sugar and spice and everything groovy
From the monthly archives:
The Taste of Chicago was GREAT! I ate so much! I met Sharon and Sarah at the Buckingham (Bundy) Fountain and we somehow managed to move through the crowd, tasting everything and anything that looked good. We had fried dough (nothing like our grandmother made, sadly), Italian water ice, cheeseburger (like the [...]
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I am surviving the meetings. Somehow. All day meetings. Process reengineering. FUN!
Last night I fell asleep and dreamt I was working. People kept calling me for reports and my computer wouldn’t process. My alarm woke me and I felt as if I worked all night and hadn’t [...]
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Back in Chicago. The plane ride was bouncy. Very very bouncy. Nevertheless, the plane survived and touched down gently. There was a couple sitting next to me on the plane. I found them annoying and wanted to toss them out the window. The female portion of the unit was [...]
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I have come to the realization that my love of coffee is predicated on the presence of Cremora. Powdered Cremora. Or any generic brand masquerading as Cremora.
This evening I leave for another week in Chicago. So much to accomplish today. I actually did my expense report this morning. Now [...]
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Instead of going out last night, Lisa and I went home to have dinner with Mom and Dad and then we came back to the house and watched movies all night. View from the Top with Gwynnie Paltrow and The Italian Job with Mike Caine. I really think that the movie studios should [...]
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Home. Just not for long. I will be spending mucho time in Chicago this summer. I was asked to create and manage a new department. Should be fun but time-consuming.
QUIZ TIME!
What was my mom’s response to: “Mom, I’ll be managing 10 people as well as developing processes and [...]
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Not much to write. I’m in Chicago. Working all the time. This evening I ate an Italian Beef sandwich at Portillo’s. It was a little too heavy and now it is just sitting in my stomach. Maybe tomorrow I’ll go to the Ohio House for breakfast, provided I am hungry [...]
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All my bags are packed and I am ready to go. Chicago here I come!
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My latest Amazon.com order says too much about me:
* Get Anyone to Do Anything: Never Feel Powerless Again–With Psychological Secrets to Control and Influence Every Situation
* How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You
* Conquering Deception
* Winning Through Intimidation
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Lisa and I went to the ice cream shop and bought a regular ice cream sheet cake. We had it inscribed: Happy Father’s Day, Daddy. Luck was on my side because my father did not raise hell or give me a hard time. Apparently he wanted a regular ice cream sheet [...]
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