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Cancer and Hashbrowns: The first loss of a family member.

At the age of 32, for the first time in my adult life, I have lost someone dear to me. My Aunt Laurie lost her battle with cancer at Midnight last night. I know Heaven is in celebration today of getting a wonderful woman and a fabulous chef in their company. I am taking the... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
Friday at 9:56 am

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Lesbians needed... apply within!

As I have mentioned, I am moving. I have also mentioned that I hate moving. Unfortunately, I am discovering that I only have myself to blame in having to move myself because of a fatal mistake I made. You see, when I moved here I tried to make as many friends as possible; however, I... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
Wednesday at 9:59 am

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Joining the hate group known as EVERYBODY that hates moving!

Oh my gosh! I have to say that, like most people, I hate moving. I really, really hate moving. The main reason I hate moving is because I have done it so freaking much in the past few years. Let me give you a brief rundown of my annoying moves from most recent to farthest... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
Tuesday at 9:08 pm

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Living without cable television: Not as hard as I thought!

The hubby and I are trying something out for a while to see if we like it. It all started because we got tired of paying Comcast over $100.00 a month for background noise. Rarely did we use Comcast for anything other than noise, and when we did want to watch television, we normally watched... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
Monday at 10:46 am

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Getting back to my roots of random ramblings.

In two months my blog will be a year old. That is not a long time to have a blog, but it seems like forever to me. Of course, sometimes it feels like I have lived up here forever, when in reality I have just barely lived here 15 months. When I started my blog... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
May 13, 2012 at 4:52 pm

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North Carolina continues history of hatred...

FACT FOR THE DAY: The last time North Carolina amended their state Constitution was so that they could ban interracial marriage. So if you are surprised they banned gay marriage, I feel sorry for you. North Carolina is just continuing their tradition of hatred. Borrowed from ThinkProgress... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
May 9, 2012 at 8:17 am

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Review: Taqueria Las Cumbres in Crystal Lake is perfection!

In a post I did early last month, I mentioned how I had finally found Mexican food in Chicagoland that I loved. Apparently, I had just been searching in the wrong places. Now, I have two favorite places in as many months. I had a friend take me to Taqueria Las Cumbres recently. Located at 93... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
May 8, 2012 at 7:14 am

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Forever Marilyn: Fun & Interesting. Nothing more!

I finally made the trip to see the 26-foot tall Marilyn Monroe statue yesterday. Since the statue is being removed today, I wanted to make sure that I got my chance to view it. Though I am not a huge Marilyn Monroe fan, I must say that the statue is very interesting. Kyle and I... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
May 7, 2012 at 6:53 am

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Kate Sullivan will always remind me of Arkansas

I was taken back to Arkansas circa 2005 when driving through downtown Chicago earlier today. Though I know Kate Sullivan co-anchors WBBM CBS 2 News, I cannot help but only remember her from KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas. I loved watching her anchor the news there, and, when she left, I believe she... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
May 6, 2012 at 8:04 pm

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Always find good deals at Habitat for Humanity Restore

I finally found a local Habitat for Humanity Restore. I love these stores. If you have never been to one, there is a great one located at 800 North State Street in Elgin. Each Restore is operated by a local Habitat for Humanity, and the proceeds from the store go to help Habitat build more homes... Read more »

By David W. Quinn,
May 2, 2012 at 8:20 am

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