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Great Turkey Drops in History
At brunch the other day, several people were reminiscing about one of the greatest publicity stunts that never happened - or did it? If you were of an age to watch WKRP in Cincinnati, you’ll remember the great “news” coverage of the turkey drop fiasco ( Read more... ) -
Meme me, my peeps!
Just because it's fun ( Read more... ) -
Beauty Is . . .
You know what I mean, girlfriend, even if you’re a guy. The image we see in the mirror isn’t the way other people see us. In fact, we’d never scrutinize anyone else’s flaws as thoroughly as we’ve memorized our own and burned them into our brains ( Read more... ) -
A Spectacular Week and Weekend Ahead
It really has been an eye-opener of a week and we have a terrific weekend planned for an "alternative Sabbath" in NY this weekend at the Old Songs festival. I'll even have a chance to see (and what might be even better to hear) tbarrand. I should, in fact, give some thought to packing but felt like writing instead. Unlike DH, I'm actually pretty ( Read more... ) -
The Dude with the Syncopated Name
We are now in week two of the Grand Sabbath Experiment and there are “still a few bugs in the system.” Sorting them out should be part of the fun and the subject of future posts ( Read more... ) -
The Grand Sabbath Experiment
For years now, I’ve tried to order the week within my physical limits, finishing the things I had to do and, even, some I wanted to do. Something was missing, though. There was never any joy in it. A voice inside my head would mock me, “What’s was the point of this?” Nice to look back on some accomplishments, of course, nice to have a tidy home ( Read more... ) -
The "Oy" of Cooking
My kitchen appliances attacked me yesterday. They just decided to anthropomorphize and, what is worse, mock the cook. The food processor had purred like a kitten making haroset only the day before. It allowed me to fill it up with all sorts of olive oil, garlic, tomatoes diced and sun-dried, roasted peppers and then stared at me blandly. It has a ( Read more... ) -
And the Buzzword Is . . .
This will come as a shock to those who know that my least favorite buzzword is "actionable." I first encountered this gem while working as a temp secretary for Harvard Community Health Plan. Knowing they couldn't possibly want to do something actionable, I changed the term to "feasible" and was taken to task by the office harridan. Three years of ( Read more... ) -
Goldfish Never Die
We must have started keeping goldfish some time ago. I know that my father was still alive. I had called to wish him a happy Father's Day. Almost immediately, my DH let out a woeful, "Oh, no!" He had tried to change the water but, alas, not checked the temperature before quick frying our fish. As we stared in disbelief at what had been a beautiful ( Read more... )