Menopausal Mal

A few days ago, I wrote about my son's great sacrifice - seeing a classical ballet for the sake of a girl (a Joffrey Ballet intern). He watched, he was intrigued and felt that the "hops en pointe" were "awesome." For those who think his next stop is to the Rainbow Shop for some cut off jeans, I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

I would like, just once, to wake up to GOOD news in the New York Times and my local paper; PEACE ACHIEVED IN MIDDLE EAST: HEZBOLLAH, HAMAS OUSTED BY MODERATES UTILITY INDUSTRY AGREES TO 100% REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS: DISREGARDS BUSH ADMINISTRATION OVERTURNING OF CLEAN AIR ACT U.S. OVERSEES NON-VIOLENT... Sign in to see full entry.

Last night was as perfect as perfect can get. I was sitting with friends (and about a thousand other people) in a downtown park, soaking up the amazing vibes of Gato Barbieri and his band, sipping beer, and generally feeling at peace. This is Live At Five - a wonderful, free gift to the city of... Sign in to see full entry.

Tidbits from Sam Anderson's review of "Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol" by Iain Gately 1. Romans perfered wine, but barbarians loved their beer. (Mal's reaction; I somehow always knew my ancestors were barbarians. Contrary to my last post, I do love beer over wine.) 2. Aztec's legal drinking... Sign in to see full entry.

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Now that I've gotten past the Verne Troyer - aka Mini Me - sex tape scandal, I can move on to other spurned, dissed or otherwise betrayed copulating couples. I'm not a huge fan of Ballet, but my 17 year old son, a rock/ice climber and snowboarder, met and took to a ballerina-in-training last summer... Sign in to see full entry.

The Peter Cook-Christie Brinkley divorce is in full swing and with it come those admissions we come to expect in high profile/ low intellect pairings (or from Governors of high-profile states)...affairs with teenagers, porn addictions. But, wait a minute. This guy, Cook, had a supermodel wife and a... Sign in to see full entry.

Would you choose an alcoholic homeless black superhero, who in a drunken stupor indiscriminately kills multiple cops (off camera) while belching and apprehending bad guys - or a one-man-army octogenarian-screwing Israeli commando who just wants to ditch the whole Mid-East conflict thing and make... Sign in to see full entry.

I was about to call in the production crew for a remake of Exorcist two nights ago. Stuff was spewing from my body (upper and lower) at such violent and alarming rates - and in such volume - I felt as if I'd been possessed. The last time I had such a bad intestinal bug, it was on my HONEYMOON 25... Sign in to see full entry.

Just hours before I'm to take off for Long Beach Island on the New Jersey Shore to "hang" with a few girl buddies for a few days, I read an alarming, but none-too-surprising article in last week's New York Times Magazine about the trash and toxins being coughed up by the world's oceans. Put there,... Sign in to see full entry.