tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54241332012-02-01T23:21:55.049-05:00Life is a lazy river - no matter where you are. Movies, musicals, mysteries, pop culture, and lots of other great stuff.Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00881701433093870040noreply@blogger.comBlogger19541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424133.post-55294917241057815432012-02-01T23:20:00.002-05:002012-02-01T23:21:55.055-05:00

On the Bedside Radio I slept in this morning and didn't head out until quarter after 11. Today is my only day off this week, and I wanted to get some cleaning done in addition to making this week's Haddon Township Library run. I may have picked the wrong day to be doing things indoors. It had rained some time overnight - my porch was still wet when I got up this morning - but by 11, the sky was

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The Angel and the Baritone Yayyyy! Warners is adding more MacDonald/Eddy movies to the Archive, including three of their solo vehicles and their only movie together I haven't seen, their last as a team, 1942's I Married an Angel! They'll be out next week! : D I Married an Angel

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Boys and Birds In Love Finished The Great Gatsby this morning during breakfast, then started Rio. I thought this would be a good way to have a little fun after the somewhat depressing Gatsby. Blu is a macaw who has been the beloved companion of a young woman in Minnesota his whole life. He's always lived in her book shop or a cage and has never needed to fly...until they go to Rio De Janero to

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The Roar of the Dryers The laundry was the big thing today. I finally made it there around quarter after 11. I think I waited too long. It was very busy, with lots of families and other people folding clothes and chattering to each other. I got the last available washer! I had an easier time getting the new dryers. They're smaller than the old dryers, and they don't get as hot. There's a row on

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Quiet in the Riverside Rest Actually, I didn't do a whole lot today. Mom was recovering from dental surgery and not up to talking; Lauren spent most of the evening with her parents. I kept things simple this morning; woke up late and listened to most of Brunch With the Beatles. They honored the anniversary of the Beatles' famous Rooftop Concert with lots of music from Let It Be and Abbey Road,

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Adventures at the Gym and the Aquarium I did finally make it to Lucile Roberts today. I got in with about ten minutes to spare. I pushed my backpack and coat into a locker, locked it, bought a bottle of water, and joined the others waiting for the orientation to start. Lucile Roberts is the cleanest, newest gym I've ever seen. Most gyms I've encountered have been shoved into small spaces or

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The Great Dane and the Meddling Kids I awoke to a cloudy, warm morning. Alas, by the time I was up and about, the clouds had burst. It was raining cats, pigs, dogs, and chickens! I had planned on going to the Oaklyn Library, but it was too messy to go anywhere. I worked on crocheting and watched Scooby Doo: Mysteries Incorporated. This is the newest version of Scooby Doo, which ran on Cartoon

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Running Balance I started today quietly with That's Entertainment Part III and a baking session. I just got rid of the remaining cookies I bought on sale from the Acme's bakery last week and decided I wanted a less dry successor. I finally ended up making the last bag of Gingerbread Cookie Mix from last month. Ran That's Entertainment III as I baked. The That's Entertainment films are perfect

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Balance and the Toons Started out a gorgeous, sunny day with the last of the organizing in the living area I plan on doing for now. I moved the narrow ash heart cut-out shelf into the music area and filled it with the Christmas CDs and cassettes. This freed up room on the CD rack and made things a lot less tight. I won't be able to do anything else in the music area until I can get crates for

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Flying Into the Past Overslept and didn't really get to much this morning. I barely had enough time to get to the bank and blow up my back tire. I wanted to do the front one, too, but I couldn't get the cap unscrewed. I had to get my paycheck to PNC today. I have bills to pay and I've been putting it off because of the weather. When I got in, I had a quick lunch of a peanut butter and apple

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No Snow Where There's Rain Yes, it was raining when I got up this morning. Normally, I'd put doing the laundry off until a less-wet day, but the laundromat is going to be closed tomorrow in order to install new driers, and I work fairly early on Wednesday. It was now or wait until Thursday, which would really be too late. The rain was just a shower when I headed out. The grass was still mushy,

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Making Some Changes Started out a late morning with my journal, then Brunch With the Beatles. The theme today was "Songs that came out in or around January." These included "Penny Lane," "She Loves You," "In My Life," and "A Day In the Life." I made Cocoa-Chocolate Chip Pancakes for breakfast, then called Mom. Got Dad, but that was cool. I haven't talked to him since Christmas Eve. He was

