If a man love the labour of any trade apart from any question of success or fame , the gods have called him. ~Robert Louis Stevenson It has been a wild week on the 10! Show co-hosting with Marc Summers, (producer Dinner Impossible, Double Dare) and Kevin Eubanks who has a new CD out called Zen […]
From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb Sometimes when you need help it just leaps out in front of you. For the last two days everyone’s been telling me I need to see a chiropractor about my wrenched back. But I’d never been to a chiropractor; didn’t think I […]
It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans. ~Robert Lynd Marc Summers who used to host Nickel0deon’s popular Double Dare game show is co-hosting the 10 Show with me this week. We thought it would be fun to reunite him with his side kick Harvey. Add Kevin Eubanks of Tonight […]
Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes instead of old ones. ~Author Unknown I think I mentioned this yesterday, but I’ve wrenched my back in a way I’ve never experienced before. I tripped while chasing my daughter’s dog and now the pain in my lower back is a constant pain in my […]
A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water. ~Carl Reiner I’ve lost my mind. I wrenched my back yesterday chasing my daughter’s dog Holly. Don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to go out and play in the snow. I’m paying for it now. […]
One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly. ~Andy Rooney Okay. I’m so excited about the winner of the Secret Santa contest. It feels karmic. 59 people on my facebook fan page asked “Will you be my […]
Preserving the health by too strict a regimen is a wearisome malady. ~François Duc de la Rochefoucauld I just have to say this was my daughter’s idea. I guess in LA where she lives you can find a restaurant that serves RAW meals in almost any neighborhood. Not so easy in Philadelphia. We found one tiny […]
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I’d never skated at an outdoor rink before. It’s different. It’s a lot COLDER! I haven’t ice skated in ages and I move like an old lady on ice. Ha. Thank goodness Alexa went with me. Fun though. Nice to see […]
Good shot, bad luck, and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified. ~Virginia Graham, Say Please, 1949 I haven’t picked up a tennis racket in 24 years. That was the year I twisted my ankle so badly on a tennis […]
Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche It seems like everyone in the world is downloading ITunes, but me. Now that I have an IPad I thought it was time to stop being an ITunes virgin and buy a song. I had to download a Beatles tune. You’ll have to play the […]
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. ~Bill Vaughn Initially I thought this was a great idea. Now I kind of feel bad about cutting down a tree. I do. I just never cut down a tree before. My husband usually buys a tree every year. I […]
If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. ~Vincent Van Gogh I don’t think I’ve done this since 3rd grade. I’m terribly untalented at painting and drawing but my daughter Alexa is pretty good. It was her idea to go to the […]
Be naughty – save Santa a trip. ~Author Unknown I was challenged by a co-worker to do the annual Running of the Santas. The truth is it’s a pub crawl, concert thing with a six block walk in center city. Not my kind of thing, but when a costume materialized from D & J costumes on […]
Shake it ’til the moon becomes the sun. ~Vada Nobles, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, and Alisha Brooks, “Pon de Replay,” performed by Rihanna It must be a week for dancing. Today I learned the Dougie. I learned it on the Rundown show I co-host with Terry Ruggles. Google it. Check it out. The Dougie is […]
It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer. ~Shanna LaFleur I thought I was going to a belly dancing class tonight. I fought the insane traffic tonight for an hour, got there and….no belly dance class. Hmmm. I was not deterred. There’s always youtube. Yes. Belly dance classes on youtube. […]
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966 Cliff Lee is coming to the 10 Show. Yes, you saw it here first even though I don’t know when he’s coming. Okay. I haven’t talked to him. Okay, I have no idea if he’ll come to the 10 Show but […]
One of the virtues of being very young is that you don’t let the facts get in the way of your imagination. ~Sam Levenson Aaron Cromie makes puppets; kind of amazing puppets that seem to come alive in your hands. He’s created puppets for the current production of The Borrowers at the Arden Theatre. I […]
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. ~Edward Everett Hale I’ve always thought it would be so cool to be the one to knock on someone’s door and say “You’ve […]
