Category Archives: Life 101
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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Save the Rosendale Theatre
There aren’t many family run, single-screen movie theaters left in America… but there’s one in Rosendale, New York (where I had my two restaurants), a great old mining town with an amazing theater. A group called the The Rosendale Theatre … 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 – Johnny Cash
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Garage Sales-Hunting Season Opens
GOOD(S) FRIDAY! If there was an official opening to “garage sale season,” it would be Easter Weekend. So, put on your bonnet and get out there! As I point out in my book Garage Sale America, the first of the … Continue reading
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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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American Icons – Diner Dreams
Shining chrome, bright neon, classic cars – these are the hallmarks of the American diner experience. The diner got it’s start in the 19th century when enterprising entrepreneurs began selling packed lunches out of horse carts. The idea of a … Continue reading
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Bruce on The Early Show!
Set your DVRs, ’cause I’ll be hopping onto the CBS Early Show Tuesday 3/30 around 8:30 am with all kinds of Easter fun (and wearing my bunny ears!) Tune in for holiday ideas for you and yours! There’s a rumor … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Baking with Dorie
If you are into deliciousness, watch “The Art of Baking Bread” from CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood featuring the delightful Dorie Greenspan. Dorie is family and has made her deliciousness for me many times. The video features the … Continue reading
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Pop Culture Pop-Up – The Andy Griffith Show
Let’s start the week off with that famous whistle? It’s been 40 years since The Andy Griffith Show first aired its whistling earworm and became a huge hit. The story of a widowed sheriff and his young son resonated all … Continue reading
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