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Avengers On Ice Ok, so I was wrong. I awoke to what appeared to be three inches of snow. I was originally going to go to the gym this morning, but the road still hadn't been cleared at 10AM, and the sky looked pearly-gray and iffy. I ended up finishing The Fences Between Us and writing in my journal instead, with the radio disco-ing away in the background. (Incidentally, Fences was a hard read

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The Snow and the Fury I heard the sound of a huge crash as I was reading The Fences Between Us in bed this morning. When I got dressed and made my way out to the music area, I discovered, much to my dismay, that the Wal-Mart rack I was using temporarily for the CDs had fallen over. The floor is uneven around the window that overlooks the park. That's another reason I keep the Christmas tree

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Learning Balance Started a day with reading The Fences Between Us and writing in my journal. After breakfast, I made some phone calls I've been putting off. I received a bill in the mail from South Jersey Radiology last week. I thought they said they were waiting for the insurance to come through! When I called them, they said they hadn't heard from them. I called the Union, and they directed me

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Balance at Home Since I was up earlier than usual today, I started the morning with finally sweeping the porch. I've put it off because of the wind, but I finally decided that I simply could not put it off anymore. The piles of sticker ball pods and sticks were just too big. I don't really do much sweeping during the winter anyway, for obvious reasons. I'm just glad I can sweep the porch at all.

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Cupid Capers and Other Rainy Day Tales It was, indeed, raining when I got up this morning. I ran one of the three Valentine's Day-themed DVDs I ordered online last week while having Wheat Chex and a half a grapefruit for breakfast. A Charlie Brown Valentine is basically the same thing as Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales - a series of short skits revolving around a holiday, in this case,

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"I Have a Dream..." First of all, I salute Dr. Martin Luther King and his dream on this still-cold January day! I was up late again with Lauren and slept so late, I didn't really have the time to do much of anything this morning. I just worked on my inventories. I moved the comic books to their own section and added the Calvin and Hobbes and Peanuts books. I've been meaning to start doing the

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A Giant(s) Victory I was up really late with Lauren last night. I ended up spending a lot of this morning sleeping in. When I did finally get up, I made Tangerine-Honey Pancakes and listened to Brunch With the Beatles. "Meanings and Messages" was the theme today. We heard songs with deeper "meanings" in their lyrics, from the meaning of life in George's solo "What Is Life" to John and Paul

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Listen to Your Heart I was reading The Xanadu Adventure and listening to the American Top 40 re-run in bed this morning (they were doing mid-January 1984 today) when I got a phone call. Yes, it was the Acme. Could I work 12-4? There was a call-out. No, no, no, I wanted to scream. I want to go to the gym and the bank and drop off my donations! My brain scolded me you need to make money. You'll

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Getting Physical I ignored the gale-force winds that sent everyone else in the area scurrying this morning and made a quick run to the Oaklyn Library. No, there wasn't much going on there, either. I organized a few DVDs, rearranged some of the picture books, and took a good look at the children's non-fiction and young adult section. When I got home, I had Ham and Pasta Soup for lunch and ran

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Slow Balance I had a busy day today. It's a good thing I'd planned on starting with putting up the rest of the general winter decorations. It was still raining pretty good when I got up this morning. The rain had finally slowed enough around 10:30 for me to grab a bag of book and CD donations and ride over to the Haddon Township Library. (After going back because I forgot the DVDs I needed to

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A Place For Everything... Spent the morning and early afternoon dusting and re-organizing my apartment. Some pieces of furniture were really too big for where they were; others were plastic or cheaper wood pieces that I want to replace with better items. I moved one of the cherry Ikea shelves with the rounded corners into the entertainment area, and another in the music area. The crates that

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De-Cluttering I woke up later than I planned, so I pretty much just did a few quick things around the apartment. I pulled out a lot more things to donate to the Logan Presbyterian Church on Saturday, including several more WebKinz, holiday tins, and another porcelain doll. I've pretty much decided I'm going to drop several collections that don't really do much for me anymore. I'm keeping four

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ReInventing Myself Slept in and didn't get to the laundry until around 11:30. It was busy, but not quite as bad as last week. I did get a washer and dryer pretty fast. I spent the time reading The 10 Laws of Career ReInvention...which turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. The author entirely agrees with me - the long-term job security that many people so heavily rely on and count on

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"Sunday, Sweet Sunday, With Nothing To Do..." I awoke so late, there wasn't time to do much of anything...which is fine by me. Sundays should be nice, quiet days. I made Apple-Cinnamon Pancakes, wrote in my journal, and worked on stuff online. I knew Mom and Dad would be taking Keefe to his Naval recruiting office to leave today, so I decided to save talking on the phone with them until tonight.

