Category Archives: Life 101
American Fun – Preppy Handbook
Genius Lisa Birnbach is back! And I just ordered my copy of her True Prep! Thirty years after Lisa’s international best-selling phenom The Official Preppy Handbook, she and designer Chip Kidd are taking a contemporary look at how Wasps have … Continue reading
What I’m Doing – Master Class Philippe Petit
I’ve just finished an amazing life experience-studying tightrope walking with the legendary Philippe Petit in his first ever master class. Philippe, you may remember, made international headlines when he walked a wire between the two World Trade Center towers in … Continue reading
Holidays – National Garage Sale Day
We’ve read recently about all the garage sale buys that people have taken home and discovered they are worth a fortune…like the woman in Omaha who bought a chair at a garage sale and got home to find $3000 stuffed … Continue reading
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American Fun – Carrie-oke
I think William Hung’s long-lost dad as been found! In Kansas! And he’s a real karaoke star! At the Carrie Underwood themed karaoke contest (appropriately dubbed the “Carrie-Oke” contest) a rising star has stepped to the stage: Mr. Wong, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #carrieunderwood, #karoake
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Strangers on a Train
New Yorkers are forced to get along. We’re often squeezed into tight spots with too many people, particularly on the subway. On my ride this morning, a large woman tried to wedge herself into a spot too small for her … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Perseid meteor shower
Clear out your schedule for midnight tonight and tomorrow, because it’s time for the famously visible Perseid meteor shower. To see the meteors, find a dark sky and look toward the northeast. It’s “famously visible” because no binoculars or telescopes … Continue reading
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What I’m Doing – Empire of the Sun
I had the thrill the other night to witness the musical magic that is Empire of the Sun. All summer, while working on my new book, I’ve been listening to their music. And to see them bring it to life … Continue reading
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American Fun – Shark Tank
Congrats to Barbara Corcoran and the rest of the Sharks! ABC has announced a new season of Shark Tank. Barb will be heading out west in the fall to tape new episodes and I just might swim out there with … Continue reading
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Animal Fun – Sloths!
I’m in love. Check out the Aviarios Del Caribe sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica, the world’s only sloth orphanage and bedroom of over a hundred very sleepy cuties whose lives have been saved by sloth whisperer Judy Arroyo. According to … Continue reading
Posted in American Pets, Dinner Party Talk, Life 101, Pet Fun, Travel, Uncategorized
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Dinner Party Talk – Triceratops never existed
According to scientists, the triceratops never existed. The three-horned dinosaur immortalized in countless kids’ cartoons (I researched it, and Baby Bop was a triceratops) was actually a young Torosaurus, a dinosaur with a different skull shape. Yes, apparently dinosaurs’ skulls … Continue reading
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