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I went outside this afternoon to put the recycling in the bin and discovered that my car window was shattered and my handicapped parking tag gone. Who does that?!? Even the insurance adjuster was disgusted.

In the process of cleaning up a thousand tiny pieces of glass, I came upon this lovely rock they must have used in the commission of the crime. They didn‘t take anything else. I‘m okay, just angry. 🤬

#thinkpositivebepositive
I‘m traveling for work—Aloha from Hawaii! (Although I‘m confined to the base.)

One of my fave quotes:

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.”

I didn't plan on this being #abookandamovie weekend, but after last evening's Country Music, tonight the spouse and I watched "Love, Gilda" a wonderful movie about Gilda Rander's life. Now I want to read her autobiography (tagged).

I just ordered this book. My best friend has just been diagnosed with cancer, and I am hoping it will help me comfort her.

Twobooks from my shelves with #always in the title. #newhogwartsadventure @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

(I‘m behind on posting because I was on a business trip!)

Gilda Radner was really something special. Her book, her story, is incredible and I‘m so glad she wrote it out for us. Is it weird to say I miss her?

#QuotsyApril18 | April 14: moment

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
Delicious Ambiguity. ~Gilda Radner

One of my favorite quotes.

I've mentioned her before. But hey, who could be more #garish than vintage SNL's boisterous broadcast journalist: Roseanne Roseannadanna? 😂
#uncannyoctober
@RealLifeReading

I went thrifting today #bookhaul number 1. Bookspan lectured at the conservatory when we were there, my husband's a big SNL fan, and we both live Sedaris.

I innocently started listening to this, looking for something to distract me while driving 3 hours for a big job interview, naively putting stock in the following line: a private, personal battle in which the humor & humanity that has touched millions became her most powerful weapon. I found myself laughing & crying while stuck in traffic & battling construction. All made even more poignant knowing that she narrated the audiobook in her last days.

Several days of Canadian internet woes have been resolved and made worthwhile by attending a live performance of Toronto's Second City Improv Comedy Group. We saw Tina Fey before SNL in Second City Chicago. Which future SNLers did we see here?

Tragically beautiful. This was an important and difficult read for me. I've lost a lot of family members to cancer, much like Gilda, and have faced my own reality that cancer is most likely in my future. Reading her story is inspiring no matter what. 5/5

Delicious ambiguity.

What a great way to open a memoir about battling cancer.

From the back of the dust jacket. Gilda with her husband, Gene Wilder on the day of their wedding, in France. They're adorable! I don't know much about her, but I'm excited to read her memoir.