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Spring Into Winter It was almost in the 60s when I finally made it out late this morning. Actually, I slept in for a lot of the morning. When I went out to the Oaklyn Library, it was much too warm for my heavy winter coat and the fur-lined boots Mom gave me for Christmas! I was sweating during my entire errand run. I organized DVDs and children's books and pulled out snow-themed books for a

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Surprise Fire In the Sky Started a sunny day in the 40s with a quick run to the Acme for my paycheck and groceries. I normally do it after work on Fridays when I have a shift, but I didn't get off until 9:30 tonight. I had to restock flour, eggs, cheese (mozzarella this time), and Smart Balance Spread sticks (which Acme has on clearance). Needed lots of fruit, including tangerines, grapefruit,

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Balance and the Snowy Surprise We weren't supposed to get snow today. Every weather forecast had said flurries overnight, then warmer and partly cloudy the next day. Well, they got the "warmer and partly cloudy" right. It was warmer when I got up, probably into the lower 40s. There was also a thin layer of white frosting on the porch. Those "flurries" turned out to be a dusting of snow. The

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The End of the Holiday Season Spent the morning and early afternoon taking down the last of the Christmas decorations. Did the garlands first. They're going into the Santa Bag this year to save some room, instead of a crate. The wreath for the front door and the plaid ribbon that hangs on the door to my bedroom also go in the Santa Bag, as do small items that go out first, like the mistletoe and

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Winter Finally Arrives It took it long enough, but it actually felt like winter today. I awoke to a wonderfully cold morning, just at freezing temperatures. Most people hate the cold. It doesn't bother me. It's easier to ride a bike in cold weather than it is in warm...and it beats heat and humidity! I had a nice, warm bowl of grits and a grapefruit before heading out for the laundromat (

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Speaking of the (Cold) Weather It finally dropped back into the 40s where it belongs today, making it a perfect day to start taking down the Christmas decorations. I cleared out the remains of the new shelf this morning, then started taking down the displays. Putting them in boxes or smaller containers instead of tins was a big help. I had no problems fitting everything into one large plastic

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There's Gonna Be a Party All Over the World First of all, Happy New Year! Thank goodness 2012 began far better than 2011 ended. Around midnight, as I sipped my Whipped Syllabub, I heard the sound of several booms going off. I hurried on the porch...and was greeted by the sight of three sets of fireworks going off all around me. There was one by Goff Avenue on the end of the river, another across

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New Year's On the Rocks The day began well. It was sunny, bright, and warm-out-of-the-ordinary for December, in the mid-50s. I had written in my journal and was just finished dressing when I got the dreaded call. Yes, it was the Acme. Could I come in as soon as possible? It was really busy. I told them 1PM. I had to get to the bank, if nothing else. I did get to the bank, around quarter after

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New Year, New Arrivals Slept in again this morning and watched more Sean the Sheep. I finally started out to the Oaklyn Library around 11:30. There was actually quite a bit to do there. The DVDs, for grown-ups and kids, badly needed to be reorganized. There were DVDs piled on top each other...and there was plenty of room for people to put them away. I also sheved Christmas picture books that

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New Year's Balance Started a sunny, very cold day with my last yoga class of the year. Karin honored one of the few holidays that most people celebrate by working on squats and inversions. I'm getting better at squats, but it's still hard to pick up my heavy body. I'm actually glad I got in late. The class was so full, I took the spot by the door, next to the CD player...which means I was the

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Sisterhood Slept in this morning, then ran Barbie: A Perfect Christmas during breakfast. Young teen Skipper, pre-teen Stacie, and 6-ish Chelsea join Barbie in this modern-set musical tale that seems to be intended as a follow-up to the two Fairy Secret stories. Barbie and her sisters are taking a plane to New York to visit Aunt Millie (of Fashion Fairytale) when it's grounded in Minnesota by a

