Found!

A finally hunted down a Girl Scout. There were Daisies at the mall. Two pig-tailed, purple-shirted girls walked up to me and asked me if would like to buy some Girl Scout Cookies. I practically shouted “Yes!! Where can I pay?” The Daisies were happy, I was happy.
It was a good day for all – [...]

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Oscars!

Ok. best dressed: Marion Cotillard. I loved the fish dress. Pretty and detailed and interesting definately not boring. Worst dressed for me was Ellen Page because it was so dull. She’s 21 and it’s the Oscars have fun with it! I think overall I was underwelmed with everything. It just seemed that everyone was so [...]

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sadness

Two things that make me sad:
Realizing that it Girl Scout Cookie time and I have NO COOKIES! I was not successful in my hunt for a Girl Scout this year, which by the the way, always makes me feel a little like a crazy child-stalker. I guess it’s a hazard of having few friends with [...]

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mmm … chocolate

So last Sunday Mike and I went one of the best fundraisers ever – the Art and Romance of Chocolate. It benefits the Springfield Art Museum. Area restaurants bring desserts and “art chocolate” pieces and you get to sample everything they have. It’s awesome – we both ate light and did extra hard workout [...]

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cool

I’m testing to see if I can post from my Centro. We’re watching Mr. Smith because the ice storm knocked out our cable&web. S o far it’s awesome

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Monday meeting …

Well I’m sure everyone’s heard about and been shocked by what happened in Kirkwood on Thursday. I’ll be the PIO in charge of covering Monday night’s City Council meeting. People in Springfield city government are a little spooked, and there will be heightened security at the meeting. Just freaky stuff all around.
What’s really irritating is [...]

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Perfect for V day…

So I admit that I can tend toward the theatrical in my clothing choices. It’s why I try so hard to rein everything in and not be all hats and sequins and animal print (on that note, I can’t wait until I’m so old that it becomes acceptable). But I can’t help myself – I [...]

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Super Duper Tuesday

Man, this election stuff is exciting, right? Two contested primaries. No set-in-stone front runners. Voter participation on the rise. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. There’s a Fat Tuesday pub crawl happening in downtown Springfield tomorrow night, but we’ll be at home on the couch with a bowl of popcorn watching C-SPAN. I’ve never [...]

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