Health is like munny, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. ~Josh Billings 15 year old Erin Tiffany has ulcerative colitis. She’s struggled with it since she was 10 and takes half a dozen pills a day. Ulcerative Colitis is an intestinal bowel disorder. It’s not a sexy disease. It’s […]
Every man is the builder of a Temple called his body, nor can he get off by hammering marble instead. ~Henry David Thoreau I met Patti Ann Finch on the day we went to play paintball for a first. Today she was in the Eastern Seaboard body building competition. I’d never been to a body building competition […]
I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. ~Abraham Lincoln I just wanted to update this post with a comment left by a Volunteer. Thank you for posting. Volunteering once is a nice gesture – volunteering a few times a year might make you feel […]
If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. ~Larry McMurtry, Some Can Whistle I swear the video you’re about to see looks like a scene out of The Office. It’s in my office…kind of…at NBC10 News. Every weekday morning Terry Ruggles and I record an unscripted news show called The Rundown. It airs […]
Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer. ~Author Unknown This was absolutely one of my best firsts. I had no idea what was going to happen when I volunteered to wrap gifts for the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center in Philadelphia. CCTC counsels and treats children who’ve been through life changing trauma and […]
~Jewish Proverb We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey First…somehow I’ve messed up the days I’ve been counting down for this year. Somehow I’m a day ahead. So just to make this simple (so I don’t have to go back and figure out where I went wrong) today and yesterday […]
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, And I’ll forgive Thy great big one on me. ~Robert Frost, “Cluster of Faith,” 1962 One false move and they all come down. I stood my dominoes up four times before getting them to come down when I actually intended them to. Ahhh. Good thing I only […]
A lovely horse is always an experience…. It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. ~Beryl Markham Miss Lilly is a four year old miniature horse belonging to Barbara Vincent. Barbara and Liz Tankel were so sweet to arrange for me to take Miss Lilly on a ride today. 8 […]
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck I had planned to do flashlight tag tonight. I don’t know exactly what that is but I admit I weenied out because I just didn’t want to run around in the cold tonight. Yep, I bailed. Instead, Alexa and I opted for […]
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. ~Elwyn Brooks White I think the last time I read a comic book I was in 6th grade at overnight camp. I never could get enough of […]
If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might , if they screamed all the time, for no good reason. ~Jack Handey Everyone should give this a try. I swear it feels good. Okay, it’s weird and I was left few options today. Exhausted, out of time and running […]
So, like a forgotten fire, a childhood can always flare up again within us. ~Gaston Bachelard I never could yoyo. So why my daughter Alexa thought she could teach me to “walk the dog”, I don’t know. I’ve spared you from looking at the dozens and dozens of attempts, twisted string and yoyo foul ups […]
I have seen women walk right past a TV set with a football game on and – this always amazes me – not stop to watch, even if the TV is showing replays of what we call a “good hit,” which is a tackle that causes at least one major internal organ to actually fly […]
Buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact, the less I pay for something, the more it is worth to me. I have a dress that I paid so little for that I am afraid to wear it. I could spill something on it, and then how would I replace it for […]
When gravity calls, something falls. ~J.L.W. Brooks Alexa had this idea that we should find the mysterious gravity hill in Buckingham Township, Bucks County. Hmmm. The idea is that you can put the car in neutral and it will go up a hill on its own. Well, you look at the video and draw your […]
If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one. ~Mother Teresa Every other Saturday, for the last 25 years, three families have brought a homemade dinner to the Trinity Center men’s shelter in Philadelphia. When I asked the Burlings, Jacquettes, and the Quirins why they started this and why they continue , they just […]
Shopping is a woman thing. It’s a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase. ~Erma Bombeck I never shop on Black Friday. I make it a point to avoid the malls at all cost every year on this […]
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder I decided no matter what this year I would totally enjoy Thanksgiving and stress over nothing. No centerpiece? Oops forgot. No problem. Apples and leaves. Extra guests? No problem. The more the merrier. Forgot […]