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Suspended In Time I had a very quiet day. I slept in, then headed out for an errands run after breakfast. It was cloudy in the morning, but the rain held off. I made a fast stop at the bank to deposit Christmas money, then rode down through Newton River Park. It was surprisingly busy for a damp and gloomy day, with lots of dog walkers, joggers, and parents getting their kids out before the

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It's a Magical World I slept in this morning and spent most of it at home. Met Jessa around 11:30-noon to head out to the Cherry Hill Mall for some serious shopping. Though there was no traffic going to Cherry Hill, the mall parking lot was filled to capacity. Thank goodness Jessa bought a much smaller car during the summer and was able to find a parking spot fairly quickly. You also won't be

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Christmas Day With the Family Christmas Day dawned sunny and chilly but not too cold in Southern New Jersey. I wrote in my journal first before I made my way to the tree, where presents from my friends Linda & James Young awaited me. They usually give me books, and this year was no exception. I received the second book in the Nick of Time series, The Time Pirate, one of the Dear America series

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Merry Almost Christmas Started a clear, sunny, and thankfully cold Christmas Eve with a stroll to the bank to deposit my paycheck. It felt nice to be out and about on such a lovely day. It wasn't even that windy. The bank was a little busy when I got in, but it wasn't as bad as I figured they would be; the line was short, and I was in and out. (I figured it would be much worse, since Monday is

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Welcome to the Holidays Began a busy day with White Christmas and baking. No, this was for me. I used up bits and pieces from other baking and made Cranberry-Coconut-Chocolate Chip Muffins. I never did get to try them. Soon after I pulled them out of the oven, I had to hurry off to work for my 7 hour day. Boy, was it busy! I guess everyone finally came out of the malls and left work early. Most

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Balance and the Holidays It was gorgeous and sunny when I headed out this morning to yoga class, but still much too warm, probably in the upper 50s-lower 60s. We had a substitute today. Tulsa was sweet and enthusiastic, but like Eric, she also went pretty quick and I had a hard time keeping up with her. On the other hand, she mostly concentrated on Warrior poses and stretching, which I can

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Warm Christmas I spent the morning indoors, avoiding the gloomy and too-warm weather. Made Minty Buttercream Frosting for the Candy Cane Cupcakes, and then simple baguettes for me, since I was out of bread. Ran The Muppets' Christmas Carol, which was one of the movies that came in the box from Lauren, and a couple of holiday TV show episodes. Moonlighting did two holiday episodes. I prefer the

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Believe In the Magic of Christmas I had a lot to do today on this, my only other day off besides Christmas Eve. I began with a fairly early run to the laundromat. It was very quiet when I came in around quarter after 10, just me, an older woman, and Let's Make a Deal. It got much busier later on, but by that time, my clothes were already in the dryer. When I arrived home, I put everything away

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Enchanted Holidays I spent the morning baking bread for my sister Anny and her sons and watching Christmas movies and cartoons. Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is one of the few worthwhile direct-to-home-video Disney animated films that didn't come from the Pooh or Tinkerbell series. Instead of a genuine sequel (even Disney figured out that probably wouldn't be very interesting),

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Gingerbread Christmas I spent a wonderful hour this morning reading How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas while snuggled in bed. When I did finally poke my nose outside to check the weather, I got a blast of cold air! It couldn't have been any warmer than the mid-upper 30s. It finally felt like Christmas. To that end, Brunch With the Beatles ran its annual Christmas episode this morning.  Though the

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The Joy of Giving Started my morning fairly early. The Logan Presbyterian Church in Audubon was having its thrift shop this week. I had more things to donate, including stuffed animals I weeded out of my Care Bears collection. This time, there were no mishaps on the way to Audubon, helped by my basket not being quite as jammed-full as last time. It was cold - really cold for the first time this

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Busy, Busy Holidays Started off today in the back room. I wanted to round up things to bring to the Logan Presbyterian Church Thrift Shop tomorrow. I cleared out a whole rack of bath scrubs and gels and lotion I never used, along with several Care Bears and stuffed animals and that Darth Vader cookie jar. I separated the remaining videos into three bags. Two bags went to the Oaklyn Library today

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Let It Be Balanced Started out a sunny morning with yoga class. We emphasized twisting and back bends today. I did what I could, but I still can't catch my ankles or balance as well as most people. Karin came to me after class and told me that she did appreciate that I continued to practice yoga despite my difficulties with some of the moves. I'm glad she did. They don't have any beginners' or

