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You all know I don’t watch reality T.V. Partly because I really like scripted shows, with writers that are thinking ahead and creating characters that I love and conflicts that make me think. Or you know, they blow things up. But mostly I don’t… Continue Reading “Hell’s Kitchen”
I’ve had a rough time at Writers’ Theatre lately, which is the absolute opposite of the way the critics felt and only a matter of my taste. And getting sprayed by a half-naked Stanley Kowalski. I was apprensive going into She Loves Me, another… Continue Reading “She Loves Me, at Writers’ Theatre”
Yesterday, I was in Target and in need of nylons. I grabbed Hanes Solutions Silky Sheer for $5.49 to wear to work today. After work, I had a meeting at the Library. Walking in, my heel caught on a cobblestone and I fell –… Continue Reading “More Girl Stuff”
When I was in college, I had a Slurpee-a-Day habit. The 7-11 was about a mile from my dorm, and right by the Metro, and I walked over there all the time. Sometimes I brought people with me but mostly I went by myself. If… Continue Reading “Sip Your Slurpee and Think Happy Thoughts”
Not long ago, I read an article that said 80% of women are wearing the wrong size bra. So I went to the Nordstrom Lingerie department for a measurement. I was one of those women. At dinner with some girlfriends last night, I found that… Continue Reading “Public Service Announcement – For the Ladies”
Weekend Assignment #337: Lone Wolf, or Part of the Pack? Some people are happiest when they’re part of a group. They may be leader of the pack, or actively contribute to the group’s efforts, or simply hang out with the others for companionship, and… Continue Reading “E and I”
USA Today ran an unpleasant, but useful article on pet necropsies. Most of the time, there is no reason to have one performed. But the article lists some reasons that you might, and noted something that I didn’t know: Sometimes, when you sign off… Continue Reading “An Unpleasant Subject”
I’m not watching any new TV shows. I finished Season One of Mad Men the other day and have no more new TV on DVDs so I actually watched a movie. A film. A two-hour story. I don’t think I have seen a movie… Continue Reading “The New TV Season”
I had lunch with some colleagues at your restaurant, Ted’s Bulletin, in Washington DC last month. The menu had plenty of things for picky people like me and I was most pleased with the grilled cheese and tomato soup. (What is it with the grilled… Continue Reading “Dear Ted”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000YABIQ6&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrI picked up season one of Mad Men on DVD because everyone and their Emmy said it was great. The setting is Manhattan, 1960. An advertising agency and the people that are employed there. The men drink, sell stuff to the clients, harass their… Continue Reading “Mad Men, Season One”
The Next Dark Age 