Long, beautiful, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen… I adore hair! ~James Rado and Gerome Ragni, Hair I haven’t cut Alexa’s hair since she was a little girl. She really does need a haircut. We decided this would be a good first. Then in the middle of it we decided this was a really bad idea. Thus […]
What we’re really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? ~Erma Bombeck Maybe you could make cupcakes out of squash or greenbeans if you put enough butter and flour, sugar and all the other good […]
Why wait for the weekend to have fun ~Loesje, loesje.org. My daughter Alexa wanted to teach me her ultimate pen twirling trick. How hard can it be? Hmmmm… Well, I failed at it miserably. Apparently this takes some practice to get. It’s just fun doing whatever with her. Pen twirling, hair whipping….ahhh…so happy she’s home this […]
And thou shalt in thy daughter see, This picture, once, resembled thee. ~Ambrose Philips What would I do without my daughter Alexa to make sure I’m up to date on the latest….hmmm….trends? I’m sure I would not have known that Will Smith’s 10 year old daughter Willow was making a splash with a new hit […]
Lo! Men have become the tools of their tools. ~Henry David Thoreau I’ve made many changes this year. I’ve tried to forge ahead into the new world of social media and technology but I’ve held on tight to my paper calendar. It’s my security. My world is in it. Well, I now have an IPAD […]
A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown I love birthdays. I shamelessly announce mine every year and my age. Maybe that’s because sometimes I’m so surprised I’m still here. A large intestine removed, a breast removed, part of a kidney removed and […]
No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. … What is the 10! Show Closet? Good question. I didn’t really know until today. I don’t have the keys. Finally, I demanded to know what’s behind the locked door. Come with me…. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNwlUMcvbjo] So…this is where we keep a lot of audience […]
One’s own self is well hidden from one’s own self; of all mines of treasure, one’s own is the last to be dug up. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche … Earlier this year I did a no tech kind of treasure hunt. Today I did the high tech version called geocaching. Blog reader Denise Kleiner says it’s […]
On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feet. ~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage The Pennsylvania Ballet is busy beyond belief getting ready for The Nutcracker. ( A must see) But hey, there’s always time for a […]
Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life. ~Letitia Landon Fran Mycek at the Philadelphia Skating Club in Ardmore didn’t hesitate a second. “Sure you can drive the zamboni!” I expected a little resistance. I have absolutely no experience in zamboni driving. But Fran […]
I am woman! I am invincible! I am pooped! ~Author Unknown The Philly Roller Girls auditions were held in Camden, NJ today. I think you’ll see…I CAN’T REALLY SKATE. Regardless, I just wanted to get all the pads on and see what it might feel like to enter this scrappy world of women on wheels. […]
Ink runs from the corners of my mouth There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. ~Mark Strand, “Eating Poetry,” Reasons for Moving, 1968 You could do a movie based on the folks who came to read poetry at the Serenity Inspirational Gifts & Coffee in Glenside, Pa. You just know there […]
Grace isn’t a little prayer you chant before receiving a meal. It’s a way to live. ~Attributed to Jacqueline Winspear Last night I was tired and exhausted and my initial gut feeling was to go home and collapse. But something made me say YES to an invitation. An invitation to just meet nice people, bring […]
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ~André Gide Behold the turtle. Jeff Miranda was Snooki’s boyfriend for about 2 minutes. Okay it was TWO WEEKS. Today the minor reality show star on season three of Jersey Shore came on the 10 show […]
With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power that exists the small trumpet of your defiance. ~Norman Mailer … Oh boy! Sometimes you just know you’re blowing it! (Couldn’t resist) I can’t play a trumpet to save my life. I mean who knows. Maybe with daily practice pursing […]
We think fast food is equivalent to pornography, nutritionally speaking. ~Steve Elbert High-tech tomatoes. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l-hsng-nc0] There’s actually a cult following for McDonald’s McRib sandwich. In fact there’s a website that lets all McRib fans know which mcdonald’s are serving McRibs. This week it’s every McDonalds. Hooray??? hmm. Well, I had to try it.
