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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Let’s Paws: Manic Monday
Trying to avoid dealing with another Manic Monday as long as possible. As always, Ginger has the right idea.
‘The Help’ missing a key ingredient
With Oscar just around the corner, I decided to see another Best Picture nominee I hadn’t gotten to: The Help. Besides, I’d heard about the chocolate pie that was central to the story, and I wanted an excuse to bake … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Allison Janney, chocolate pie, desserts, In the Heat of the Night, Jim Crow, Oscars, race relations, segregation, Sidney Poitier, The Help, The Wire, Wendell Pierce
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Getting your workout in at the airport
I never really thought about exercising at the airport because the act of traveling always seemed to be exercise enough. All that futzing with baggage in security. And schlepping to the gate. In the name of making my airport sprints … Continue reading
Posted in General Travel, Health & Wellness, How to travel smart
Tagged Airports, exercise, health and wellness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, Minneapolis, San Francisco, travel, yoga
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Back home, Whitney Houston’s roots definitely showing
Like so many other baby boomers, the soundtrack to my life includes large helpings of Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. But it wasn’t until this week that I learned Whitney was from music royalty. She and Dionne were … Continue reading
In Whitney’s hometown to say goodbye
That’s me in Newark, NJ, Whitney Houston’s hometown. She’s back home for good now; and this forgotten town that shaped her is now on the map in a big way. The emotional send-off, coming up.
Those Westminster judges make me grrowl
As I’ve mentioned, Planet Lippstone is a No-Politics Zone. But I’m reminded of that adage about some folks voting for a president solely on whether the candidate would be fun to drink with. Which brings me to this week’s Westminster … Continue reading
Posted in Let's Paws: I break for critters
Tagged dogs, Malachy Pekingese, Uno beagle, Westminster dog show
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Let’s Paws: Happy Valentine’s Day
Ginger, our dachshund, getting ready to make very short work of these girly-girl cookie lips I got her as a Valentine’s treat. They were demolished before I could get in another shot. Tell ‘em, Gin: Girls just wanna have fun. … Continue reading
Why I did my Valentine’s Day shopping in Pawnee
This Valentine’s Day, no Victoria’s Secret, Pandora or PajamaGram for me. And I’ve done the Hershey spa thang. Nothing like a whipped cocoa bath — sort of like soaking in a steaming cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows. With bowls of … Continue reading
Posted in TV shows
Tagged 30 Rock, Amy Poehler, Brian Williams, Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation, Pawnee, Rob Lowe, Ron Swanson, Tina Fey, Valentine's Day
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Why can’t all airports be like this? Sigh.
It was the perfect airport moment, short of having the Beach Boys singing God Only Knows while greeting your peeps like they did in Love Actually. (Yeah, I like a shot of sickeningly sweet every now and then. And I’m … Continue reading
You’ll want to be in solitary in this Boston jail
So I saw the mayors of NYC and Boston put a little twist on this year’s Super Bowl bet. They decided to plug their cities by giving some lucky folks an all-expense-paid trip to the losing city. The winners are … Continue reading