New Year’s Eve Torture

New Year’s Eve Torture

Groan. Another year whips by and here am I facing the worst, most torturous time of the year.

For, if ever there was a holiday I can’t stand and would love to see sink into oblivion, it’s New Year’s Eve. I’d be happy to skip it altogether and may even start a petition to do so.

First, its very arrival means the holiday season is coming to a close, and everyone must get back to business—whether it’s a nine to five office job, working as a (terrifying) clown in the circus, or playing a round of golf a la Tiger Woods. Continue reading

Me in the Dark Ages

Me in the Dark Ages

I grew up in the dark ages, long before gizmos, gadgets and whatnots. Back in the day when they were just beginning to test the limits of commercialism on TV, and had yet to discover the boob tube’s potential to … Continue reading

To Quote a Phrase…

To Quote a Phrase…

“To all the Sneaky Pete’s of the world who thought that maybe settling for mediocrity was a good idea because it was safe. Don’t do it. Take a chance, take a risk. Find that passion, rekindle it, fall in love all over again. It’s really worth it. God bless you.” — Bryan Cranston, when accepting the 2014 Emmy for “Breaking Bad”

“To be born, to have committed no crime at all and to be sentenced to death.” — Colin Firth’s character in “Magic in the Moonlight” I so agree! Continue reading

Things I Find on My Walks #1

Things I Find on My Walks #1

NaBloPoMo DAY 4: If you ask me, people are either forgetful, careless or have their heads in the clouds. And that goes double for kids. I say this because whenever I go on a walk with Henry, my Cavalier King … Continue reading

Disney’s Nine Old Men & Me

Disney’s Nine Old Men & Me

Walt Disney knew how to capture our imaginations. We fell in love with his world, but how many of us knew about the Nine Old Men that helped bring that world to life through their artistic talent?

They were dubbed Nine Old Men by Disney himself, because that’s what FDR called the nine Supreme Court Justices. Continue reading