I have an on-again, off-again, love-hate relationship with my former employer The Vindicator. I am loyal to the core to all the newspapers who ever hired me, as well as to all things Youngstown, but now that I’m just another reader of that paper, I find myself being – well, just like another reader […]
Oh, Deer
Well, that’s festive. They should be able to see you coming, now. Don’t get me wrong: I think deer are very cute. Beautiful and majestic, even, as far as the older, graceful ones are concerned. But if they don’t stop running in front of cars willy nilly, they’re going to find themselves extinct. […]
Too Much to Do and Not Enough Sense to Do It
For someone who doesn’t work for a living, I sure am busy. I know no one wants to hear it. For instance, the other day, between loads of laundry, paying bills and baking, I took my son and daughter to the Japanese gardens in Boca Raton and out to lunch in Delray. Okay, so […]
ER: It Doesn’t Stand for ‘Exit Rapidly’
We’ve got a billboard on the interstate down here that tells us how long we would have to wait if we were in the hospital emergency room right then. It’s a great marketing idea, except that I – and people like me – see it not so much as an accomplishment in speed and […]
Edwin Newman, We Hardly Knew You, You’re and Yours
I was so sorry to hear that Edwin Newman died. My copy of Strictly Speaking was possibly the first responsible book I read without it being assigned to me. I bought it because I wanted it and I read it because I wanted to. I was 20 and probably more mature than I am […]
Dear Facebook Friends: TMI
I think it’s OK that I’m writing about Facebook again, seeing as the movie The Social Network is all the rage. I saw its edgy, angsty trailer this week and it’s proof that combining images of clear-skinned, moppy-haired college kids and a Radiohead song will make even a middle-aged mom want to spend $10 on […]