I don’t date often, to put it mildly. In fact, until recently I hadn’t been on a single date in more than EIGHT YEARS. In large part, it just didn’t seem worth the bother – awkward dinners with someone I barely know, struggling to make small talk? Not my idea of a great time. In [...]
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Crazy cat lady DATING?
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged dating, FaceBook on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hunger pains
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged cats, hungry on November 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have four cats. Most people consider that a LOT of cats. People react to the information on the size of my furry family in many ways, including comments like:
“You must spend a LOT on litter/cat food!” (Yes, I do.)
“Wow, do they all get along?” (No, they don’t. They’re like kids, [...]
Shopping shell-shock
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged clothes, diet, shopping, weight loss on October 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The big news in Chicago is our loss of the 2016 Olympics bid. I’m sure you’re all wondering what my personal feelings are on the subject – so I decided I’d write my column on SHOPPING!
I’ve lost over 50 pounds this year. Obviously, that means buying new clothes. What may be less obvious is it [...]
Commuting complaints
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged commute, odor, train on October 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I know I complain about my commute a lot. Well, that’s because I hate it a LOT.
Growing up, I felt really bad for those people that had to drive 50 miles every day for their job. They spent 45 minutes in the car, each way, just for work. Well, that sounds pretty [...]
Nature attacks!
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged bugs, frog, nature, spider on September 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I love nature. I really do. I love the plants and the little critters and the sunshine and even the rain. Unfortunately, nature does NOT reciprocate. Nature seems to hate me.
Perfect example was our visit to Dad’s ranch. I was telling Dad I was going to put a piece of tape with my name on [...]
Doggy dilemma
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged dog, found, lost, microchip, pet on September 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was walking home the other night when I saw a dog – a poor lonely, lost dog. I am NOT a dog person. I like dogs, don’t get me wrong, but I’ve never had a dog and know next-to-nothing about interacting with dogs. This, however, was a really friendly dog, and [...]
Pit stop
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged construction, drive, traffic on August 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last weekend I visited a friend in Iowa. It was a FABULOUS time, with the exception of the drive there, and the drive back. It seems like any drives I make out of state are fraught with disasters galore.
I set out Friday morning – and was soon hit by torrential rains. [...]
Dentist-a-phobia
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged dental, dentist, fear on August 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I went to the dentist this week. I HATE going to the dentist. It’s not that my dentist isn’t super nice, she is! However, how ANYONE could not fear dental visits is beyond me.
Before I changed to my current dentist, I had another dentist (for a VERY brief time) that [...]
All fun and games until someone puts an eye out
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged cosmetics, hair, makeup, wedding on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My niece got married the other weekend. She’s a very sweet girl, and included me in lots of the festivities – the bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner, even the bride’s and bridesmaids’ trip to get their hair and makeup done.
We went to get our hair done first. Most of the girls were getting [...]
Herds of killer rabbits!
Posted in Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged frogs, horror, movies, rabbits on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I had an opportunity to watch one of the GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME the other week – “FROGS”! “Frogs” is an old horror flick from 1972, complete with 1970s fashion – striped pants, wide collars, and interesting one-piece outfits that were either short jumpsuits, or swimsuits, I’m not sure which.
In the movie, mankind [...]
