Like most couples, we tend to fall into a routine. We both work, so there's not a whole lot of time for variety. When we come home, we have dinner, watch TV, and go to bed. On Fridays, however, we tend to spice things up. That is, if you call dinner and a movie spice.
Nov 22, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
Last weekend, I was watching one of those cooking shows on PBS.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Last week, the headlines shouted the good news about jobless claims. They were the lowest since January. Then you read a bit further and discovered that 512,000 people lost their jobs.
Nov 07, 2009 | 5:00 pm | Loading…
I read with interest Jeff Rowe's story in last Sunday's North County Times about Esperanto, the language that was intended to be universal, but somehow never really caught on.
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Although I spent a fabulous couple of weeks in The Big Apple, it's great to be home. I figured out I have now resided here for as long as I have been a New York City resident, so starting now, you can officially call me a Californian.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I'm still at my brother's home here in the Park Slope region of Brooklyn. It's an upscale area composed of stately brownstone homes, chic shops, and trendy restaurants. The residents appear to be affluent young executives and professionals, each with a dog.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I'm trying to recall whether I ever told you I had a twin brother. I'm sure I've mentioned him before; I just can't remember whether I told you he was a twin. As you read this, I'm here in Brooklyn visiting him.
Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
If you were going shopping and I asked you to pick up a pound of gabagool, would you have any idea what I was talking about? You might if you were a fan of the television series "The Sopranos," or a transplant from Brooklyn. Or just a lover of cold cuts, like me. But even if you knew it w…
Sep 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
I'm sure I'm not alone when I confess just how happy I am football season is back. But then, I love watching all sports, especially since I got my wide-screen HD.
Sep 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It was House Sergeant at Arms Wilson Livingood who had the honor of introducing the president when he addressed the joint session of Congress last week.
Sep 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
"Police in Michigan say a first date went from bad to worse when a Detroit man skipped out on the restaurant bill, then stole his date's car."
Sep 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
People are calling me "sir." I'm not very happy about it. Truth is, they've been calling me sir for years, but it's happening more often now.
Aug 29, 2009 | 4:50 pm | Loading…
When my father died, I sought Tony's guidance and comfort. I wanted to speak to him because he had lost his dad a few years earlier and I needed some advice about how to cope.
Aug 20, 2009 | 8:45 pm | Loading…
Perhaps you read about the 500-pound inmate who had a gun hidden in the rolls of his flesh. The story ran in the North County Times this past Monday. George Vera, a prisoner at the Harris County Jail in Houston, was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he …
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