Isn’t it common knowledge that in addition to being our 39th President, Jimmy Carter is an enduring exemplar of the sort of kindness and goodness that we all aspire to and the benchmark by…
Year: 2011
Blog posts
On Hoarding, Reality Shows and Laminated Belt Buckles
Last night after Ritchie went to bed, I did something I never do. I watched reality television. Within minutes, I realized why I never do this: it is impossible to stop. It must do the…
“Sit On it and Rotate, AAAAY!”
It is with great humility and a certain degree of shame that I admit I own not one, not two or three, but four books about “The Fonz” and Henry Winkler (including one called…
You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught: “The Wizard of Oz” Tutorial for Youngsters
You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught! Any gay uncle worth his salt knows its risky to drop a Rodgers and Hammerstein quote into blog post about Arlen and Harburg’s The Wizard of Oz, but…
Season Of Glass
I swear to God this was an accident. Last week, I looked up at my window sill and saw my iced tea sitting next to my first pair of glasses from eighth grade. Of…
When It Comes to Patti Labelle, The Jury is Unanimous!
Oy, I’m so distressed! While the country debates itself into a dither over the alleged transgressions of sinister Republican candidate Herman Cain, I’m thinking about someone who will be remembered long after Cain is…
The Russ Locandro Orchesta’s “Big Band Sound Of Today”
I have loved this 45 r.p.m. record since it was given to me by my stepfather many years ago. He was a stockbroker and, if memory serves, Russ Locandro was a colleague of his,…
On Aging, Birthdays and Wisdom from Older Women
So today is my birthday —a yearly event that used to make me feel anxious and sad with almost dependability. I remember turning nineteen was difficult because…
Feel Good! Look Great! Exercise Along with Debbie Drake, Epic Records, 1963
With Christmas just around the corner, you can bet that I’m going to be doing my very best to help you stuff those stockings with creative and unexpected surprises. I have personally curated Le Crap my…
Eating With the Stars Kaye Ballard’s Hungarian-Italian Stuffed Cabbage
Welcome to Eating With The Stars! If you’ve gotten this far you’re either hungry or weird (but good weird, like me). Keep in mind that I’ve never actually cooked any of the recipes in…
1983: On Dopplegangers, Danceteria and The Eero Saarinen/Flock of Seagulls Connection
A few months ago, while visiting my cousin Jill in Boca, I had quite a start while mindlessly looking through her some of her old photo albums. I literally gasped when I saw this…
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