I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich. ~Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford, “Identity Crisis,” M*A*S*H … I have to tell you, Buddy Valastro, (aka Cake Boss of reality tv fame), is a sweetheart. What a nice guy and I love the way he talks about his family and […]
The most dangerous food is wedding cake. ~American Proverb Friday on the 10 Show Bill Henley and I challenged each other to a cake bake off. The Judge? Cake Boss Buddy Valastro on tomorrow’s show. Well, I bought his book, I made his cake and I’M EXHAUSTED! Bill is quite the foodie and likes to cook but […]
Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter NBC10 has been holding Great Shredder Events in our area for years. I’d never been to one before today. I can’t believe how many people come with their boxes of papers to be shredded. What’s interesting is how relieved so many seem to feel after they unload […]
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981 You wouldn’t believe the audition process for a Phillies ball girl. I got to see just one small part of it. I was invited to interview some of the candidates in front of the judges. These women are huge Phillies fans. They […]
My own prescription for health is less paperwork and more running barefoot through the grass. ~Terri Guillemets I am always up for a new workout routine. Noah Maxwell grabbed me when I walked into the gym today and asked me to try “Battling Ropes.” All I know is that it exhausted me in a matter of […]
Dance till the stars come down from the rafters Dance, Dance, Dance till you drop. ~W.H. Auden I kind of feel like I’ve been tap dancing pretty well for a year…figuratively speaking. But I can’t actually tap dance. Okay…about 30 some odd years ago I took a couple of tap dance lessons…I think. I don’t […]
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. ~George Jean Nathan … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewr2KI0UaD0] I had to be at work at 7:15 am anyway. So I thought I’ve never been the first one at the polling place in line to vote. Polls opened at 7:00. I got myself to the Bellmont Hills Library […]
The wise man gets by on fortune cookies. ~Edward Abbey The Lucky Chinese Cookie Factory on 9th street in Philly is so small you can do the whole tour in ten paces and two minutes. I love fortune cookies and I have to say that I kind of wish I hadn’t seen them being made. […]
If it weren’t for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn’t get any exercise at all. ~Joey Adams Update: For some reason Pure Barre corporate wants me to take down the video I took in class. Hopefully, they will let me post it again soon. […]
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green This was such a cool experience. What’s an electric bike? Well, it’s a bike you pedal but it gives you a boost from […]
I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better. ~Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903 Well, its finally happened. I’m sick. First day this year I just have to crash. I’ve been fighting some […]
Someone once asked me why women don’t gamble as much as men do, and I gave the common-sensical reply that we don’t have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women’s total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage. ~Gloria Steinem NBC10’s John Clark and I were asked to be […]
Sewing mends the soul. ~Author Unknown I never put my hands on a sewing machine until today. I never took home ec in school. There was no sewing machine in my house. I learned to type. I never thought about sewing except for those rare occasions I wished I could hem something. Jeanne Ewe saw this […]
We load up on oat bran in the morning so we’ll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there’s no tomorrow. ~Lee Iacocca Eating contests just aren’t pretty. I can’t even tell you exactly how I ended up in one today. All I know is that 10! Show audience coordinator […]
This is definitely the freakiest first I’ve ever done. Tonight I joined the Pennhurst Paranormal investigative team at the old Pennhurst Asylum. It’s a spooky old building to begin with. The team listens for every little noise. After you’ve been sitting in the dark awhile talking to would be spirits, you start thinking you are […]
War! that mad game the world so loves to play. ~Jonathan Swift I’ve always wanted to try paintball and I couldn’t think of a better group to try it with than the fearless women of Kathie’s Krusaders (named after Jenna Steven’s mom.) We did the 10k mudrun together for MS. None of us had ever […]
A motorcycle functions entirely in accordance with the laws of reason, and a study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study of the art of rationality itself. ~Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance I’m a sucker for tattooed, harley davidson riding guys that tear up talking about […]
The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. ~e.e. cummings This week on the 10! Show Justin Pizzi visited “the mud man” in Delran, New Jersey. The mud man says his magic mud to baseball teams all over the country who like to put it on their baseballs. ( I really don’t understand it all.) It turns […]
Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. ~Author Unknown Brian Grygo is a long time member of the Chrome Riders club. He’s also a fan of the 10!Show. Now I love that a guy who rides a Harley loves the 10! Show. He says he’s into the cooking and the music. Awesome. Anyway, […]
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson I received an internal email today at NBC10 that you could sign up for a Reiki massage session. I’m picturing a great hands on , kneeding tense shoulder kind of massage. Nope. I had […]
Tom Mcgrath is a big deal animator and director with Dreamworks. He did both Madagascar movies. His new movie is Megamind coming out on November 5th . Tom came on the 10! show today and taught me how to make the villain who is main charactor. Take out your sketch pad and show the kids. If I […]
