Random Thoughts On A Saturday

January 28, 2012

~ Just when I think I can’t possibly juggle more balls in the air, I find that I can. I have so much work in so many areas to finish by Tuesday, it’s ridiculous. It’s all good, though: all good things. ~ The Lenny concert is Tuesday evening. I can’t imagine a better way to [...]

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Animated

January 26, 2012

I’m headed up north and over the border today (to Wisconsin), to bring D home for his five-day break between his three-week January term and spring semester, which begins Wednesday, or as we call it in this house, “One day post-Lenny”. It’ll be nice to have D home for an extended weekend, as always. I’m [...]

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The Little Author That Could

January 24, 2012

“How’s the book going?” It’s a question I get all the time from friends and family. While I appreciate their interest very, very much, I nearly always give the short answer: “Great! Thanks for asking!” The long answer is–frankly–really, really long, and I can’t just say half of it and expect the person I’m answering [...]

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Making Change

January 22, 2012

I ran out to the store today to pick up a new air filter for our furnace. I saw a report on The Today Show once that said you shouldn’t spend lots of money on the expensive air filters that are really tightly woven to block allergens, that it’s better to get the cheap, generic [...]

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DJ Remix

January 20, 2012

About a month ago, J purchased a new “toy” for himself. He’s been practicing his DJ skills on a regular basis, and was finally able to set up his camera and record himself mixing so I could share it with you he could share it with his friends. Don’t feel any pressure from me to [...]

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Mission Accomplished.

January 19, 2012

When it comes to the stereotypical teenager-parent relationship, it would seem that there is non-stop eye-rolling, sarcasm, and lying on the teens’ part. On the other side of the coin, parents are “supposed to” enjoy embarrassing their teens on a daily basis, intentionally. Jim and I never fed into that. From the time the boys [...]

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Key West And Cozumel In January? Yes, Please!

January 16, 2012

One of the main reasons a person picks a particular cruise is for the exotic port stops the ship makes. In our case, we knew we wanted to head towards warmer weather (January in Chicago? A little cold.). We’ve always wanted to visit Key West, and so for us it was a no-brainer. In fact, [...]

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Pictures For Sail

January 15, 2012

In light of the recent news of a cruise ship (the Costa Concordia) hitting a reef just two hours after departure, I thought it would be a good idea to point out that, though so very tragic for all involved, the accident was a freak, rare occurrence in light of how many cruises there are [...]

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12 Cruise Tips For Newbies And Wannabes

January 13, 2012

I learned so much while planning (and taking) our first cruise that I thought I’d share some of the knowledge I’ve gained over the past few months with you. Just so you know in advance, THIS IS A REALLY LONG POST, even for Suburban Scrawl. (Sorry!) Our cruise was the best value-for-the-money vacation we’ve ever [...]

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The Love Boat

January 11, 2012

Back in the late 70′s through the mid 80′s, my sister and I were always in the same place on Saturday nights: in front of the television, watching “The Love Boat”. The weekly adventures of Captain Merrill Stubing (Your Ship’s Captain), Julie McCoy (Your Cruise Director), Issac Washington (Your Bartender), Doc Brinker (Your Ship’s Doctor), [...]

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