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Last weekend, my mother, Kay, went with my brother’s family to Ann Arbor to visit Aunt Bev. Alex sent me this postcard: Sorry about the flash. This is what he wrote: “Dear Aunt Anne: We drove past the stadium but it was closed. From… Continue Reading “More Postcards from Alex”
Book 49 File under “books everyone else read in high school”, so I will not worry about the spoilers. Act One: We are introduced to our anti-hero. He lives in Algiers, lives in an apartment, vaguely socializes with some of his neighbors. His… Continue Reading “The Stranger, by Albert Camus”
I am sure I’ve told you all that the best way to get me to attend your fundraiser is to have an event that involves my dogs. Today, The Buddy Foundation held a fundraiser at its facility in Arlington Heights where my dogs could… Continue Reading “Pictures with Wanda the Witch”
Everyone and their dogs knew the President was passing through town to vote early. And yesterday, my Twitterfeed went insane with sightings of Marine One. I started to roll my eyes and think, “Seriously? …..” The thought didn’t fully form in my head before… Continue Reading “Dorky Washington Story”
Book 48 Getting to the Jane Austen I hadn’t read yet. Mansfield Park was a later novel and some of the critics called it “more mature”. Austen has a formula: a young lady has little fortune but a few connections and spends some time… Continue Reading “Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen”
In his last years, our dog Shadow had some pretty bad arthritis. Our vet, like many MDs treating arthritic people, recommended exercise in the water. It is pricey, but it really helped. Shadow spent a lot of time at Splash Dog, a hydrotherapy facility… Continue Reading “Splash Dog”
Book 47 Our old pal Philip Marlowe is caught up in two different crimes – the murder of a bar owner and a jewel heist that ends in murder. As in most hard-boiled capers, you never know if the cops are good or bad… Continue Reading “Farewell, My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler”
Fiona’s weekend adventures began Friday night, when she had a rematch with a skunk in the backyard. Skunk 2 – Fiona 0 My mother, Kay, had mocked me after the first battle, when I purchased an Emergency De-Skunker Kit (Read as: Two bottles of… Continue Reading “Miles for Mothers – The Puppy Mill Project Walk 2012”
I brought nine finished blankets to Project Linus at Starbucks the other night. Nine! And I still had one fleece left at home. In fact, these last two were finished and washed right before I walked out the door: The big panel with the… Continue Reading “Blankets 65 – 73”
On the average day, I drink a Milk Chug for breakfast. To be specific, a 16 ounce bottle of Dean’s Low Fat Chocolate Milk. All chocolatey goodness with the required protein and ridiculously convenient. I buy them from the sundry store in my… Continue Reading “The Price of Low Fat Chocolate Milk”
The Next Dark Age 