This is perhaps the most beautiful time in human history; it is really pregnant with all kinds of creative possibilities made possible by science and technology which now constitute the slave of man – if man is not enslaved by it. ~Jonas Salk A co-worker told me about Control TV. It’s a 24/7 reality show […]
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. ~Faith Whittlesey It was a twofer today. This is the 2nd year I’ve emceed the Annual South Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition Dance & Chance for a Cure. It’s a splendid event at the Stardust Ballroom in Belmawr, New Jersey. Last year I […]
Remember that always dressing in understated good taste is the same as playing dead. ~Susan Catherine You can not be shy if you are wearing something from Lilly Pulitzer. The store is full of bright pinks and blues and greens and even a little BLACK this year. I love color and was intrigued when I […]
“Magic is Might,” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 2007 Do not show this trick to your children. I can’t be responsible for what happens at your dinner table. But if you are a mature, sensible adult that wants to know how to do a silly little trick to seem a little less sensible and mature… here you […]
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton I was invited to speak and attend the Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women held in Pittsburgh today. I had no idea how big and how inspiring it would be. Thousands of […]
There is no love sincerer than the love of food. ~George Bernard Shaw, “The Revolutionist’s Handbook,” Man and Superman I may have mentioned this before, but there are definitely occasional perks to being in the world of local tv.Today 10! Show producer Mina Sabet invited me to join her at a tasting with world famous […]
Women agonize… over cancer; we take as a personal threat the lump in every friend’s breast. ~Martha Weinman Lear, Heartsounds It’s been 19 years since I was diagnosed with breast cancer. 19 years since a mastectomy. 19 years since reconstruction. 19 years since chemo. Most days I feel very far removed from the world of […]
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. ~Oscar Wilde I was in Stroudburg, Pa. today shooting a story when I saw a man painting portraits on the street. David Ohlerking’s sign advertised FREE PORTRAITS in 15 minutes. I watched him work, catching the essence, not […]
For many people a job is more than an income – it’s an important part of who we are. So a career transition of any sort is one of the most unsettling experiences you can face in your life. ~Paul Clitheroe For about the last 10 weekends, I’ve been the fill in anchor on the weekend […]
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well. ~Marcus Valerius Martial This was my daughter’s idea and when I saw what it was I thought she was nuts. This looks like the kind of stunts you see in movies. You know, like Mission Impossible kind of leaping through the air, jumping over rooftops, […]
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. ~Arnold Toynbee It’s not as glamourous as you might think. The 10!Show interns at NBC10 work their behinds off! They get great experience too, of course. Today, I told them to put me to work as one of them so I could experience […]
My childhood may be over, but that doesn’t mean playtime is. ~Ron Olson I don’t know how to throw a frisbee so I was very nervous when I showed up at the playground at 44th and Haverford. Every thursday night at 6:30 a meetup of the Get Out Philadelphia Adventure Group gets together to play ultimate […]
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story Chef Joseph Cicala of Le Virtu in South Philadelphia came on the 10! show today. He taught Tim Furlong […]
Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. ~Marion C. Garretty, quoted in A Little Spoonful of Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul I don’t get to see my Mom enough. I really don’t. She’s in West Palm Beach, Florida and I’m in Philly and sometimes too much […]
I wish there was a knob on the TV so you could turn up the intelligence. They got one marked “brightness” but it don’t work, does it? ~Leo Anthony Gallagher It proclaims itself to be the most popular tv show in America. Is that true? Well, it’s harmless entertainment I guess. I got bored after […]
Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart. ~Erma Bombeck Lucy Reall is a perfectionist when it comes to cakes and she’s an incredible teacher. She says she learned to bake from family in her native Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa. Lucy is a […]
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. ~Mae West I’ve never worn thousands of dollars on my body. EVER! I just had to wear the 18-thousand dollar diamond bracelet being raffled off at Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Butterfly Ball tonight at the Lowe’s […]
NBC10 Investigative Producer Ed Dress and I got stuck in traffic late tonight trying to get back to the station. Out of boredom and frustration we came up with this game. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSBP6fMwNdg]
The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers. ~Dave Barry, “Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn” I know nothing about cars but today in the rain I did […]
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer We had Chef Patrick Feury from Nectar on the 10!Show today doing ice carvings with power tools! I love power tools. I also have no business using them because I’m a klutz and it’s dangerous. Nevertheless, I was not happy […]
Cold beer and pizza are spiritual. ~Betsy Cañas Garmon I always wanted to throw pizza dough. Chef Shane Solomon at Stephen Starr restaurant Stella offered to show me how it’s done. But we didn’t really “throw”. We kind of …hmmm…well it’s a good technique whatever it was and fantastic authentic pizza. Just good ingredients and a […]
