by Chrysa Smith 'It's the best show on tv,' said my 22 year old son, 'You need to watch it.' He was talking about the AMC series Breaking Bad. It's been a success for the past four seasons and folks from Meredith Viera to the mainstream media to the Gen X crowd are talking about it. It's not only addictive in and of itself, but it's also the last season. The show is [...]
by Chrysa Smith To lure the wary to Atlantic City, slick promoters have been telling regional folks to DO AC (ie, Do Atlantic City). So much to do and see and enjoy there, they say. And more and more, they're right. So we headed down there again this past weekend. It was not for our own sake. In fact, I thought about going down there again and had other visions in mind for [...]
by Chrysa Smith I have two poodles. Every time I go out, I wonder what happens at home. I'm not curious enough to install a camera, so I imagine their communication goes something like this: Where is she going again? She mumbled something about getting dog food. What's that? Beats me. I'm hungry. I'm thirsty. I'm tired. Me too. That couch looks good. Where is she? How long has she been [...]
by Chrysa Smith Let me begin by saying that I'm one of the few who never saw the first 'Despicable' movie. It's not that I opposed it in any way, it just seems to be that many animated movies don't cut it for me after seeing the Shrek and Madagascar films. With a quirky sense of humor, I just love when a kids movie hits on two levels: one that's funny for kids, [...]
by Chrysa Smith Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat. The large lady sat, hung over the refrigerated meat section at the local Giant Food Supermarket. Bopping and swaying, she belted out the chorus of the Peter, Paul and Mary song lyrics above. Of course, there was a small audience, and for good reason. It's not everyday one is [...]
by Chrysa Smith HeeHeeHee, my little pretty Those words scared the bejesus out of me as a young girl. Before cd's and tevo, I'd wait each fall to watch Glinda and her evil counterpart, aka The Wicked Witch of the West, the flying monkeys, the munchkins and the Great Oz (although he was a cornball---like a tv game show host, don't you think?). It was a tradition however, and somehow, even though it's [...]
by Chrysa Smith Remember the tv shows? When women were homemakers and men brought home the bacon? Life has sure changed since the 50's. And in many ways, for the better. Women have more freedom, better birth control and the ability to clean the house in more comfortable clothing (whoever dreamed up that home-based attire?) but hmm--here it comes: Are women really better off than they were half a century ago? The question [...]
