I Love a Parade, I Think

by Chrysa SmithI've marched in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. I've been an onlooker at the Labor Day and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades. So when Carmen (fellow blogger) and I were on a crowded, NYC bound train on a Sunday morning and someone mentioned a parade, I immediately went to my mental calendar. It's June 26th. Flag Day has passed. It's not Veteran's Day. So what on earth could it be?As we [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:00-04:00June 29th, 2011|1 Comment

Two Tattoos and a Walk on the Wild Side

By: Mary Fran BontempoFor an audio version of this column, click the play arrow below.“Oh. My. God.”My daughter, just walking into the house, stared, horrified, at a bandage on my left ankle. “What did you do?!” she hissed.“What, this?” I asked innocently, holding up my foot for inspection. “Um…that’s a dog bite. Yeah, that’s right. I got bitten by a little dog when I was riding my bike.”“That’s not a dog bite. That’s [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:00-04:00June 28th, 2011|3 Comments

I Wish I Were an Oscar Meyer….

by Chrysa SmithWeiner. Yep, there. I said it. And so has every other person in this country over the last week. So, here we go again.Wasn't it less than a few weeks ago that we were talking about another man behaving badly? The ex-governor of California with his in-house maid/lover? And hasn't John Edwards made his way into the news again this week over possible funds that were used to hide and care [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:04-04:00June 8th, 2011|3 Comments
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