by Chrysa SmithWith a name like mine, could I be anything but a goyem? (Gentile)Right. I spent the better part of my education in some sort of blue plaid or herringbone Catholic School uniform. But growing up in NYC gave me some very nice advantages: great food, plentiful work, cultural diversity and the knowledge of some very phonetically-cool Yiddish words and expressions that express words and expressions like no English word could:Stop your [...]
Has your identity been stolen? Do you know someone who is obsessed with IT (Identity Theft)?Send them our way for a light look at life.
by Chrysa SmithMy mother is 87. She's a gal from the old school---refined, conservative, self-disciplined. She's in relatively good health and informed; usually up on the latest Hollywood gossip, tv shows and world news. So, while we were out shopping the other day, she casually mentioned to me, 'Did you hear the story about Viagra for women? Yah, it's some cream that's supposed to get women in the mood.' After a few chuckles, [...]
by Chrysa SmithWhat kind of gift did you get/would you expect for your 50th birthday? Piece of jewelry, dinner, show, trip? Yep, me too. So while I did receive a spa gift card (which is always greatly appreciated), it came alongside a box with the word SONY on it. Hmmm. I couldn't remember what on earth I had asked for that SONY might make. Right. I didn't ask for anything from SONY, but [...]
by Chrysa Smith For several years, I've been wanting to go to Chelsea Market in NYC.It's a foodie attraction, housed in an old Nabisco warehouse in the Meat Packing District of the city--a fairly hip and trendy area (once the site of hanging slabs of beef). It's been featured on the Food Network (which has office space in the building) and in culinary mags. So yesterday, with son back at college and husband [...]
by Chrysa SmithThis right-brain woman has a left-brain husband.If that’s not enough of a challenge, he’s always trying to match me up with the wives of his business associates. Now they are a few steps removed from his oddball group of guys that I have little in common with, and maybe that improves the odds that something might click, right? Nope. But that doesn’t stop him from trying it all again.Look, I’m a [...]
By Chrysa SmithA friend once told me that he doesn’t get disappointed because he has no expectations. That’s one way to avoid the blues, but being bereft of expectations seems like a numbing experience. So, I revised it a bit and try to keep my expectations below the 500 level---leaving room for anything more than mediocre to thrill me beyond belief.So it was today.I was headed for a book reading up in Bethlehem. [...]