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~Buddha I always wanted to do this: Fill the pool with floating candles. I hate when summer ends. I hate closing the pool which we have to do this […]
Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills. ~Author Unknown I’m a sucker for cute animals. I know. How could a porcupine be cute? Just take a look at Fauna. The Philadelphia Zoo brought her out to the eco-art show in Manayunk today. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QFo9M4LeBM] What a face! I wanted to take Fauna […]
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck I was anchoring the news this morning and was intrigued by a story about free museum tickets. All you had to do was go online and get a free ticket from the smithsonian website and pick a museum near you. I picked […]
High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead. ~Christopher Morley We were inspired by the Heel-A-Thon in NYC. I know I can run in my heels. When you are just five foot two, you live in heels. Heels are just extensions of my legs and for 30 years I’ve […]
The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. ~Edward Abbey John and Gina Geraci and their little boy John have been telling me about their Fun Bus for awhile. Today I decided it was time to go check it out. It’s a fitness playground in a bus […]
I love rock ‘n roll. Put another dime in the juke box baby…. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Were you a fan of The Hooters? They were hot in the 80’s. Their hits: All You Zombies, Day by Day, And We Danced. Drummer David Uosikkinen is going to be teaching at the upcoming Rock and […]
The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called “truth.” ~Dan Rather This is a BIG first. Tonight I taught my first class at Drexel University. I’m teaching grad students Investigative Journalism for a semester. […]
If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk. ~Raymond Inmon I didn’t really know what it was when I started walking on it. I just saw the sign and I was curious. It was also a lovely day for a walk through the […]
Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you who you are. ~Anthelme Brillat-Savarin I was warned. Ethiopian food is different. It is. Wonderfully so. First of all, you don’t use any utensils. You eat with your hands. Love it. You use this kind of spongy flat bread to soak and pick everything up. Love it. I […]
You ask of my companions. Hills, sir, and the sundown, and a dog as large as myself that my father bought me. They are better than human beings, because they know but do not tell. ~Emily Dickinson It has been over two months since we had to put sweet Angel to sleep. I still miss […]
Peace, peace to the far and to the near! ~ Isaiah 57.19 It’s Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish Calendar. It’s the day of atonement. Tonight I’m watching services streaming live from Temple Sholom in Broomall. How wonderful to make services accessible to everyone. The first few minutes I recorded had a couple […]
When I went to Catholic high school in Philadelphia, we just had one coach for football and basketball. He took all of us who turned out and had us run through a forest. The ones who ran into the trees were on the football team. ~George Raveling If you’re ever stressed or stuck on a […]
Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God. I could be eating a slow learner. ~Lynda Montgomery I’ve been overdoing fashion firsts lately. Thought it was time to do a food first. Someone told me about Govinda’s. It’s a vegetarian restaurant on South Street […]
Life’s too short for chess. ~Henry James Byron, Our Boys, 1874 I don’t get this game. I had to try it but obviously I need a Farmville tutor. What is the appeal of this ? I know there’s something to it because millions are playing it. I harvested some crops. I couldn’t figure out how […]
Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85 cents at the bowling alley. ~Author Unknown Rocco Giancaterino and I have been friends for over 20 years. That’s how long he’s been cutting my hair. Salon Royale Court is his fab salon with partner Michael Sparano. Insider tip: about half of Philadelphia’s female tv talent take […]
Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess. ~Edna Woolman Chase I am a huge fan of Lilliana Vazquez, the Cheap Chica. If you haven’t caught her on NBC 10, don’t wait. The girl is about to explode into a big reality fashion guru star. What I love about her is she really likes to […]
A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad. ~Arnold H. Glasgow I’ve always wanted to go to Gay Bingo. When my friend, Loraine Ballard-Morrill decided to celebrate her birthday there tonight, I was in. What a great idea. The whole thing […]
Music is an outburst of the soul. ~Frederick Delius Let’s face it. Sometimes we know from the start there’s no chance of being good at something. Still, after a long day at work taking a drum lesson from Jon Ardito was pure play. The rest of the day slipped away and it felt like a […]
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. ~Jane Howard It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and it’s been tradition for us to join the family of Barb and Jerry Mark for holiday dinner. They aren’t blood […]
“Never play peekaboo with a child on a long plane trip. There’s no end to the game. Finally I grabbed him by the bib and said, “Look, it’s always gonna be me!”” Rita Rudner The problem with not having kids around is you don’t get to play with any toys. And the thing is, toys […]
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower I’ve been thinking about creating a One Year of Firsts t-shirt for awhile. Stuart Brent at Vacord Screen Printing agreed to help me create the first […]
