I spent years trying to outrun my past, never realizing I had the ultimate helicopter mom. Growing up in Texas, my mother wired helicopters as an avionics tech. One of those helicopters would later help document one of the most historic days in America and remind me that no matter how far apart we were, … More Helicopter Mom, Redefined
A @nycmarathon@nyrr memory & how a flippant comment inspired: In 2009 as women leaders ran through my neighborhood an @NBCSports TV announcer said, “the runners are now in the less-than-picturesque part of Queens.” I was appalled. How dare he? I LIVE HERE! Of course no one was there greeting runners so it looked like an uninhabited sh*thole. The … More NYC Marathon Memory & Queens Pride
I will remember this day as a wonderful example of the things Life brings, good and bad. I walked through the park and paid a visit to General Grant, an American hero and patriot who arguably did more for the advancement of civil rights than any other of his generation. Afterward, I saw the original … More Come From Away to Grant’s Tomb & Riverside Church
So good. So, so, so good. Neil Patrick Harris is perfection. I first learned about Hedwig when I was still a tourist traveling to the Big Apple with my Ohio theater friends. We’d pile in a van, drive to NYC to jam-pack four, sometimes five shows in three days before the drive home. On one … More Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Turning 41 on a Tuesday can be pretty blah. If you looked at our day on paper, it probably was. We slept till 10:30 and in between the rush of showering, dog walking, coffee and breakfast, I gave Christian (the birthday boy) his gifts: 1) A doggy DNA kit for our mutt Griswold, 2) Tickets to … More My Fool’s Day
The first time I saw the Oscar-winning movie Midnight Express was the summer I turned seven years old. The Academy Award-winning film was based on the memoir by a young American named Billy Hayes who was arrested in Turkey in 1970 during an attempt to smuggle hashish out of the country by taping it all over his … More Solo Shows & Storytelling
I had an especially awesome week leading up to Christmas. I had three separate dates with my protégé which was the biggest treat. We hopped aboard a vintage train (pic at right & at bottom) to Midtown where we shopped at the Disney store and Toys R Us Times Square, and got tickets at the TDF booth for … More Christmas 2013
I’ve been going to the same deli for nine years. Working there were two Latin dudes named Juan and Jose. One was a short order cook and the other the delivery guy / sometimes cook. Both are so damned nice considering their grueling hours and commutes that they inspire me to enjoy my life and work half … More El Nombre de Mi Hombre Deli es JOSE!
Christian and I attended a special screening of Prisoners tonight at the Museum of the Moving Image followed by a Q&A with actors Melissa Leo and Jake Gyllenhaal, director Denis Villeneuve, and screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski. Christian loved the movie. I liked it too, mostly for the stellar performance by Hugh Jackman. I expect some nominations in … More “Prisoners” Screening & Talk Back
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