Category Archives: What’s Up WIth America?
Life 101 – FrankenStorm!
Oh, Sandy! Not that Sandy or that one either. I’m talking about the one wreaking havoc on the East Coast! I’m safely hunkered down (by the floor to ceiling windows) in my NYC apartment. And it’s looking WINDY! I just … Continue reading
Life 101 – Love an Elder Day
Today is LOVE AN ELDER DAY. What can you do? Here’s a Life 101 idea: Let’s press pause on our politics and share some compassion and kindness with someone who can’t get around the way they used to! Introduce yourself … Continue reading
American Fun – Ferris Wheel
I’m not sure it will make me visit, but Staten Island is getting the World’s Largest Ferris Wheel! The 625-foot “New York Wheel” will cost $230 million to build and will attract 4.5 million riders annually. New York City’s oft … Continue reading
American Fun – Corn Maze
Want some Fall fun? Have you ever tried your directional skills in a corn maze? My neighbor in the Catskill’s is Paul’s Farm. Every year, Farmer Paul (in Hurley, New York) creates corn maze brilliance and this year he’s outdone … Continue reading
Advice from a Fortune Cookie
I always assumed the fortune cookie was from China? Nope. The post-Chinese dinner present that is a pop culture icon was created in the U.S.A. in the early 1900s by either a Chinese immigrant in LA or a Japanese immigrant … Continue reading