driving East, you’re in Blue Island. We’re ethnically…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 7: How do you measure a year?
Sandra Moran was one of our best and brightest. That smile. That humor. That heart. Anyone who encountered Sandra was affected by her in the best ways. In Sandra, we found a kindred spirit. She was someone who valued each and every person she met. Whether you knew her for 2 minutes, 2 years, or…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 6: The Sleepy Girl’s Guide to What NOT to Watch
So, I had planned on writing a review of a TV movie I watched the other day for Sunday, November 6th as my daily blog post. However, that didn’t seem to work out. I made the mistake of taking a break to relax in my recliner. The bigger mistake, however, was tuning in to a…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 5: GCLS Behind the Scenes
As you can tell from the title of this blog and from the month of the year, I participate in National Blog Posting Month in November. This is my third year participating. Many of the people I know do NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month – in November. That’s awesome because, well, they are writers.…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 4: Let’s get organized. What time is it? What DAY is it?
I spent a great deal of the day thinking it was Thursday. Still. Then I got on the Friday bus and got my act together. Yeah. Kidding. I accepted the Fridayness of it, but getting my act together is never a guarantee…no matter the day of the week. Back when I was working, I was…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 3: It’s all about the Sportsing!
If you saw my post from yesterday or if you’re in the US or if you have a Facebook account or if you have a Twitter account or if you pay any attention at all to the world, you are very likely aware that the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. If you weren’t aware of…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 1: Look out! It’s November!
That’s right, kids. It’s November and that means it is National Blog Posting Month. And that means I will be challenging myself to post a blog every day for the month of November. My friends do NaNoWriMo, I do NaBloPoMo. (That didn’t sound quite so naughty in my head.) I tend to start the month with…
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