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Diversity
Which Generation Are You?
Generation: A group of individuals born and living roughly at the same time, often sharing similar cultural experiences, values and life stages. Life stages are infancy, adolescence, young adulthood, middle aged and senior citizens. The notion of generations really became a subject of study around the turn of the 20th century. The very first generation […]
Comedy
The Roses
If you remember the movies, The War of the Roses or The Money Pit and also own a home, you must see The Roses… It’s the story of a married couple who have decided to divorce and both want the house… The husband wants the house because he is an architect by profession and has […]
Political Drama
The Diplomat
Anyone think The Diplomat on Netflix is an NC-17 reincarnation of Madam Secretary? You see it… I know you see it… Kate and Hal Wyler are career diplomats. Kate is now US ambassador to the United Kingdom and her husband is a retired – sorta – ambassador who has a lot to say… Story: This […]
Consumer
Shirley Temple 7UP
6oz Ginger Ale 1oz Grenadine 1 Maraschino cherry The original recipe for a Shirley Temple. The very first mocktail… But did you know there is a name for an alcoholic Shirley Temple? If you add 2 ounces of vodka it becomes… a Dirty Shirley! The lore is that a bartender at Chasen’s restaurant in Beverly […]
Diversity
Finding Religion
Don’t worry. I already found it. It’s not in the practice of religion, it’s in the study… Let me go on… A year ago, my cousin asked me, “What do you think of going to church?” My answer was, “I think going to church is great for some people… I”m not one of those people, […]
The Final Curtain on Awards Season
The last of the awards events is the Oscars, so, I decided to respond to the 84th Annual Academy Awards on the day of leap year because the oddity of both seemed so simpatico… My overall impression of this year’s Oscars...
The Oscar Hypothesis
I don’t know why I put myself through this every year. What I think about films and what the people in Hollywood think about films are oxymorons. It’s diametric at best. I think that’s why I dismiss the term “Oscar pred...
The Road to Super Tuesday…
January turned out to be an interesting month for the Republican Presidential candidates. A correction in the Iowa caucus results and an upset in South Carolina. My thought is that we walked into February even and I feel like I...
The Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards were bittersweet this year. Whitney Houston’s death gave everyone pause for whether a celebration of music was still appropriate. But, the show must go on… LL Cool J opened the show and got right to th...
Super Bowl XLVI: Double or Nothing
One thing we can count on as Americans is our love affair with Super Bowl Sunday. People who don’t normally watch sports – Football in particular – will stop what they’re doing to attend a Super Bowl party. I gu...
