Category Archives: Dinner Party Talk

Life 101 – Belly Fat

After our run today, my dog Westminster talked me into going by the pet store, where the staff was discussing “belly fat.” They asked me how I kept a flat tummy. I said, “one word: ‘cardio.’” Chubby guy said he … Continue reading

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American Fun – Real Glee!

Check out the John Burroughs Powerhouse Show Choir on Oprah doing their smash-up rendition of Vogue/4 Minutes. So clever and fun… it almost makes me want to go back to high school. Glee returns for it’s highly anticipated second season … Continue reading

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Dinner Party Talk – Whitney replaced?!

Do yourself a favor and listen to Lin Yu Chun, competing on the Chinese reality show called Super Star Avenue. Whitney has had to cancel a few performances because of throat problems (is that what you call it?) but she … Continue reading

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Happy Easter!

EASTER BUNNY HOPS BY EDGEWATER FARM. Today, we were working on the farm (spreading 21 bags of mulch, readying the vineyard for the arrival of 75 grape vines, and tilling the vegetable garden), when what hops down the driveway… but … Continue reading

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American icons – huh?

In our fallen icon department…. Here’s the surreal one where Tiger Woods gets questioned by his dead dad Earl. Awkward! Does this make me want to run put on my Nikes? Or run to my room? What do you think?

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American Fun – April Fools

APRIL FOOLS PRANKS… I’ve been known to pull a few, including: Saran Wrapping a door entryway, stuffing olives with toothpaste, and calling mail order companies to ask the most mundane questions about their products (okay, I was pubescent!) The origins … Continue reading

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Dinner Party Talk – On a Roll

These days everyone is looking to stretch every penny as far as they can, and toilet paper can be a surprisingly expensive investment. Here’s the funny thing: when stacked up in terms of cost-per-sheet, it turns out that multi-ply paper … Continue reading

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Dinner Party Talk – Pam Anderson Dances With the Stars

Bored with this season’s American Idle, I finally caught ABC’s Dancing with the Stars on Monday night. Why? Because I’m a sucker for the wiles of Pamela Anderson. She, like other vixens before and after her, was plastered on many … Continue reading

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Talented Kids – And I’m Telling You

Please welcome to the stage 6-year-old Kevin Curenton singing “And I’m Telling You” on Apollo’s “Star of Tomorrow.” He’s got talent, a dapper outfit, and a future. And I’m Telling YOU, there’s nothing like a talented kid.

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Dinner Party Talk – Kelly Ripa’s friend

At a birthday party over the weekend a TV addicted friend confessed that when friends told her they had named their newborn daughter “Lola,” she immediately squealed, “Oh, I love that name, another friend of mine named her daughter Lola … Continue reading

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