My dog Rory has had some digestive issues this past week, and a friend recommended adding a dollop of yogurt to his food.
Probiotics, don’t you know — the ‘friendly bacteria’ that Jamie Lee Curtis gets all giggly about.
But my dog is a picky little shit. You change his food one iota, and he won’t touch it…which makes any change in his diet a real pain in the probiotic.
There are some animals, though, who are real fans of the yogurt cure.
Maybe Rory will listen to the bird.
Posted in Animals, Dogs, Food, Foods, Health, Humor, Life
Tagged animals, digestive issues, Dogs, food, Foods, friendly bacteria, Health, Humor, Jamie Lee Curtis, life, picky little shit, probiotics, the yogurt cure, whey, yogurt
Inspiration comes in many forms. Graffiti. Photography. T-shirts. T-shirts of t-shirts.
Let me explain.
Last week the Marc Jacobs store in New York City’s Soho neighborhood was hit by street artist Kidult.
Well…at least the ginormous graffiti said ‘art.’
That may sound like bright-side thinking. But Marc Jacobs went one step further.
The label created t-shirts bearing a photo of the abused storefront and is selling them for a whopping $689 exclusively at the Soho store.
I believe that’s known as ‘high art.’
Kidult has denounced Marc Jacobs as a ‘capitalist thieve’ on Twitter. And Tumblr Wilfry has decided to make some bucks off the very public altercation by selling their version for only $35.
And I’m telling the story. Of the artist who spray painted Marc Jacobs. Who made t-shirts of the graffiti. Who ticked off the artist. Who was copied again in a tee by Tumbler Wilfry.
And everyone made money but me.
Yep. Sounds like a blog.
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Tagged art, blogs, bright-side thinking, commentary, design, Fashion, graffiti, Humor, inspiration, Internet, Kidult, life, Manhattan, Marc Jacobs, New York City, photography, shopping, Soho, spray paint, storefront, street artist, t-shirts, tees, Tumblr, Tumblr Wilfry
Everyone loves their Momma on Mother’s Day. And yesterday on Twitter, the tributes were as unique as the women they honored.
But TV moms? Not so much.
They’re all kinda the same. In fact, if you look back at the women who have portrayed moms on TV sitcoms and dramas — at least in my memory — three actresses pop up again and again.
Blythe Danner
Susan Sullivan
Holland Taylor
All three are currently on the small screen playing moms — Danner on Up All Night, Sullivan on Castle, and Taylor on Two and a Half Men.
Heck, Sullivan even played the mom on one episode of Two and a Half Men before Taylor took over. Viewers probably didn’t even notice the switch.
Which is my point. Do the TV powers-that-be really thing that moms everywhere are fair-haired ladies with bob haircuts?
‘Cause that would be a NO.
Posted in Commentary, Family, Holiday, Humor, Life, Relationships
Tagged actress, Blythe Danner, bob haircut, Castle tv show, commentary, family, Holiday, Holland Tayler, Humor, Internet, life, moms, mother's day, mothers, Relationships, sitcoms, Susan Sullivan, tributes, tv dramas, TV moms, Twitter, Two and a Half Man tv show, Up All Night tv show
Weekends are made for cinnamon rolls.
My sister and I used to make them all the time when we still lived at home.
We used the convenient canned variety. Popped them open. Arranged them in the pan. And a short 11-13 minutes later, we were icing them and arguing over the one in the center.
(No edges.)
I haven’t had cinnamon rolls in a long time. But this photo from the Pioneer Woman’s recipe on FoodNetwork.com reminded me of those yummy breakfasts on lazy weekend mornings.
But her rolls’ estimated total prep time? 2 hours 40 minutes!!
Pioneer Woman — we have ovens and modern conveniences now. You might wanna take advantage.
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Tagged Food Network, Internet, Relationships, food, Humor, life, Foods, cooking, family, commentary, icing, cinnamon rolls, canned cinnamon rolls, weekends, Pioneer Woman, FoodNetwork.com, recipe, cook time, modern conveniences, oven
My sister posted this photo today on Facebook.
Is that beautiful or what?
It’s glass gem corn, an heirloom corn variety. If you’re interested in the specifics of how it was farmed — I know there are members of my family that will be — check out SeedTrust.com.
Me? I’m a city chick, so all I see are the colors…and how much it truly looks like glass. I could decorate an entire house using that color palette.
But eat it?
It would be like snacking on the Crowned Jewels!
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Tagged color palette, colors, corn, crowned jewels, design, Facebook, farming, food, Foods, glass, glass gem corn, heirloom corn, Humor, life, organic foods, seedtrust.com
Central Park is green.
No more pastel buds of spring, no more varying shades of color — just a solid canopy of green.
As I was walking Rory Dog this morning — and gazing upward at all those green leaves — I was reminded of the day I got my very first pair of glasses.
