By: Mary Fran Bontempo How are you supposed to embrace a TV show when you really want the protagonists to get caught, arrested and thrown in jail?Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings appear to be the all-American family, living in suburban Washington, D.C. with their two kids, working, playing and acting like suburban Americans in the Ronald Reagan era. The key word is "acting."The "Jennings" are really undercover Russian spies, schooled in espionage and doing [...]
by Chrysa SmithI can't stand it anymore!I'm talking about nepotism--the art of knowing the right people. To demonstrate just how prevalent it is, right now, as I'm editing this, the news came across Yahoo: Katherine Webb, the Miss Alabama girlfriend of the Crimson Tide's quarterback who received so much attention for Brent Mussburger oohing and aahing over her during a recent game, now has scored a new gig. She's covering the SuperBowl for [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo I wanted to be a cowgirl.Not just any cowgirl, either. I wanted to be Sally Starr.Any kid who grew up in the Philadelphia, PA area between 1955 and 1971 knew Sally Starr, or, as we knew her, "Our gal, Sal." Actually, we didn't just know her, we loved her. She came into our homes every day, and we loved her.Sally Starr introduced Philly kids to cartoons and the Three [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Apparently, I have commitment issues. Do not tell this to my husband, to whom I have been married for thirty-one and a half years. He might start to worry. Or, he might start to wonder why I didn’t inform of this before now, providing him with a possible out. But it’s not about him, or marriage, [...]
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Posted by Mary Fran Bontempo I'm on the hunt for a new handbag and it's been an arduous search.Here are my daughter Laura's hilarious thoughts on other ways a purse might be useful!Ode to a Handbag If I Could Date a HandbagNo troubles I would haveEverything I’d need would be in that little bagI could open it when I wanted, and spend all of its moneyI’d never have to kiss it or even [...]
