Tag Archives: #americana
Gardening – Koi Pond duty
I’m smiling not because I like it, but because it’s over. Taking the netting off the koi pond each year is always filled with heartache and slime. Heartache because we sometimes have lost one or two, and slime because the … Continue reading
What I’m Doing – Publisher’s Weekly
Westminster and I were happy to wake up this morning to a gorgeous day in NY & an amazing review in Publisher’s Weekly for The Bedtime Book for Dogs. If you would pre-order a copy on Amazon or Barnes & … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Happy news. “Ban,” the dog found floating on the roof of a house more than a mile off the Japanese coast, has been reunited with her companion. Weird news. News came out this week that Bristol Palin was paid $262,000 … Continue reading
Gossip! – Bruce in NY Daily News
I swam into the Shark Tank and got eaten alive. Well, at least I lived to tell about it and read about it… Today, NY Daily News’ Gatecrasher column had a fun item about the launch party for Shark Tales, … Continue reading
American Fun – Bald eagle cam
If you’re a bird voyeur, you’ll love the Bald Eagle nest cam on Ustream Live. A pair of Bald Eagles have set up house at a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa, and Big Brother has nothing on this. One of … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Joke’s on him. A group of seven state employees in Albany hit the recent $319 million Mega Millions jackpot! But, then, there was the eighth guy, the one who usually played, but… just had an unlucky feeling about this one. … Continue reading
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Holidays – April Fools!
You know how all this “April Fool” insanity came about? Ancient cultures used to celebrate New Year’s Day at the vernal equinox, thus the Julian calendar designated April 1 as New Year’s Day. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII ordered adoption … Continue reading
American Pets – Happy dog
Did you know that you can find a dog in approximately one in every three American households? And there are “rent-a-dog” companies in Japan that charge between 10 and 20 dollars an hour for a dog. Why? A dog has … Continue reading
Famous Pets – Cobra escape!
I’ve been holed up writing writing writing to meet a book deadline and want nothing more than to be free, crawl outside and slither in the streets. As Jon Stewart said on the Daily Show last night, “The desire for … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
IT’S BEEN A WEEK OF CRAZY! Psychological issues. Jared Lee Loughner, the Arizona crazy who pleaded not guilty to 49 counts of murder and attempted assassination, has been ordered to undergo a month-long psychological examination to decide whether he can … Continue reading