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Once Upon a Rugrats Holiday I had to work at noon today, so I only did a few small chores around the apartment. I vacuumed the kitchen first. It looked pretty bad after all the baking I've done over the past few days! After that, I called South Jersey Radiology and Camden County College. I've gotten two bills from South Jersey Radiology, and I wanted to know if my health insurance had gone

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We Need a Little Christmas I started a gorgeous, sunny, 40-degree morning reading The Autobiography of Santa Claus snuggled in bed. Linda gave me this and the other two books in the Santa Chronicles series for Christmas a few years ago. Autobiography is just that; Santa tells his story, from his early years as a child trying to do good for his neighbors in ancient Turkey to modern times. It's a

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Time For Christmas Cookies! Started this morning relatively early, around 8, and got out at quarter of 10. I had a lot of errands on my to do list today, starting with a trip to Oaklyn's Post Office to send off packages for my little nephew Collyn (whose 3rd birthday was last week), Linda & James Young, and my best friend Lauren. I figured it wouldn't be that busy at quarter of 10...but boy, was

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The Holiday Rush Started this morning with Pear Pancakes and Brunch With the Beatles. The spotlight was on the album Rubber Soul today as the boys began to experiment more in the studio. Songs from this album include "Michelle," "Nowhere Man," "If I Needed Someone," "Girl," "In My Life," "Drive My Car," and "Think For Yourself." "We Can Work It Out" and "Paperback Writer" were written around

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Around the Town and Home Again Started this morning with the American Top 40's ongoing Christmas Countdown special and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. The latter has become a favorite of mine in recent years. In this tale from 1978, Big Bird is worried when Oscar reminds him of how skinny most chimneys in New York are and how big Santa Claus is. How will Santa get down the chimneys to deliver

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Wrapping Up the Holidays Spent the morning wrapping the remaining presents. There were only four left - Jessa's, Dad's, Collyn's, and one for Lauren. All of the presents but Lauren's went in the back room. I usually leave them under the tree, but there's too many stuffed animals under there this year. All of the presents but Lauren's went in the back room. Lauren's will be sent out on Monday

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Balance and a Philadelphia Christmas It was still cloudy when I rushed out the door this morning for yoga class. I barely made it on time, but it was worth it. I needed it after all the trouble yesterday! Class went fairly well. We concentrated on inversions and working our shoulders and stomachs. Not my best moves, but I did get a nice stretch in my hamstrings. There wasn't much to do at the

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The Christmas Blues Generally, this was not a good day. First of all, I overslept. That barely gave enough time to do what I planned this morning, which is call Stockton again for information about their online programs. The woman I talked to at Stockton said that Continuing Learning doesn't handle the online courses and gave me the number for the company that does. They weren't in, of course. I

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The Belles, the Nephews, and the Mouse Started off today with oatmeal and a pear for breakfast and Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas. As with the first film, this is an anthology of several short cartoons revolving around the Disney gang. Unlike the first movie, the animation is done by computer, the cartoons are much shorter, and there's five instead of three. The theme here is dealing with the

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Sharing the Joy of Christmas Started out a cloudy, windy, fairly warm day with a flurry of chores. I had a lot that I wanted to get done before my friend Amanda from Vineland arrived for her annual Christmas season visit. I put some things away that had been left out. I made the bed. I vacuumed. Vacuuming took me longer than I thought it would, so I was late getting out the door! Amanda and I

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A Different Breed of Superhero Started the morning with Brunch With the Beatles and Lemon-Rosemary Pancakes. Their annual early December salute to John Lennon was mixed with the solo holiday music and that strange "Fab Four" tribute Christmas album. (For some reason, I've heard cuts from these CDs on the Acme's intercom, too.) John's genius was represented by "No Reply," "Power to the People," "

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Thrift Shop Adventures and Other Stories I awoke to another American Top 40 holiday special...but this time, I didn't head out right away. Instead, I went in the back room to pack up my donations for the Logan Presbyterian Church Thrift Shop in Audubon. I had a big cloth tote bag filled with knick-knacks I've wanted to clear out for months. I also wanted to get rid of two porcelain dolls my

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Christmas Time Is Here I spent most of today putting up the remaining Christmas decorations. I started with the bears first. When my sisters and I were kids, Mom would dress our teddy bears and a few other stuffed animals in old baby clothes, scarves, and hats. She'd long stopped doing this by the time I moved on my own in 2002 and turned the remaining holiday-only bears and their things to me.

