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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 […]

Sports

March was not Madness

I’ve been devoted to watching the round of 32 since the early 1980’s.  Its highlight is always the spoilers and the upsets. Not this year… Let me get right to the point:  the men’s Final Four was #1 ranked in the South Auburn, #1 ranked in the East Duke, #1 ranked in the West Florida […]

Television

Beyond the Gates

Uhhh… soap operas are dead aren’t they?  Apparently not… Daytime dramas were hugely popular in the 1970’s and ‘80. By the ‘90’s, they had begun to lose viewer’s attention to the rise in cable options and by the turn of the century, streaming started to take over.  One decade in and there were only four […]

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I’m Still Addicted to Deli…

My quest for deli will never end but I feel like I should have titled this post, THE DEATH OF THE DELI… I’ve previously written about my love for deli delights and sadly, I must report the closure of yet more opportunities for me to feed my nosh… Two of my New York delis have […]

Television

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary is a show about being an educator. The lack of resources, the modest pay and its effects, and most importantly, the commitment it requires to do the job. The set up:  A mostly black inner city school in Philadelphia. The teachers are – of course – a cast of character creating their own […]


 
 
 

 

The Today Show Reset

Hey BA: I used to watch The Today Show everyday. Loved it. But, now that Ann is gone and I think Matt had something to do with it, I won’t watch anymore. I tried GMA and I’m hooked – it’s so much better and I never ...
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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...
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The Fiscal Cliff Averted?

So we basically parachuted off the cliff and landed to safety. However, we’re currently tangled in the parachute and patiently waiting for the instructors to get us out. How’s that for an analogy? The biggest hurdle our ele...
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LGBTQIA… W-X, Y and Z

I got this question for Ask BA: Hey BA: What does LGBTQIA mean? I heard it on the Emmy’s and thought, “What’s the I-A for? AND, is it offensive to wonder when that acronym will stop growing? This is a tough one because so...
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NCAA Championship 2019

I’ve been committed to March Madness for almost 40 years now. In fact, in the past 20, it’s gotten even worse. I now fill out three brackets. It’s true madness… The Final Four this year was: Michigan State Universit...
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