A roach-type bug the size of a mouse ran across the living room. I whacked it like it was Jason and I was Tommy in the end scene of Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter. Hopefully, unlike the movies, there will not be parts 5 through 12. Apparently my soft spot for insects of … More The Final Chapter…?
I’m seeing my protégé on Saturday, two months to the day since I last saw her. That’s an eternity for kids but especially when the kid has been through some stuff, when she has seen mentors come and go for others. Even though I keep in touch with postcards and Facebook, there’s always the niggling feeling … More Calm in the Storm
“Are you famous?” “Nah, I don’t think so.” “Well, I Googled you, and I think you’re famous.” “Ummm…really? You Googled? Sooo…what did you find?” The Internet should be illegal for kids under 16.
The first and only time I was summoned to the principal’s office I was in 6th grade and eleven years old. Hearing my name called out in science class sent an electric jolt through me. I felt the sting of every eyeball on me as I slunk out of the room toward Mr. Simmons’ office, a place … More Throwing Tampons Must Be a Texas Thang
Comedian and Queens resident Christian Finnegan will present free workshop performances of New York City-related stories and stand up comedy called THE NYC PROJECT. Finnegan, a resident of New York City since the age of 18, will tell jokes, stories and other “only in New York” material during a one-hour show titled THE NYC PROJECT. … More FREE! Christian Finnegan Workshops a New One Hour Stand Up About NYC
I was watching “Cheers” and nearly choked on my chicken when I saw the shirt Carla was wearing. I had the same shirt when I was 10 yrs old and wore it on my brother’s 14th birthday. It’s like the trailer trash edition of Who Wore it Better?
I sang an ASL medley of all the songs featured in stories on “The Soundtrack Series”. FF to 2:55 if you want to skip to the ASL.
Things that fell out of my bra tonight. I’m a human piñata.
I came across a mustard yellow moth, perched on the sash of a window. Had it not been perched on a white windowsill, it otherwise may have been overlooked. But I gently prodded his wings open and LO! Moral of the story? You don’t know what beauty, talent and creativity is lurking beneath until you … More One To Grow On
Griswold got front row, center seats to see “The Chipmunks” live:
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