coloring outside the lines
lasso my heart
Ah, cowboys. I love cowboys — or, to be truthful, I love the idea of cowboys. Wearing a hat at the perfect angle, riding a horse as if he were born to the task, guiding cattle along the range, whipping up some campfire coffee, strumming a guitar as the embers die. Nice picture, even though I know I’ve […]
ear candy
I have an affinity for ’70s bubblegum pop music. There. I’ve said it. Yes, you heard me correctly. Tony Orlando & Dawn (yellow ribbons for everyone!); Mac Davis (“Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” was the ultimate musical hook); Leo Sayer (he made me feel like dancing); Starland Vocal Band (oooh, afternoon delight — wait, what?). Although […]
conundrum roll, please
Life is all about choices. Where you live. What you do. Whom you love. What you have for lunch. In today’s post, I look at a list of life’s less-than-critical choices and weigh in with my calls. Some might say I’m too picky. I say I like what I like. To wit: Ginger or Mary […]
ticket to ride
I don’t give up easily. I won’t give up chocolate. I won’t give up Springsteen concerts. I won’t give up old black-and-white movies. I have, however, given up roller coasters. To be honest, I’ve always been scared of roller coasters (I guess that’s the point). But the exhilaration of the ride (even if I refused to […]
when brenda and eddie met tommy and gina
Here’s a thought: What if Brenda and Eddie from Billy Joel’s Scenes from an Italian Restaurant met Tommy and Gina from Bon Jovi’s Living on a Prayer? What? It could happen. Here’s what we know: Brenda and Eddie are from Long Island, the former King and Queen of the Prom who marry against all advice, get furniture from […]
deuces wild
Ever watch couples interact and make up stories about them? (Or is that only me?) For example, those two sitting with their heads together over Caramel Macchiatos? Trying to decide the best way to tell her husband and his wife that they are running off to Tahiti. That distinguished, old-moneyed couple nibbling caviar on toast points? […]
oscar, oscar, oscar
If you’re lucky enough (read “old enough”) to have seen the original Odd Couple TV series, you probably remember this classic line — the three-peat “Oscar, Oscar, Oscar” said by Felix Unger as he bemoaned one of Oscar Madison’s failings (anything from leaving a half-smoked cigar on the dining room table to leaving sweaty socks on the TV […]
ghost of a chance
I believe in ghosts in a “sure, why not?” kind of way. Or, more precisely, I believe that ghosts exist — but for other people, not me. Stuff moves around your house of its own volition? Okay, a ghost. Those sounds you hear on a windless night that could only be attributed to gusts of […]
duh-ble trouble
Ever have one of those “aha” moments, those celebrated moments of our lives that are epiphanies, revealing our own truths, our own selves, our own reasons for being? Not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about those times when you finally realize something completely obvious, something that everyone else out there probably has known forever while you’ve […]
“s” is for sexy
OMG it’s finally happened. I’m too old for People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. Not to date, to appreciate. With the announcement that Chris Hemsworth has claimed this year’s honor, I find myself completely unmoved. Not that Mr. Hemsworth isn’t good-looking. It’s just that he’s young — far too young for my appreciation meter to move even one […]
rice on your head 