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• You know how if you are
  on Nov 5, 2011
  down South and no matter what you order in a restaurant, they say "want grits with that?" (I'll get two chili dogs, please. Want grits with that?) Well in South Philadelphia no matter what you order, they say "Want pizza with that?" or meatballs or...
• Brain Dump - Part the second
  on Nov 4, 2011
  I was pleased to see the banks backed down. Bank of America, the last hold-out, couldn't maintain their new policy of charging fees for debit card use after all the other banks threw up their hands and cried "Uncle". Sometimes responding with your fe...
• Let's have some fun
  on Nov 2, 2011
  You all know I love music, and moving to the music, more than anything - more than words, more than art, more than life because life without music (and dance) isn't really living. Remember what Snoopy said "To live is to dance, To dance is to live".
• Brain Dump - Part the first
  on Nov 1, 2011
  I wish I could draw. Always have. Problem is I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. We had to take two semesters of art in high school, one teacher passed me because "You're too smart to flunk art" and the other semester I passed because I learne...
• Miss Frankie and the heat vents - Redux
  on Oct 30, 2011
  It's chilly and the heat is on. Once again Frankie and I are having our yearly discussion about her and the heat vents... P.S. - For those of you who are fond of big orange cats, BB (who seldom appears here) is doing his thing over at The Red Ca...
• You know it's gonna be a fun kinda day
  on Oct 28, 2011
  when it starts out with laughing so much you spew coffee and spit bagel bits all over the table. The cause of this choking laughter? A review of a new movie Anonymous. The movie is about the "real" author of Shakespeare's plays - and the reviewer, A.
• Requesting Suggestions
  on Oct 27, 2011
  Right now we are pretty stable financially and we like to share our good fortune. We aren't rich by any means but we do have a few extra pesos at the end of most months. So I thought I would get an early start on my annual giving of the goodies. I on...
• Sniff..Sniff...(oh, boo-hoo!)
  on Oct 26, 2011
  This has been my mood for several days now - okay, this has been my mood for the last 3 years...Oh, boo-hoo - I don't really feel sorry for myself. This is just the way it is, get over it.
• I question whether English is my first (or native) language.
  on Oct 25, 2011
  I was born in New York City. My parents were born in New York City. I grew up in an English speaking household. My father was adamant about using the language correctly. I went to NYC public schools back in the day when you got an exemplary education...
• Mercy - Get up and dance people...
  on Oct 22, 2011
  Today is a cooking for hours day - I'm making gravy (tomato sauce to you non-Italians) with meat balls and beef short ribs and I'm going to be putting that on homemade from scratch, manicotti and just simple caprese salad - I've been slicing and dici...
• Ized by the eyes
  on Oct 20, 2011
  Everyone has a thing . You know that thing that captures your fancy; that jellifies your knees; that thing that ramps your hormones up. That thing, without which nothing else matters. My thing is eyes. More than tall, more than smart, more than fun...
• Ized by eyes
  on Oct 20, 2011
  Everyone has a thing . You know that thing that captures your fancy; that jellifies your knees; that thing that ramps your hormones up. That thing, without which nothing else matters. My thing is eyes. More than tall, more than smart, more than fun...
• The thing is...
  on Oct 19, 2011
  no one really cares, one way or the other. So I'm feeling pleased with myself for saying No. Even if anyone did care I would have said no. But I might have felt a little bad about it. That's not the case here. I'm looking forward to closing the door...
• I think that was the best
  on Oct 18, 2011
  birthday ever. Not so much because I got a bunch of material things - I didn't. I did get a lot of fruit, some covered in chocolate, some not but hey, fruit is my favorite food, chocolate comes in a close second, so I'm a happy camper Annnnd I'm ramb...
• Happy Birthday...
  on Oct 17, 2011
  to me. It seems like I've been celebrating for weeks. Certainly for the last 4 days. So today is a tad anti-climatic. 65 years ago at 7:25 pm I managed to get myself born, despite some people's objections, at The Bronx Central Maternity Hospital in...
• If you ever need a house guest
  on Oct 15, 2011
  invite my brother. Not only does he make up his own bed but he he'll make up yours too. Skip is possibly the best house guest in the world. He usually only stays 3 days; he cleans up after himself and you as well; he buys dinners or lunches or grocer...
• Guess who came to dinner?
  on Oct 14, 2011
  Skippy is here! He finally made it - his 1pm flight from Florida finally took off at 5pm. But never mind - Skippy's Here! He'll only be here for two days, he goes home Sunday morning. The weather for the next two days is going to be awful so I don'...
• It seems that
  on Oct 13, 2011
  FIOS has come to the neighborhood. We have Comcast Triple play and we are very pleased with it. Personally I hate Verizon - the worst customer service on the planet, well except maybe for Dell or any company that outsources their help lines. Which is...
• How We Met...
  on Oct 12, 2011
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• It was a good day
  on Oct 10, 2011
  I was glad to be me today. People said nice things to me today just because I was me. Just because I was being myself. I will never stop being amazed when people are nice to me. I don't see who other people see. I was just being me. It was n...

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