And I really tried to psyche myself up for packing for this trip cause it’s gonna be such an exciting adventure… but packing for a couple of nights is awful when the weather transitions dab smack in the middle of the trip! The temperatures will go from 38 degrees on Wednesday night to 81 degrees [...]

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Adventureland: wonderful coming of age thing. Great music! Ah the 80′s!! Sunshine Cleaning: Adorable, Amy Adams and Emily Blunt are terrific as sisters at odds and Alan Arkin was doing his best post Little Miss Sunshine quirky – father- figure- thing. Goodbye Solo: very unique slice of life, unique characters – Roger loved this one. [...]

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I am so excited!! Five days of movies! Movies! Movies! I hope I don’t O.D. on butterred popcorn.

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And in these lean times, a gig tonight is a very good thing!! We are doing a private school fundraiser. We have done this event now for about five years. In fact, this is the school that President Obama’s girls (Malia and Sasha) attended since pre-school and He & First Lady Michele Obama have attended [...]

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By now you’ve all heard about her: the frumpy no name Scot with the feisty personality who shocked the cynics (that be judges) at Britain’s Got Talent with her beautiful rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream” from “Les Miserables.” She definitely caused a stir: her hair, lack of glamour and matronly dress all told a [...]

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Cause evidently a lot of folks have been confused by the registration procedure. We have even made a little “how to” video!!! Mostly, folks get confused when the “register” links them to the WORDPRESS page. Just follow the instruct.

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Was it not Goldilocks who sat in a chair and broke it? That chair belonged to one of the Three Bears. Well, I wasn’t at the home of the Three Bears. I was sitting with a good friend on a barstool in his kitchen when suddenly I lost my balance. The chair seemed to have [...]

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Social Media Notice it up there? Next to Home on the toolbar? Well, it will connect you to my: My Space Page (don’t go there so much anymore.) Facebook (my new obsession, next to the Tudors) Twitter (don’t know what the fuck with that one,) I still gotta figure it out and I believe I’ve [...]

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Gosh! It’s feels like ages since I’ve last posted! I just wanted to let you know that I’m still here. I’ve just been a wee bit busy – socializing. I also want to confess that I’ve become obsessed with the Showtime series “The Tudors.”

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