As I expected, my blood work came back normal for a red-headed mutant middle-aged tomboy. #fb # Arrived at my desk early enough to actually SEE the Latte Fairy make her delivery. Thanks, Latte Fairy! #thoughtthere #039;dbemoresparkles # My excellent team-mate either starts the coffee, or brings in our favorite lattes. This morning I was early enough to catch her at it. # No, @RepJoeWalsh I am definitely not with you on "the fiscal stuff" and horrified by your "social stuff." #IL 8 http://is.gd/AZMEbW # Will you be one of the #292 needed to defeat him this time around? #p2…

Wow! It smells like spring (wet earth, anyway). # Weekend was relaxing; supermoon was a bust but it was nice driving to the lake. # Flights being xxled at MIA due to lack of fuel. Some disruptions to travel, oh joy. # RT @OTOOLEFAN "How fired is that air traffic controller at Reagan Airport?" Pretty fired if he's the same one that locked himself out before # RT @petersagal "The cover of @Waitwait's debut 1986 album, "Straight Outta Waterbury." http://moby.to/owti1d" Karl in da house! # I like making new words; "snorfleguffaw" is my gift to the world (and it's already…

In Southern Illinois. 20 degrees warmer than at home, not wearing coats and it's early spring! GREEN THINGS! http://moby.to/pwbf6u # Yesterday's breakfast: Worried eggs… are worried. http://moby.to/7a3a4v # Ok yes, mostly dirt, but GREEN THINGS GROWING! http://moby.to/osawko # RT @mashable "Verizon iPhones Fell Back an Hour Instead of Springing Ahead – http://on.mash.to/ehOR9I" #YASRWSWATT # That's Yet Another Surprising Reason We're Still With AT&T (with the iPhone). #YASRWSWATT # On the road headed to Champaign for lunch with our nephew Josh. @fallingrock 's dad has 2 bleeping GPS units plus radar on. #fb # I checked in at Courier Cafe (111…

Saw "Guys and Dolls" at Marriott Lincolshire last night, great show! #fb # I'm now the Duchess of St Nicholas Episcopal Church on #Yelp http://bit.ly/bZOyfa # Almost time for Stone Soup. Then ashes and quiet reflection for Lent. #AshWednesday http://is.gd/ApJhmJ # Hey @WXRT Lin, traffic was bad *just like you said it would be*. # RT @forgetmenot1230 "RT @#RecallWalkerNOW #RecallWalkerNOW #RecallWalkerNOW #RecallWalkerNOW #p2" # Are we surprised the Spokane rat-poison bomber has ties to white supremacy hate group? No. http://is.gd/fRvZSP #SpokaneMLK # More proof that busting the unions trumps the economy: #WISenate strips fiscal parts from bill so quorum not…

RT @Shoq "Settle down. Let's wait for all the facts to be made up. RT @JeremyTri: @Shoq Are you trying to say Fox news lies?" #truth # "RT @SGUnite: #SGU marathon tomorrow on Syfy. First half of season 2 Catch up, 2nd half airs March 7th! Tell a friend to tune in too." # Have gotten better at pilling @MrRileycat_Esq but happy that his "numbers" are going the right way. Whew. # Actually went to the health club yesterday, 30min on elliptical. #fb # Nominated as more annoying than Comic Sans: Kristen ITC, bolded 14pt #effontery # Why Gingrich is…

I checked in at St Nicholas Episcopal Church (1072 Ridge Ave) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/gijyWQ # Just spotted a Got Junk truck in my neighborhood. Forever linked with #Hoarders in my mind. # RT @AircrewBuzz "RT @flyairnz: @FlyAirNZ will fly Auckland-Christchurch service tomorrow using a 747-400, seats available at $50 fare" # Awake… sorry haven't tweeted much lately, been #GIMP ing, started a #MEETUP group for @StNickEpiscopal, web stuff, plus #SL And living… # I checked in at Richard Walker's (1300 N Roselle Road) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/9GFIK0 # Powered by Twitter Tools

Home this week… House stuff and appointments. #fb # Helped an elderly friend update restricted email contacts list; Comcast makes it HARD to find, HARD to do, IMPOSSIBLE to print. #elderfail # Tech companies: if you want to retain older customers, Keep It Simple, Stupid! Don't commit #elderfail # I checked in at Bob Chinn's Crab House (393 S Milwaukee Ave) on #Yelp http://bit.ly/9vDzIW # Powered by Twitter Tools

Chicago: don't forget to check on aging neighbors in the next couple of days. And don't forget to stock up on pet food! # The whining begins: the Chicago storm supposed to be worst in decades Tues/Wed. We shall see. # RT @thehill "#DCCC picks 19 early #GOP House targets http://t.co/vVPIUUi" Two IL reps: Dold and Walsh! #youdontrepresentme # Rep Joe Walsh, IL-8 represents big business, NOT me. I support affordable health care for all. # RT @RelUnrelated "The snow is, indeed falling in east central Illinois. Here's a brief video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft9ewcjS9f0" # Drifts on the leeward side of the…

If I wanted to taste your perfume, I would lick your neck. #fb # This will be remembered as the year the Bachmann/Palin Crazy Train goes into overdrive, with Angle/O'Donnell Crazy Caboose. # RT @Syfy "…a Firefly series without half of the lead actors? (Actually, Adam is on Chuck too…so that make 4). Or w/out Joss?" No. # Bachmann must have been watching the HypnotoadPrompter http://r33b.net/ # .@KeithOlbermann And all this time I thought #FOK meant Fully Off Kilter. Happy Birthday, young man. # RT @daveweigel "Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), whom Palin opposed in the primary, also at Tea Party…

RT @OTOOLEFAN "Rience Preibus' name without vowels is RNC PR BS? Where's Glenn Beck when you need him?" eternal hashtag: #RNCPRBS # RT @StNickEpiscopal at 10 am today: lots to pray for and discuss over coffee. Father Steve's news, next steps, and Da Bears game later! # Father Steve is now a "lame duck" vicar, soon to go to Our Savior, Elmhurst. He was nearly duck flambé today; candles and sleeves dont mix! # Pat Kalicki, Senior Warden, will lead St Nicholas in the interim. Saturday liturgy at 430pm continues, there will be a smooth transition. # As Father Manny's…