I doubt whether the world holds for anyone a more soul-stirring surprise than the first adventure with ice cream. ~Heywood Broun The original plan was to taste 31 flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins. Unfortunately, the Baskin Robbins I went to in Ardmore didn’t like this plan. Not at all. “NO CAMERA! “, they said […]
The graveyards are full of indispensable men. ~Charles de Gaulle It was my husband’s idea to go to Laurel Hill Cemetary. He heard about a cell phone tour of the most interesting grave sites. I really don’t usually tour cemetaries but this one overlooking the Schuylkill River in Philly is beautiful. At the end of […]
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy CAN YOU SEE ANYTHING???? That was the main point of conversation at the Red Bull Flugtag event on the Camden waterfront today. Apparently, I […]
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. ~Samuel Johnson I told my friend Loraine Ballard Morrill I was looking for somebody to teach me some cool soul hand shakes for a first. She said […]
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~Kahlil Gibran I have tons of beauty products. None have ever come from my refrigerator and most don’t work. This was actually easy and I just realized my face is so soft. 1 egg white and 1 teaspoon of honey and 10 […]
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money. ~Cree Indian Proverb I have probably climbed a tree before. I just can’t remember when and if I have any experience with climbing trees it obviously didn’t help much […]
The buttocks are the most aesthetically pleasing part of the body because they are non-functional. Although they conceal an essential orifice, these pointless globes are as near as the human form can ever come to abstract art. ~Kenneth Tynan I can’t draw. I’ve never seriously tried to sketch the human form. I swear though, I […]
Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Guatemalan Proverb I don’t think I have to get into any speeding moving vehicles any more. I know it’s just not my thing. I must be the sloooooowest driver ever to hit the track at Mid Atlantic Grand Prix in New Castle, Delaware. Fortunately, I was also the […]
There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward. ~John Mortimer I had no idea what laser tag was. But I was anxious to find out , especially after I met young Allie Mills of Souderton. She enthusiastically shared her laser tag secrets with me. Allie, her mom (also a […]
Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn. ~Terri Guillemets You are about to see I have very little Soul in my step. I don’t know how to free style, or do the Chicago, or roll my shoulders while moving backwards. But I’ll tell you what. It’s a lot of fun trying. Kenny J […]
A good cigar is like a beautiful chick with a great body who also knows the American League box scores. ~M*A*S*H, Klinger, “Bug-Out,” 1976 I’m generally opposed to smoking ANYTHING! Still, I’ve always loved the smell of a cigar. It always seemed like something mysterious and forbidden. So of course, I always wanted to try one. […]
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t. ~Blaise Pascal I think I have a fear of not being able to see. Being “blind” for an hour has been on my “first list” for awhile but I kept putting it off. When […]
You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda Who comes up with these crazy ideas? My daughter (of mechanical bull idea) offered this one. I thought it was a little nuts to drive […]
A grownup is a child with layers on. ~Woody Harrelson I love kids movies. The thing is when your kid is an adult you just don’t go see them anymore. Fortunately, my friend Loraine Ballard Morrill is in the same boat. We both agreed we had to go see Toy Story 3 3-D in the […]
If at first you don’t succeed, do it like your mother told you. ~Author Unknown How hard can it be to tie a bow tie? Ha. Hard. Why am I tying a bow tie? Hmmm. Because I never did it before. My plan? To learn on myself then put a bow tie on my husband […]
Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. ~Tryon Edwards A friend of mine offered to loan me her deck of Goddess Affirmation cards for a “first”. What’s a Goddess Affirmation Card? Well, it’s positive thoughts for all us Goddesses out there to […]
Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life. ~Henry L. Doherty Every time I learn to do something new or try to do something new I feel like I’m living full […]
The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play “Drop the Handkerchief.” ~James Naismith This crazy stunt was the result of some random comment I made on the 10!Show after watching videos of some kids throwing a basketball into a hoop hundreds of […]
I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change…. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. ~Erica Jong I couldn’t stop screaming! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTgx50ve2rk] You know that horrible feeling when you’re on a roller coaster or some crazy ride and in the middle […]
Language is the means of getting an idea from my brain into yours without surgery. ~Mark Amidon It’s amazing what you can learn online now. Look up sign language videos? It’s all there. You can be taught sign language without going to a class. I’ve always thought sign language was beautiful in a way. I’ve […]
There is deep wisdom within our very flesh, if we can only come to our senses and feel it. ~Elizabeth A. Behnke Chi Gong is part yoga, part Tai Chi. It’s not a traditional workout by any means, but it’s interesting. Instructor Bill Simpson says it’s changed his life. You’ll see it kind of looks […]
The reluctance to put away childish things may be a requirement of genius. ~Rebecca Pepper Sinkler [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xliDevj5jwQ] I was inspired by my friend Avram Gonzales in Denver , Colorado, who is also doing something new every day. He took chalk to his driveway and advertised his web site. Raw, crude, juvenile: brilliant. I just like […]
