By: Mary Fran BontempoAnd the Oscar goes to...Something about those five words just gets me. I suppose the Academy Awards, or "Oscars," as they are affectionately called, are my annual opportunity to sit on my couch in my sweats and pass judgement on those larger-than-life members of the Hollywood glitterati who are otherwise untouchable.It's not that my opinions matter at all, but there's something about seeing the mighty ones sitting their handsomely attired derrieres [...]
by Chrysa SmithYou did what? You don't like to listen! You always have to be different. Told you so!I think I've heard all of those statements from my mother at one time or another. It just seems to be a mother's mantra. And I think I used at least two of them myself in the mothering game.But what is so irksome, is that still, some 52 years later, I'm still hearing them---even though [...]
by Chrysa SmithWhile some of us were lucky enough to get flowers or non-caloric chocolate on Valentine's Day, others were not so fortunate.To raise awareness of the epidemic violence against women, an event known as One Billion Rising was held on Valentine's Day. Women from somewhere around 200 nations got up, stood up and danced up a storm.Perhaps you know someone who has been a victim. If you haven't, you're lucky. According to stats from [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Two hundred seventeen. That was the total number of text messages on my cell phone as of last Thursday. Most of them were recent, but a large number were from my kids and friends, saying something sweet or funny. Some were birthday wishes from my last birthday eight months ago. I kept feel-good messages so that whenever [...]
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Susan who? These two almost make your forget Susan Boyle. An amazing duo from the 2012 Britain's Got Talent. Believe it or not, they didn't win. Some girl and her dog did. Really? Thank goodness we seceded from that country!Enjoy! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Think of it as the DaVinci Code with clocks.Zero Hour, the new Anthony Edwards drama that premiered this week on ABC, is part DaVinci Code, part National Treasure, part Indiana Jones and part Rosemary's Baby.I'm just not sure all the parts will add up to a whole, instead of a mish-mash of bits and pieces.At the program's beginning, we're in Nazi Germany, in a room with clock makers and priests. [...]
