Matinee
One of the many advantages of a) working from home and b) having HBO is being able to watch Oscar-nominated documentaries during lunch. Today’s featured selection: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossoms....
View ArticleSunday in the park
When I was a kid growing up in western Kentucky, Columbus-Belmont Park was the place to go on a field trip. Still is. It’s an area rich in Civil War history — in fact, the park originally had the word...
View ArticlePassing notes
What do you call the little piece of paper that sticks out of the top of every Hershey’s Kiss? I’ve never even thought about it until today, when a ‘fun fact’ was circulated on Twitter revealing the...
View ArticleParty like a punk star
In past years, the arrival of Bastille Day has taken me back to my one brief visit to Paris during an unscheduled airport layover. Not any more. Now my mind’s eye is full of images of Craig Ferguson,...
View ArticleMight I suggest…
By now you all know that His Royal Highness has been born to William and Kate. His name, though, they say “may take some time.” Don’t worry – I’m all over it. Sebastian It’s a worthy name; the Greek...
View ArticleIn case you are still listening….
George Alexander Louis? On behalf of William and Kate and the entire royal family… I’m sorry, Royal Baby. I know there is a long history of King Georges — six, in fact — but all I see when I hear the...
View ArticleDennis and Pete
I was a child disciple of Captain Kangaroo. So I was saddened to learn that one of his sidekicks, Dennis the Painter (aka Cosmo Allegretti), died today at the age of 86. I didn’t know that Mr....
View ArticleCall back
If you’ve auditioned for anything in New York City — and I have — you’ve met your fair share of casting directors. Their personalities and policies vary, but their power is undeniable. Or it is today....
View ArticleMy mom said
My only memories of John F. Kennedy’s assassination are my mother’s. Here’s her story. Mom was mopping the kitchen floor with the radio on. Only nine months old, I was watching the proceedings from my...
View ArticleMontauk: Day Three
Tonight was the annual lighting of the Montauk Lighthouse — thousands of festive white lights, that is — the official kickoff of the holiday season. As you can see, the...
View ArticleRemember the titans
Watch out, Upper West Side… I spotted Hercules hanging out around the Museum of Natural History. (Check out those snowshoes, will ya?!) Stay warm, everybody! Filed under:...
View ArticleLook at me
Shia LaBeouf, star of Transformers and Disturbia, is the latest member of Young Hollywood acting out for the cameras. Today on the red carpet for the Nymphomaniac Berlin premiere, he sported a bag over...
View ArticleRespect
Happy Armed Forces Day!Filed under: Family, Friends, History, Holiday, Life, News, Politics Tagged: Air Force, armed forces day, Army, history, Holiday, life, marine, Navy
View ArticleTokyo, Day 3: Jimbocho, Marunouchi
I was free to play tourist today, so I began in the Jimbocho district where my conference hotel was centered. My first stop was within walking distance, so I grabbed a water from one of the vending...
View ArticleTokyo, Day 4: Asakusa, Shibuya, Rippongi
After eating a hearty Japanese breakfast of green salad, rice and hot tea, I took the subway to the Asakusa district, which is home to Tokyo’s oldest attraction, the Senso-ji temple. (I picked a good...
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Filed under: History, Holiday, Life, Politics Tagged: 9.11, history, Holiday, life, National Day of Service and Remembrance, politics, September 11
View ArticleMite not
I just read on the Interwebs that the average household mattress contains 2 million dust mites. I don’t share this because misery loves company. I just wonder: Where did dust mites live before...
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Thank you for your patriotism, your service and your willingness to sacrifice for all us.Filed under: History, Holiday, Life, Love, Politics Tagged: dog tags, history, Holiday, life, love, patriotism,...
View ArticleMore fun than…
I want to go to there.Filed under: Animals, History, Humor, Life, Photography, Travel Tagged: animals, history, Humor, life, Monkey world, monkeys, museums, photography, signs, tank museum, tanks,...
View ArticleRipple
I’m so glad Tiger’s back. #TheMasters Filed under: Advertising, golf, History, Humor, Sports, Television, video Tagged: advertising, golf, history, Master's, Rory McIlroy, Sports, Television, Tiger...
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