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Balance and the Christmas Tree Started out an absolutely gorgeous day with yoga. I didn't get to it last week because of Thanksgiving, but I had no such distractions this morning. We worked on "inner spiral," which meant balance poses that involve twisting. I can walk up the wall now without breaking as sweat, but I still have a hard time standing on one leg or other balance-on-one-foot poses.

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Time for Mistletoe and Holly I spent most of the morning putting up my Christmas garlands. Mom gave me these ropes of artificial greenery trimmed with ribbons, beads, bows, and small trinkets several years ago. She'd gotten fed up with putting them up all over their house. I can see her point. I do still use tacks on the heavy garland around the two windows in the dining area and the one wrapped

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The Holiday Season Begins Maybe running out to the Haddon Township Library this morning wasn't a great idea. It had rained on and off all morning, and continued to do so into the afternoon. It was gray, wet, and dismal as I made my way across Newton River Park. The only creatures who weren't bothered by the rain were the flocks of Canadian geese who grazed in great numbers around the path. (The

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Emma's Webs It was just too darn warm when I got up this morning. It was a little cloudy and breezy... and almost in the 70s. That's just not right in late November in southern New Jersey. It didn't even feel right when I ran the holiday-themed Cricket On the Hearth during breakfast. Cricket is one of Rankin-Bass' most unusual specials. Danny Thomas introduces and stars in this tale of the

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Caught In the Cobwebs Started a sunny, breezy, too-warm morning off with Brunch With the Beatles. George Harrison, who passed away around this time in November 2001, was in the spotlight today. Among his songs played were "Do You Want To Know a Secret," the covers "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Chains," "Do You Want To Know a Secret?", "Don't Bother Me," "Taxman," "Something," "While My Guitar

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Christmas On Parade I started out this morning with the American Top 40. Instead of a re-run, though, it was a Christmas special Casey Kasem must have done before he left the show. Among the songs I heard were Johnny Mathis' "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas," Perry Como's "There's No Christmas Like a Home Christmas," and the Stevie Nicks version of "Silent Night", which followed

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No Black Friday for Me I got up at the normal hour of 8:30 this morning. I had absolutely no desire to join the Black Friday mobs. For one thing, I worked at 11AM today. For another, I have some pretty basic rules about holiday shopping. I don't do fancy electronics or video games, and all of the kids in the family know it. I try to stick to a budget limit as much as possible. I did buy a few

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Giving Thanks for Family, Food, and Football The first thing I was thankful for when I woke up around 8AM was the gorgeous weather. It was sunny and bright, not gloomy and windy like it has been the past few days or was last Thanksgiving. Rose called about an hour later, when I was getting dressed. She would pick me up around 12:30 and meet her boyfriend Craig and their son Khai at their

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Cleaning Up for the HolidaysIt rained on and off for most of the morning. I decided I was much safer and dryer staying home. I spent the morning baking Cranberry Bread, cleaning the kitchen, and watching various specials. Did Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving first, then Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and the Angelina Ballerina Christmas special The Show Must Go On. I started making bread at

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Raining In the HolidaysI had a lot to do today. It was showering when I got up this morning, but as I headed out around quarter of ten, the rain had seemed to putter to a sprinkle. I'm probably not going to have the time (or decent weather) the rest of the week for library volunteering, so I made two stops today. Did the Oaklyn Library first. I organized the DVDs, rearranged the young adult

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Christmas CarolsStarted off the day with A Christmas Carol: The Musical and Multi-Grain Cheerios and fruit for breakfast. Kelsey Grammar is Scrooge and Jason Alexander Marley in this adaptation of the long-running Madison Square Garden version of the beloved Charles Dickens story. Alas, this might have worked better onstage. Grammar wasn't a bad Scrooge, but the music was unmemorable, and the

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I'm Into Something GoodStarted a sunny, breezy morning with Brunch With the Beatles. The spotlight today was on the early Beatles and other British bands who found success in the US in their wake. Among the UK acts from the early and mid 60s we heard were Dusty Springfield ("I Only Wanna Be With You"), the Dave Clark Five, the Rolling Stones (the original version of "Time Is On My Side") and

