Laughing @ Middle Age, A Fourth of July Cartoon by Pat Achilles
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A Howling Good Time-A Video For You!
Where was this dog when my son was crying non-stop from colic? This howl works some magic! Enjoy!-Mary Fran
Little Ashes (2008)
directed by Paul Morrisonreviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-EstebanTouching base with Chrysa's post this week about the Gay parade, today I will review a beautiful and little known movie about the friendship and impossible relationship between two of the artistic giants of the XX century: the poet and dramaturge Federico García Lorca and the Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.The movie, a British/Spanish collaboration, is called Little Ashes, the title of an early painting of Dali, the [...]
Shore Foods and Bikini Bodies
by Chrysa SmithMaryFran and I took a stroll on the boardwalk.Ummm. The scents of suntan lotion and salt air. The feel of the sun caressing my skin. The freedom that comes from having no clocks, datebooks or planning to do. All of this and chocolate covered bacon too.What? Yes. In the midst of the hot, humid summer, nothing feels as good in the tummy as a fat-laden, artery-blocking, high-calorie 'snack' that sinks like [...]
I Love a Parade, I Think
by Chrysa SmithI've marched in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. I've been an onlooker at the Labor Day and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades. So when Carmen (fellow blogger) and I were on a crowded, NYC bound train on a Sunday morning and someone mentioned a parade, I immediately went to my mental calendar. It's June 26th. Flag Day has passed. It's not Veteran's Day. So what on earth could it be?As we [...]
Two Tattoos and a Walk on the Wild Side
By: Mary Fran BontempoFor an audio version of this column, click the play arrow below.“Oh. My. God.”My daughter, just walking into the house, stared, horrified, at a bandage on my left ankle. “What did you do?!” she hissed.“What, this?” I asked innocently, holding up my foot for inspection. “Um…that’s a dog bite. Yeah, that’s right. I got bitten by a little dog when I was riding my bike.”“That’s not a dog bite. That’s [...]