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Holidays – National S’mores Day
Today is National S’mores Day, and it’s time to find your inner Girl Scout and break out the graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows. The tasty campfire treat has been around since 1927 when it was first introduced in the … Continue reading
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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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American Fun – Museum of Bad Art
What better way to start your week off right than with some really bad art? Beauty (or lack thereof) is truly in the eye of the beholder at the Museum of Bad Art in Dedham Square, MA. You can browse … Continue reading
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Gossip! – Wyclef Jean for President (of Haiti)
Hip hop star Wyclef Jean announced on Tuesday that he plans to run for president of Haiti on November 28. He’s never held political office, but he is a three-time Grammy Award winner, and he also paired up with Shakira … Continue reading
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Holidays – National Twins Day
Today is the first day of the National Twins Day celebration in Twinsburg, Ohio. This year’s festival has a Western theme: Twins Round-Up, y’all!. Beware though, you do have to be a registered twin (is there a twin database I’m … Continue reading
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Gossip! – SYTYCD Semi-Final
I’ll secretly be glad to see this season of So You Think You Can Dance come to an end next week. The new format of the show (competitors dance with so-called All-Stars, kind of Dancing with The Stars-esq) didn’t add … Continue reading
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Giveaways – My tomato crime spree!
Just got back from the post office, where I was overnighting another box of veggies to my octogenarian grandparents in South Carolina. When the postal clerk asked me: “Does your package contain anything liquid, perishable, fragile or potentially hazardous?” I … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – Burlesque
Here’s the sneak preview of Cher and Christina Aguilera in their upcoming theatrical romp, Burlesque. Cher, I suppose, couldn’t get the Vegas out of her blood after her run there and Christina, I suppose, wants a movie star turn, but… … Continue reading
Gossip! – Jennifer Aniston channels Streisand
Wowza, what a Funny Girl! I was happy to see Jennifer Aniston put down the water bottle, and channel Barbra Streisand for the September issue of Harper’s Baazar. According to People, Aniston is a Streisand superfan (duh!) so it didn’t … Continue reading
Pet Fun – Rainy Day Games from Dogster
Though the weather outside is, well, completely sunny, the forecast for NYC is often is rain, rain, rain. My dog Wes hates getting his paws wet on rainy days, and we often miss our walks to the park when the … Continue reading
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