I was in the fourth grade. My teacher Ms. Laws had noticed I was squinting at the chalkboard, and ratted me out to my mom. When the optometrist did the eye exam, it turned out —
I was pretty blind. Who knew?
I wasn’t very excited about getting glasses; I was the first in my class and would be teased for months. But I still remember wearing my new glasses on the ride home from the eye doctor, and staring in wonder up at the trees.
“You can see individual leaves?“
Posted in Children, Dogs, Family, Health, Humor, Life, Relationships, Walking
Tagged canopy of green, Central Park, chalkdboard, checkup, children, dog, eye sight, eyes, family, fourth grade, Health, Humor, leaves, leaves on the tree, life, New York City, optometrist, Relationships, squinting, trees, walking
We are smack dab in the middle of National Children’s Book Week…
What is your favorite?
My fav is The Poky Little Puppy, a children’s classic from Little Golden Books. And I’m not the only one who liked it. In 2001, it was the all-time best-selling hardcover children’s book in the United States, having sold nearly 15 million copies.
Of course, I didn’t know that back then.
I liked Poky because of his funny name and cute — if rather ginormous — head. I also liked his independence. In the story, he lags behind his brothers and sisters and ‘does his own thang.’ Sometimes it works to his advantage; other times it gets him into trouble.
Wow. Just call me Poky.
Posted in Books, Children, Commentary, Education, Entertainment, Family, Humor, Life, Writing
Tagged big head, books, brothers, children, children's book, commentary, Dogs, education, entertainment, famiy, Humor, independence, life, Little Golden Books, National Children's Book Week, sisters, The Poky Little Puppy, writing
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Or pick their noses or walk around naked…or watch Swamp People on the History Channel.
No one should watch that.
This ‘transparent house’ is located in Tokyo. Designed by Sou Fujimoto architects, the multi-level structure occupies 914 square feet and features lots of ramps and cool built-ins.
And glass walls.
Now, your first concern might be the lack of privacy. And sure, there aren’t that many solid walls in the place. But I think you would get used to the constant exposure.
The Internet has prepared us for that, right?
Personally, I would be more concerned about the light. Unless the photos are hiding retractable awnings or shades, the sun would be your almost constant companion.
So. Much. Light.
The vampire in me says no.
Posted in Commentary, Design, Environment, Humor, Life, Travel
Tagged architecture, awnings, commentary, design, glass house, History Channel, Humor, Japan, lack of privacy, life, People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, retractable shades, Sou Fujimoto, Swamp People, Tokyo, transparent house, Travel
We all know it’s a small world. The song says so.
But sometimes the universe puts a big ol’ exclamation point on it.
I flew home to New York City late Saturday after a trip to Chicago and got in the cab, prepared to doze during the drive home.
My cabbie had a different idea.
You see, he was a talker. He asked about my trip, what I did for a living, where my hometown was. Since I’m a talker, I reluctantly abandoned the nap and chatted with him instead.
(He had a French accent, so it wasn’t a hardship.)
Turns out my NYC cab driver, who hails from a French colony in Africa, attended Southern Illinois University and had a roommate from Paducah, Kentucky — a stone’s throw from my own hometown.
Coincidence? Sure…but what a fun one!
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Tragic
I was very sad to learn that Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert Kennedy, Jr., was found dead yesterday at his home in Bedford, New York.
I met them years ago on a plane, and liked them both very both. So the loss seems very personal.
Below is the blog entry I wrote in 2010 about my Kennedy encounter.
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I read today that Bobby Kennedy, Jr. filed for a divorce from his wife Mary. That’s too bad. They seemed like such a nice couple…
When I met them.
The small jet had no first class; that’s why they were seated next to me. I recognized them immediately when they boarded just moments before take-off — my mother loved the Kennedys like most Catholics of her generation — but I didn’t let on.
They were very friendly and chatted with me during the short flight. When they realized I was going to the festival as well, they mentioned their friend Garry — by first name only — and said ‘perhaps they’d see me there.’
It was a great story to share with my co-workers, who were seated elsewhere on the plane.
I attended the Doonesbury retrospective and only made the ‘Kennedy connection’ when Bobby stepped up to the podium to introduce ‘his friend Garry.’ After the event was over, attendees were invited to a gallery next door exhibiting framed “Doonesbury” cartoons.
As I was milling around with my co-workers, I suddenly heard shouts of “Carla! Carla!” There across the room were Mary and Bobby Kennedy, smiling and waving. Garry Trudeau stood at their side.
The rest of the evening was kind of a rock star moment for me. I got to hang with the Kennedys for a while. I met Garry Trudeau, whose comic strips helped Watergate make sense, and I was able to get his autograph for my brother Kent.
And best of all? The look on my co-workers’ faces.
Priceless.
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