by Chrysa Smith Remember back to your twenties? Right out of college with a credit card and check book in hand, you were finally an adult. And as you engaged in various retail, business or social transactions, you were suddenly shocked when, one day, a clerk, nurse, bus driver or waitress didn't call you Mary, Sue or Peggy but Miss. Hmm. Were they talking to me? I guess it's proper etiquette for the [...]
Sidelined From the Vanity GameBy: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio podcast of today's column, click the play arrow below.I jumped up and down to the beat, smugly congratulating myself on my smooth moves.Attending a new hip hop dance class at our gym, I was almost keeping up with my daughter—until I wasn’t. One minute smug, the next, still bouncing around, but in an effort to keep off of my left foot, which had, [...]
Who was your favorite winner last night at the Oscars? (I liked the old guy who said he was 'a late bloomer.') Tell us your fave by clicking on the red 'post a comment' below.
Do you remember...well, much of anything, anymore? Sure, it's maddening, but it can also be pretty funny. Check out this hilarious video--enjoy!-Mary FranShare your thoughts, if you remember them, below! Click "comments" and let us know what's on your mind.
Reason # 2: The Mercer Museum
by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanLast week I had the rare treat of watching on the big screen the five 2011 Oscar nominated animated shorts, plus two of the short-listed nominees in one feature-length program, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed them.Usually I prefer longer films because they allow me to lose myself completely in the story. But seeing several shorts together creates a neat contrast of styles and storytelling techniques that reinforces [...]
by Chrysa Smith Let me be frank. I met my husband 27 years ago in Las Vegas. No, I wasn't serving drinks or auditioning to be a show girl. Rather, we were both attending a trade show and just happened to sit at the same table for lunch. The rest, as they say, is history.You would think this curious story might make me just a bit warmer to the whole Viva Las Vegas [...]
