Gossip! – You’re invited…

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Bruce Littlefield

I worked with Emmy winning TV host Rita Cosby on the bestselling book Quiet Hero, which chronicles her fascinating discovery that her father (at left with me) was a Polish resistance fighter and Nazi prisoner of war saved by American troops. Sunday, February 10 6:30 pm, Rita will be featured speaker at the (free!) Sunday Supper Lecture series sponsored by the KJ Men’s Club (Heyman Auditorium, 125 E. 85th St.) Rita is a dynamo, an amazing speaker, and hosts The Rita Cosby Show on WOR AM 710 in NYC weekdays 4-6 pm. (Oh, and I’ll be on the radio with her Monday at 5:50 pm discussing the Grammys. Listen live! Who knows what I’ll say about CBS’s “puffy memo?”)

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Quick Fixes – Healthy Food!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Bruce Littlefield

It’s been two years since my chiropractor told me about the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet, and I went on it cold turkey. I feel younger, have more energy, and sleep like a baby. Don’t believe me? The diet was reaffirmed by Dr. Terry Wahls, who used the diet to reverse her multiple sclerosis. She chronicles her research in Minding My Mitochondria. You need more proof? Talk to my G-free friend Elisabeth Hasselbeck. I love her cookbook: Deliciously G-Free. Each week, I make a batch of her kale chips (also Dr. Wahls’ favorite!). YUMMY! As Elisabeth says, “High-voltage kale will give you a lift, providing nearly 100% of your daily needs for vitamins K, A, and C in just 1 cup.” Oh, come on. The first month of the New Year is almost over… Eat healthy. You’ll like it.
1 Bunch of Kale, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trim, rinse, and dry leaves. Then, coarsely chop.
Place olive oil in bowl, toss leaves, coating them in oil and sprinkle with salt.
Bake 8 -10 minutes until leaves are crisp. EAT!!!

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Gossip! – Sundance 2013

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Bruce Littlefield

It’s that time of year again… time to put on skis and go to the movies! Well, not at the same time. That would be sort of awkward. It’s already hard as heck to get tickets to Sundance Film Festival movies anyway. And this year, there’s a particularly stellar crop. (Um, apparently Danielle Radcliff is having sexy times in Kill Your Darlings)
I’ll be tweeting from Park City…. If I can let go of my ski poles for long enough to crank out 144 characters. Or maybe it’s easier to just send photos. I hear one is worth a thousand words.

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What I’m Doing – My Next Book

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Bruce Littlefield

After the fun of our last book, my pal Westminster has been working (for treats!) to help me finish my new book. And he’s cracking himself up. The new book has already got tongues wagging in NY gossip columns, but won’t be out until March. More on that soon….
In the meantime, Westminster wanted me to share this hilarious video featuring a very funny friend of his. It’s a much watch!

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Idea for a Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Bruce Littlefield

Thankfully, we’ve survived multiple world end theories and are clicking over to another year… and you know what that means? Resolutions!!!

Here’s a Life 101 idea… don’t make resolutions! Instead, sit in bed on New Year’s morning and make a list of the things you dream of for the year. (From a new job to a more loving relationship, from better health to having more fun… Whatever will make you the happiest and most fulfilled.) Then, put your wish list in an envelope, seal it, write “2013” on the outside, and stick it in your underwear drawer.

I sit in bed every New Year’s Day and open my list from the previous year… I’m always amazed at how the list manifested itself (without the pressure of a “resolution”!) And I’m eager to write my next…

And check out my always GO TO secrets of a happy life.

Wishing all of us peace and joy… and to you and yours a magnificent 2013. xoxo-bruce

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RIP – World’s Oldest Yard Saler

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Bruce Littlefield

As we end the year, I received sad news. My dear friend, Wini Williams, passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 96. Wini was featured in my book Garage Sale America as the “World’s Oldest Garage Saler” and was seen with me on several of my Today show garage sale adventures. (That’s Wini at left admiring the spread on her in the book.)
Wini always drove a hard bargain! And she always knew how to spot a treasure. On one of my visits to her shop, a little garage she built with her own hands, a gentleman came in and began clanking around through her pile of Griswold frying pans.
“How much is this?” he asked, holding up a particularly well seasoned pan.
“What do you want to offer me?” Wini asked.
“Five,” he said.
“You think I’m stupid,” she cracked. “I’ll take ten.” And with that the deal was done.
I’m sure she’s currently making a deal on the Pearly Gates.

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Dinner Party Talk – Practice!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bruce Littlefield

Want to impress your friends and family? How about learning how to say “Merry Christmas” in a new language. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Brazilian “Feliz Natal”
Danish “Glædelig Jul”
Eskimo “Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!”
French “Joyeux Noël”
German “Froehliche Weihnachten”
Greek “Kala Christouyenna”
Hawaiian “Mele Kalikimaka”
Hebrew “Mo-adim Lesimkha. Chena tova”
Irish “Nollaig Shona Dhuit”
Italian “Buone Feste Natalizie”
Japanese “Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto”
Korean Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Polish “Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia”
Russian “Srozhdestovm Kristovim”
Southern “Merry Christmas, ya’ll!”
Spanish “Feliz Navidad”
Thai “Suksun Wan Christmas”

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Holidays – Decorating Tips

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bruce Littlefield

So, after decorating Edgewater Farm, my New York City apartment, and the building lobby, I can now say I’ve untangled lights for a week. In my next life (when I come back as a genius engineer), I’m going to create lights that hang themselves.
I dug one of my Today Show Christmas appearances out of the vault because it has some terrific decorating ideas (if I do say so myself.) Watch it and maybe you’ll get some decorating ideas. I love my tomato cage trees. They’re so easy. And every year when I decorate my front porch, I’m so happy I planned a holiday light outlet into the design.
Hey, which reminds me… I’m getting ready to renovate my kitchen, got any ideas?

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Decorating – The Christmas Tree

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bruce Littlefield

In my book Merry Christmas America (on sale at Amazon!), I give the 5 Easy Steps to a Gorgeous Tree. In case you’re hauling out the holly soon, let me share a few ideas:
1) Decorate away from the wall.
2) String the lights in to the trunk and out along the branches from top to bottom. (I run an extension cord up the trunk and hide it beneath my tree topper.)
3) Hang the garland. Start at the top and work your way down and around. Give it some swag!
4) Hang your biggest ornaments first, then the smallest. Don’t forget the inner branches.
5) Make your tree topper something that makes you and your family happy. Sometimes a tinfoil star made by your littlest is tops!
Oh, and send me photos!

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Holidays – Ho ho ho!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bruce Littlefield

Back in the days when we owned a restaurant, I liked to suit up. But when I grow up, I don’t think I could ever be a mall Santa. According to a survey of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas, whose many members sit on thrones at 1,130 malls in America, Santas are sneezed on up to ten times a day; nine out of ten have their glasses yanked off or their beard pulled every day; and one-third of them have had to change clothes after being used as a potty. That last one is the final decision maker: Forget the Santa outfit, I’m enrolling in Elf school. Merry Christmas America!

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