Once upon a time . . . we went into the woods.
Not actually into the woods, more like a bluff or a field with a creek and scattered trees, definitely the Country.
My family—my husband, two teenage boys and I—have loyalty, a spirit of adventure and a love for musical theater. So when an actor friend […]
Presumably you’ve all seen the Hillary Clinton spoof of the last scene of the Sopranos. Why Clinton would compare herself to Tony Soprano (and Bill to Carmela, etc.) is beyond me, but there you have it. Depending on how deeply you’ve sunk into the blogosphere, you may also have read that the deranged law professor […]
One of the things I love about music is how it frames one’s mental images about events, time and place. A song, album or band might remind you of an era in your life, say a semester in college or a particularly tough breakup; or of a certain activity, driving to high school in your […]
Almost certainly I was the only passenger on the American Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Dallas/Fort Worth last Thursday who had taken a subway and an overcrowded municipal bus to the airport, only to be seated in the first-class cabin.
My ticket had been obtained for me by generous friends with a surplus of frequent-flyer miles […]
Tony Soprano’s death (yeah, I think he got whacked) has been on my mind. Which lead to death being on the brain which led to a few internet surfs, which turned up the following…
In 2006, Mexican consulates across the US recorded 10,622 shipments of bodies for burial back home. In Arkansas, immigrants can purchase the […]