Happy 52nd birthday to me and to Carrie Fisher, four days apart this
month. I loved her best as Marie in 'When Harry Met Sally', though I
will now be referencing her fabulous one-woman show, 'Wishful Drinking' forever and ever.
Some words of wisdom from this talented trainwreck:
I don't want to be thought of as a survivor because you have to
continue getting involved in difficult situations to show off that
particular gift, and I'm not interested in doing that anymore.
True that, me too, and may the force be with us.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Streets Of Philadelphia
Sure, it was a bujillion-hot-record-breaking-degrees event.
But today's bike race was a gorgeous postcard of Philadelphia.
6ABC's Gary Papa : 'The Champs-Elysees has nothing on us!'
Bien sur.
But today's bike race was a gorgeous postcard of Philadelphia.
6ABC's Gary Papa : 'The Champs-Elysees has nothing on us!'
Bien sur.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
H2O + NaCL
Refrigerator magnet for a Libra Girl:
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea.
- Isak Dinesen
Or a frozen and rimmed margarita.
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea.
- Isak Dinesen
Or a frozen and rimmed margarita.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Amtrak
Only because Scott Kahn was both amused and impressed by my
delivery do I post (verbatim!) the announcement that runs through
my head:
"Ladies and gentlemen in approximately three to four minutes our
next station stop will be Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. If
Philadelphia is your final destination please take these next few
minutes to look around your seating area and the overhead
compartments to collect any personal belongings that you might have
brought onboard. Please note, there will be a gap between the train
and the station platform so please watch your step as you exit the
train. Philadelphia, Philadelphia next."
The conductors have let me do this twice (but only on train #639, the
late night Keystone). Our little secret, until now?
delivery do I post (verbatim!) the announcement that runs through
my head:
"Ladies and gentlemen in approximately three to four minutes our
next station stop will be Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. If
Philadelphia is your final destination please take these next few
minutes to look around your seating area and the overhead
compartments to collect any personal belongings that you might have
brought onboard. Please note, there will be a gap between the train
and the station platform so please watch your step as you exit the
train. Philadelphia, Philadelphia next."
The conductors have let me do this twice (but only on train #639, the
late night Keystone). Our little secret, until now?
Monday, March 10, 2008
Scranton
Long before I fell in love with 'The Office' I did
a ridiculous but important stint at WDAU-TV, the
CBS affiliate and Channel 22 in Scranton. I made
a lot of friends, learned plenty about broadcasting
(mostly, what fails), and transitioned from NYCNY
to Baltimore.
Mayor Christopher Doherty got it right when he
described Scranton's culture and citizenry on the
eve of a visit by presidential primary candidate
Hillary Rodham Clinton:
People here, we don't live by home runs. We
live by singles.
And specifically, about HRC:
She's tough. That's a real Scranton trait.
That's an anthracite trait.
(From The New York Times, March 10, 2008)
A city built on coal. Go figure.
a ridiculous but important stint at WDAU-TV, the
CBS affiliate and Channel 22 in Scranton. I made
a lot of friends, learned plenty about broadcasting
(mostly, what fails), and transitioned from NYCNY
to Baltimore.
Mayor Christopher Doherty got it right when he
described Scranton's culture and citizenry on the
eve of a visit by presidential primary candidate
Hillary Rodham Clinton:
People here, we don't live by home runs. We
live by singles.
And specifically, about HRC:
She's tough. That's a real Scranton trait.
That's an anthracite trait.
(From The New York Times, March 10, 2008)
A city built on coal. Go figure.
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