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Thanksgiving RehearsalI'm thankful that I awoke to a lovely, sunny morning. It was the perfect day for making my last Collingswood Farm Market run of the year. Ran today's American Top 40 re-run as I ate oatmeal with bananas and fruit concentrate and a pear for breakfast. We disco danced our way into late November 1978 as uptempo synthesizer dance tunes and dramatic ballads found their way into

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Loose In OaklynFirst of all, happy birthday to my brother Keefe, who is 19 today! It was a gorgeous day when I awoke around 8AM. Sunny, breezy but not windy, and chilly like it's supposed to be in mid November in southern New Jersey. It was a perfect day to run a pile of errands, starting with a ride to the Acme for my paycheck and groceries. The Acme wasn't too busy when I arrived around 11. I

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Chilly BalanceThe damp and cold had returned when I headed out for this week's yoga class. Focus on the day was on stretching the back and hamstrings and on balance poses. I did as well as I could, which actually wasn't too bad. I'm still not that flexible, but I can hold a pose a little longer than I used to.There was plenty to do at the Collingswood Library when I headed over there after class.

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Rainy Day SwashbucklerI slept in longer than I should have this morning, but I did manage to make that call to the claims office. They gave me the address and said they'd send me the information that day. It turns out I already had the claims office's address that the Foot & Ankle Center wanted...right in the front cover of the thick book the Claims Office sends all union members. Boy, do I feel

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Heel Spurred Into ActionSince I had my appointment with the Foot and Ankle Center at 1:15, I did things around my apartment and in the area this morning. I started off the day with a short walk down to Goff Avenue and back. It was cloudy and damp, cooler than yesterday but still well above normal temperatures for this time of year. The riverside was a gray-green sheet of ripples, reflecting the

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The Holidays are ComingAnd in view of that, I spent most of the afternoon dubbing Christmas videos. Before I started with that, though, I got the laundry done. It was gorgeous, sunny, breezy but not as windy as last week, and probably in the upper 60s-lower 70s...really TOO warm for this time of year. The nice weather must have encouraged everyone to put off their chores. The laundromat was quiet

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Aren't You Glad You're You?Started off a sunny, breezy, warmer day with Pear Pancakes with Cranberry-Pear Compote (cranberries boiled in white grape-pear juice until they're practically jelly). As I ate, I dubbed The Bells of St. Mary's. A sequel to the Oscar-winning Going My Way, I ended up enjoying this more than the original film. Maybe it helps that Bing has the equally good Ingrid Bergman to

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It's a Wonderful HarvestI love fall. It makes the whole world one big pot of gold. The first things I often see in the morning are the golden oak leaves just outside my bedroom windows, blowing gently in the wind. The squirrels chase each other, trying to save nuts and acorns for the winter. The birds chirp as they prepare for their long journey south.The American Top 40 re-run warmed up things

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Saluting Our VeteransFirst of all, hats off to all our service people, past, present, and future, including my friend Jen Waters, who is in the Navy.Started today with some more classic theatrical shorts devoted to the Armed Services and wartime. (And those of you who are offended by my saluting our fighting men with cartoons...well, you're in the wrong place.) Finished the remaining war-related

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Foggy BalanceOnce again, I awoke to dense fog. The fog remained as I rode to Collingswood for this week's yoga class. We concentrated on headstands in an attempt to lift the fog from our own minds. Karin had each of us pair up with another student. The girl I paired with couldn't get her legs all the way up, either, which made me feel a lot better. I can get my legs up the wall, but I still can't

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Golden AutumnI awoke to another sunny, breezy day, warm for this time of year but not quite as much as yesterday. I spent most of the late morning and afternoon at work. We were pretty busy for the majority of the day. While I dealt with quite a few of those annoying old ladies who never want to bag and give five hundred contradictory orders on how to do it, most people were in pretty good moods.

