I have a confession to make.
Back in the 70s....I was an addict.
It was an odd addiction, only manifesting itself on Sunday evenings. It lasted about five years, and has haunted me to this day.
I was addicted to Upstairs Downstairs.
I fell into it accidentally....I was in the habit of watching Masterpiece Theater on PBS. Then one Sunday, a new ( Read more... )

Elizabeth Taylor was by no means my favorite actress, but two of my favorite movies, Suddenly Last Summer and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, feature powerhouse performances by the late superstar ( Read more... )

And so, the sun sets on another idyllic two weeks of
waving palms
evening calms
blooming flowers
lazy hours
blue skies
shrimp fries
moonlit tides
and tanned-up hides.


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At approximately 5:00 tomorrow morning, I shall be on my way to the sunny shores of Ft. Myers Beach, Florida ( Read more... )

It's Oscar night!
I shall be strolling the Red Carpet in a stunning fuzzy pink Michael Kors robe and a pair of amazing pink terrycloth Jimmy Choo slippers.
And I shall make a spectacle of myself as I root madly for Colin Firth.

Today is not the kind of day that makes you curse Old Man Winter and sob into your mittened hands as you throw your back out shoveling snow ( Read more... )

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Waaaaaah! :(
Seriously...I give the Steelers credit for going farther than I ever thought they would this season.
But still.
Waaaaaah! :(

Pittsburgh 25
Green Bay 31

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