While reading the paper this morning, I came across a sponsored article that included a paragraph that made complete sense. This was sponsored by Safe Harbor Counseling with the title "How To Be Lucky in Life."
According to Dr. [Beth] Plachetka, President and founder of Safe Harbor Counseling in Sugar Grove, working in a disciplined manner results ( Read more... )

I came across this article the other day and thought it was interesting. Not everything applies to me, but a number of the points do. And you wonder why I wanted to be left alone this weekend. See the bolded ones to know what I agreed with, and italics for any explanations.

Jenn Granneman, Contributor
Author of The Secret Lives of Introverts
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This should have been written months ago, but it never happened.

Back when The Perks of Being a Wallflower was released on the big screen, my local paper had a review of it that overall was positive. I recall seeing the book at work back in the day (RIP my store, six years ago today) and the review intrigued me, as did the thought of seeing Emma ( Read more... )

This is the article from Friday's paper that announced our store's closing:
Waldenbooks to close shop at mallST. CHARLES - The Waldenbooks store at Charlestowne Mall will close after business Feb. 17, a spokeswoman for parent firm Borders Inc. said Thursday ( Read more... )

( On the deaths of children and ghost walks )

Several local and national news items have hit physically close to my family ( Read more... )

You know it's a slow day when this is big news:

For One Student, College Career Becomes a Career
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(For once, I'm doing something like this in a timely fashion.)

I first heard about this story while watching the morning news: Some members of the Northwestern women's lacrosse team wore flip-flops on a visit to the White House, and they were photographed, piggies and all, with the President. It was also in the Chicago Tribune today. (Note-- ( Read more... )

I've had this concept in my head for a while, even before I had this journal. Do you ever see something, say, in the paper, and it really sticks in your craw? Maybe it makes you so mad you feel like writing a letter to the editor, but after a few days that thought subsides, or you lay the paper down and forget about it until it's several weeks ( Read more... )