Pasta with Cauliflower and Collards-Tasty Tidbits Tuesday

DON’T be put off by the ingredients in this super winter pasta dish.  Depending on where you are when you are reading this, winter has either been a no-show or you’re cursing that damn gopher in Pennsylvania!  I’m in NYC and we’ve had a “pass”  (so far) on a snowy, frosty, icy winter.  Thank you [...]

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The Oscars-Who Will-Who Should WIN

The red carpet has rolled out, the nominees and wannabees are strolling in, all smiles glancing to the left and then the right.  Right now it’s all about “WHO” are you wearing? Rooney in Givenchy doesn’t do it for me, although I love her looks, I don’t think the dress flatters her.  Viola in Vera [...]

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Wegman’s Week of Delicious Economical Meals

Yes I do like to cook…BUT not always!  After all, living in NYC, the capitol of take-out and delivered food makes it really easy to never have to cook.   Not to mention the late late serving hours in many restaurants and the neighborhood Coffee Shop that’s open 24 hours.  Can you imagine how liberating and [...]

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Lifehacker? Oh That’s What You Call Them!

Until an hour ago,  I had never heard the term, Lifehacker.  How strange is that?  Well I’m sort of banking on the fact that many of you have not heard the word either. A lifehacker is a secret way to make your life easier, or better and without great expense.  After I read these, I [...]

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Flags At Half-Mast in New Jersey!? What is he thinking?

Governor Chris Christie has ordered that all flags in New Jersey be flown at half-mast the day of Whitney Houston’s funeral! OMG! Are you kidding me?   I believe flags should be flown half-mast for heroes and very important public officials of the state.  I think Whitney Houston was beautiful, talented, probably a kind and loving [...]

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Valentine’s Day Cards – A Look Back in Time

I remember the Valentine’s Day cards of the 50′s – the ones we exchanged in grammar school (that’s what we called elementary school).  They were mostly funny, sweet, and complete with  sugary clichés.  The Valentine cards shown here are older and speak to a slightly different take on expressing affection.  Can you imagine the phone [...]

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Pull Out All The Stops-Obscure Origin of a Common Phrase

Ever wonder where some of the phrases we use in our everyday language?  I do and in this blog I have often featured phrases that once were common and now are obscure to generation X and Y.  Sometimes a phrase fades away because it’s no longer applicable or contains words that have dropped out of [...]

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WHITNEY HOUSTON – RIP – Another Celebrity Suicide!

I’m just one of hundreds maybe thousands of bloggers who will write a few words today extolling the virtuosity of Whitney’s magnificent voice and bemoaning the tragedy of her untimely death! There will be eulogies in the newspapers, song retrospectives on the radio, youtube videos, and of course a meaningful tribute tonight on the Grammy’s.  [...]

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Thursday’s Top Ten Guide to Politics and Newspapers

I love Thursdays because I love making lists so this week I got carried away and made two.  Kind of a crazy title but once you read the first two on the list you’ll know what it means.  With all the headlines and whatnot around the primaries and who won what and why and who [...]

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Abandoned Theaters – What a shame!!

It’s not that I’m opposed to new construction, however, I think it’s a shame to allow beautiful buildings of the past fall into ruin.  The architecture of the period should be preserved for historical reasons.  Old movie theaters are especially full of details, the art of which has gone by the wayside.  Some of the [...]

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