GRAND Social No. 94 plus silly syncing fun courtesy Jimmy and Paul

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link party

First, THE SILLY SYNCING FUN:

I don't know about you, but despite having a soft spot in my heart for Jimmy Kimmel, I love the way Jimmy Fallon has fully — and comfortably — made The Tonight Show his own.

The following is just one of the many only-Jimmy-Fallon-could-pull-this-off bits that make me chuckle. And yet another reason why...

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Saturday movie review: 'Enough Said'

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I love that movies in which characters face — and struggle with — an empty nest are becoming more and more popular of late. I've been there, know how difficult it can be. So such movies resonate deeply with me and make me more full appreciate that I've made it through the initial challenges of accepting the change and loss and embrace (for the most part) the opportunities and delights of this phase of life.

Enough Said

Which is why, even though I'm not a middle-aged divorcee in search of...

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Goodbye, grocery store visits

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I did it! I told you I'd do it, and I did: I did my grocery shopping online and had the goods delivered right to my door. Right to my kitchen, in fact.

Let me first be sure to note that this is not a sponsored post. This is me being pleased as can be that I got all this...

 groceries

...without having to step foot in the grocery store, without even having to...

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10 things I'd happily pay others to do

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I don't dust my house as often as I should. I did dust this past weekend, though, and throughout the chore — three floors of thirty-plus years worth of accumulated stuff that needs dusting — I continually thought to myself, "Now this is one of those things I'd happily pay others to do... if only I had the money."

Here are 10 more things I'd happily to pay others to do... if only I had the money:

dollar bill

TEN
Clean the...

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More than just a zoo

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I have a love/hate relationship with zoos. I hate that animals are caged and domesticated to a degree simply so we humans can ooh, aah and ogle the once wild — and sometimes rare — creatures.

That's the hate part of it. The love part is the amazement in the eyes of children when they see the creatures up close, as well as my love for photographing such moments. And I love, too, photographing the animals. It's hard to resist the lure of a good zoo.

boys at aquarium

When Jim and I spent some time with Bubby and Mac a couple weeks ago, we visited one zoo that's far more than a zoo...

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