As anyone in the northeast corridor knows, it’s been a looooonnnnggg winter. Here it is practically St. Patrick’s Day and there are still patches of blackened, crusty snow — a far cry from the winter wonderland of last month. I’m a diehard snow lover but even I am ready to ditch the coats and open the windows. …
To all of you who read this blog’s title and thought, “How could a writer make such a grammatical mistake?” my congratulations. To all of you who read this blog’s title and thought “Where’s what at?” my condolences. Once upon a time, nothing drove me crazier than “irregardless.” It’s so wrong but so commonly used …
I’m glad to be back in the stream of life after a very long drought while my mother was in hospice care. Losing her on December 9, 2009 was no doubt the hardest of life’s challenges and will continue to hurt for some time to come. My lifeline has been cut, my biggest champion gone, my softest …
….the vampires linger on! This week I welcome Irene Brodsky, author of Poetry Unplugged, as a guest blogger with her own special tribute to Barnabas Collins, starring vampire in the 1960’s soap opera, Dark Shadows. The erstwhile TV drama is coming soon as a feature film starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Now THAT’S going to be a …
I confess I don’t really understand the present vampire craze in books and movies. I’ve said before that, while a romantic version of Count Dracula began with Bela Lugosi in 1932 and continued with Frank Langella in 1980, the original Dracula as written by Bram Stoker was far from a hunk. Personally, I can only …
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Two weeks ago, while recovering from a meniscus tear, I tripped on an uneven sidewalk and went flying forward. To protect my knee, which thankfully was wearing a compression bandage, I took the fall on my hands, breaking my left radius into pieces. Some surgically-installed hardware put me back together, but my forearm is in …
It’s probably fair to say that most engaged couples choose together the song to which they will dance their first dance as man and wife. The first bridal dance takes on many forms these days, from choreographed Arthur Murray 10-lesson routines to a barely rocking embrace while the band croons out “We’ve Only Just Begun.” …
At last, my list of really odd street names has another item! For almost a year now, Lovely Johnson Lane in Annapolis, Maryland has been the sole occupant of this photo-list, despite pleas for submissions of oddly named street signs and their locations. Maybe this will break the stalemate. I give you: When I picture …
As soon as I read the pet article’s title, How Not to Lose Your Pet in Our Difficult Economy, my blood began to boil. Tips to prevent people strapped for cash from surrendering their pets to shelters, rescue organizations, or simply abandoning them? It is unthinkable to me that such an option exists. Okay, so I was …
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There is nothing wrong with your [monitor]. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission [of this very disturbing image]…You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to… The Outer Limits of Crossing Polansky… Since donning my first pair of eyeglasses at age seven, eye doctors …
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