Monday, July 28, 2008
Riding Shotgun
Beads of sweat form on my father’s forehead like condensation. He removes a cloth handkerchief from his breast pocket to blot the moisture - taking extreme care to keep his eyes focused straight ahead. It’s 45 degrees outside, but inside this car, it’s a pressure cooker. My Dad has decided to teach...
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Blog or Read - I Can't Do Both
After returning from one week on the road, I rushed into NYC to watch my son's New York Film Academy Video along with about 50 others at a final screening in a hot room on a fourth floor walkup in Union Square. Suffice it to say that those short flicks were dense with teenage agnst; lots of deep...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Blogging While Drooping
It's late for me; 9:45pm - way past my bedtime - but I see that the last time I posted was 6 days ago, and so I feel compelled, through my mental fog, to write this. I have a good excuse - I haven't been home - not that that's much of an excuse since I could take this laptop to any number of donut...
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Friday, July 18, 2008
My Hate Affair with Technology
Technology fits me like a bikini on a fat woman (or man for that matter). I know too little, the landscape is too vast, and when it goes wrong, it goes wrong in the most unflattering way. That's how I'll explain and excuse my inability to post pictures on this site. I copy them off my emails, paste...
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Greenwich Sidewalk Sales
I was drawn in to the 75% off sign at the Michael Kors store; what a great deal it must be on the lavender-colored handbag that caught my attention as soon as I walked in. "How much?" I asked. "It is such a pretty thing, and it WAS $1800, so now, it's such a steal at $450." Hmmm - only in Greenwich...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Blogging Blues
I've been in bed all day, feeling like Tracey Ullman's take on Ariana Huffington in her State of the Union half hour comedy show. Ullman's Ariana coddles her laptop like a lover, taking it to bed, blogging continuously every time a thought pops into her head. She has no real life, which is currently...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
FLASHING
I woke up last night, flashing, flashing - trickles of perspiration coursing over various parts of my body. I've been doing this every night now, for several months; usually at 2am, but sometimes, like last night, at 1:21. I tossed and turned till at least 2:56 (the last number I saw before, I...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Son Update
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...
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
Fantasy Newspaper Front Page
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...
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Ahhhh, Music and Summer Happy Hours
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...
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