I am travelling to Georgia today for the funeral of my aunt, who was 90. My father’s sister, she is the last of the older generation. A true Southern lady, she had encyclopedic knowledge of our family. I can only hope that some of this is represented in the letters and photos that she left [...]
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Today is the first day of the major network TV season, marked last night by the (sycophantic) Emmys.
While I admire the accomplishments of people who are funny, awesome and talented, and have watched TV regularly since I was about five, I am dumping my cable box today.
Blasphemy! Anathema! It’s the FIRST day of the season!! [...]
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First of all, I’m biased. I love Craig Ferguson. I don’t know who is behind his commentary, and I’m thinking it’s him, with approval from the producers (David Letterman’s company) and the network (who might think that no one is watching). But I would like to thank all of them for letting Craig do pieces [...]
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Blogging has been difficult since returning from Africa. Family obligations, house cleaning and job hunting have taken precedence. However, I have to report on the painting class because so many interesting discoveries are being made.
First of all, if you are going to take a class, make sure it is in an environment that is completely [...]
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