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Citizen RedmerI ended up spending most of the morning finishing off Avatar. I didn't realize how long it is! I did enjoy it. It takes a long time to get where it's going, but it really picks up in the second half. That final battle is beautifully done and very intense! It's still not anything I'm going to buy, but it was definitely worth the rental. Those of you who are more into technology or

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Dances With the AvatarsStarted out one of the most gorgeous days in early November I'd ever seen with a run to the laundry. The busy week and beautiful weather was reflected in the laundromat. When I arrived, it was quiet as can be. Some people did arrive later, but by then, I was starting to load my laundry into the drier. It was so lovely, after I put away my laundry and ate a quick lunch, I

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Daylight Savings and Other Fall StoriesI was more than a little disoriented when I got up this morning, thanks to this morning's Daylight Savings. Did I go to bed at 1...or 2? Was I up at 8AM or 9AM? No matter. When I finished with my journal, I put on Brunch With the Beatles and had a smashing fall breakfast of Squash Cornmeal Cakes (made with the leftover acorn squash from last night), a

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Chilled HarvestBrrr! I awoke to 40-degree temperatures as I turned on this week's American Top 40. They stayed in the 80s but jumped back a few years to 1983. Popular songs from early November '83 included "True," by Spandau Ballet, "Say, Say, Say" by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (their second collaboration), "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel (which has been a favorite of mine ever since), "

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The Joys of FallIt was late in the morning when I headed out for a walk around Oaklyn. I'm glad I did. The weather was absolutely gorgeous today. It was a bit chillier than yesterday, but breezy and sunny. The neighborhood looks gorgeous, too. The trees are cloaked in their fall radiance, brilliant shades of gold, rust, orange, lime green, and deep red. A few houses have already pulled out the

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Seeking Balance AgainWith my heel and the weather looking much improved, I decided to see if I could return to yoga. Karin gave me a hug when I arrived and asked where I'd been. I had the hardest time with doing squats and standing poses, and down-dog started to wear my foot out after a while. It was nice to be back, though. I shouldn't have put it off for so long. It really does help.(It'll also

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On the Sunny Side of the FallI slept in and spent a lot of the morning reading self-help books in bed. I didn't get going until nearly 12:30! When I did head out, my first stop was the Oaklyn Library for this week's volunteer session there. As with the Haddon Township Library yesterday, there wasn't much going on. I'd apparently just missed the pre-school kids. Did the usual organizing on the

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One Little Maid From the LibraryIt was sunny and beautiful when I awoke this morning. The wind had died down, and while it was chilly (maybe still a little too much for the time of year), it wasn't nearly as bad as over the weekend. It was a lovely day to run errands. I never did get to the bank, thanks to the weekend's wild weather and Halloween yesterday, so that was my first stop. After I left

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The Music of the NightHappy Halloween, all! Actually, I had a very quiet Halloween, especially compared to the last few years. I worked late tonight, so I didn't get to help out with trick-or-treating. I did get the laundry done this morning. I was surprised at how busy it was! I figured everyone would be getting their kids ready for tonight or themselves ready for parties. Thankfully, I did get

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Frosty Halloween WeatherBrrr! I awoke to a chilly but sunny morning before Halloween. It was probably in the upper 40s-lower 50s, well below the norm for this time of year. At the very least, the storm hadn't seemed to have caused any trouble here. What very little snow and sleet we had was gone, and other than a few branches and more leaves, there was no indication anywhere that we even had a

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Puttin' On the SnowI awoke to the sound of rain pouring on the roof in torrents. Yes, we were getting the huge storm everyone was talking about, though at that point, it was just rain. I ran the American Top 40 while I hoped that the rain would slow down enough for me to go to at least the bank and the farm market. They were in late October 1986 today, a year that seemed to delight in ballads -

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Let It Snow...at Halloween?First thing on the agenda this morning was volunteering at the Oaklyn Library. It was dead quiet there. They had a table set up with Halloween-themed party items and a tablecloth, probably for a party sometime this weekend. I just organized the DVDs and the children's books and headed out.Strolled to Dad and Uncle Ken's after leaving the Library. It was a gorgeous day.

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Whither the WeatherIt rained on and off all day, a light rain that didn't really do much besides make everything damp. I ignored the weather and rode into Collingswood for my first Collingswood Library volunteer session in over a month and a half. I'm still going to take time off from yoga because of my foot, but I miss it when I don't do all of my library volunteering. I'm glad I did it today,

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X-Ray Marks the SpotRose did drive me to South Jersey Radiology. We were a few minutes late, but that was all right. As it turns out, AmeriHealth doesn't require referrals, so there wasn't much to sign or explain. Not to mention, even if they did, I had the note from Dr. Berlin. I waited a few minutes in a booth, then went into a room, pulled a big heavy apron on a plastic tube around my waist,

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