The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. ~Alfred Hitchcock [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwz0lg4gqG0] UPDATE-Blog friends, please forgive me. So wiped out last night I couldn’t do anything but close my eyes after watching movie number three last night. I love movies. My husband and daughter love movies too. Lately, […]
As a child, my number one best friend was the librarian in my grade school. I actually believed all those books belonged to her. ~Erma Bombeck I got up at 3:30 this morning to anchor the morning news. At noon I started on my way to Telford, Pa. because I promised I would get dunked […]
Looking at the proliferation of personal web pages on the Net, it looks like very soon everyone on Earth will have 15 megabytes of fame. ~M.G. Sriram Anyone who can explain Foursquare to me , I’m ready. I’m not sure I get this thing: A social network which encourages you to “check in” everywhere you […]
Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal. ~Voltaire Summer interns in the NBC 10 investigative office are special. They work long hours, generally five days a week and we get pretty close to them. Every summer before they leave I throw a little goodbye party where we just hang out, swim and debrief […]
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~Scott Adams Esther Cohen-Eskin is a woman who is constantly creating and evolving. A wife, a mother, an artist, a decorator, a fitness instructor: these are all Esther. She grew up in a family of artisans who made decorative iron. Trained […]
~Chinese Proverb Never miss a good chance to shut up. ~Will Rogers The 10! Show Next Chef Competition Winner, Julie Yuen, came on the show today and made dumplings. I love dumplings but never thought I could make them myself. Too complicated. Julie assured me they are not. Host Bill Henley challenged me to bring him […]
Babies are such a nice way to start people. ~Don Herrold I’ve been filling in as a co-host on the 10!Show at NBC 10 to learn that Colin McAndrew is an essential part of things running smoothly. I think it’s fair to say he wears several hats: audience coordinator, prize give-away coordinator and sometimes floor […]
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. ~Alice Walker It was one of those days. One of those days I felt lazy and just wanted to do nothing. But the blog is a daily assignment; my own life assignment. I […]
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern I might have mentioned before that I get nervous on planes. Any distraction is a good distraction. I am not opposed to spending money to keep myself from going white knuckled through turbulence. (This could […]
To get away from one’s working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one’s self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. ~Charles Horton Cooley So I’m watching the Today Show this morning and actress Jennie Garth comes on saying she’s driven cross country with her kids to New […]
If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later. I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I’d take more hikes and fly more kites. I’d […]
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjxaN9O4R68] My brother in law Rusty told me he was taking his grandkids up on the Pier tonight to go fishing. I know nothing about fishing. Hooks? Bait? Gutting fish? Nada! The fact they were going to do […]
Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. ~Jonatan Mårtensson … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFM1H9Dhlv0] I love the ocean. I rarely get in it past my knees, so learning to surf requires getting past some fears. Sharks! (There was an attack of a Pennsylvania woman just miles […]
If an optimist had his left arm chewed off by an alligator, he might say, in a pleasant and hopeful voice, “Well, this isn’t too bad. … Alligators and crocodiles…so creepy! This is probably why I never went to the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine before. My sister in law Linda, nephews Stephen and Ryan […]
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. ~Charles Simic My husband’s family has a reunion in St. Augustine Florida every year. Even before we were married we came to this beach. The Lighthouse is a landmark here; a landmark I just always drove by and casually […]
If a woman has to choose between catchIf a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry My husband Phil is a huge Phillies fan. I have been trying to […]
Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos. ~Don Kardong It was a crazy day starting with the 10! Show. If you’re following the blog, all I can tell you is Bill Henley politely raved about my quiche that I made for a First last night. (I’m telling you it was BAD!) Watch the […]
Recipe: A series of step-by-step instructions for preparing ingredients you forgot to buy, in utensils you don’t own, to make a dish the dog wouldn’t eat. ~Author Unknown I have never made a homemade crust for a pie or a quiche or anything like that. Today I was challenged by the 10! Show staff at […]
Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. ~Soren Kierkegaard Somehow I ended up with […]
Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. ~Author Unknown I think I caught a ride on a motorcyle once in college. It’s just one of those things I thought was just too dangerous and crazy to do….but here come the Harley Babes! They came on the 10! […]
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~Scott Hamilton I don’t know about this quote. There are real disabilities that are very tough to deal with. I got a tiny glimpse of what that might be like today. The local M.S. Society challenged me to spend some time in a wheelchair to mark […]
Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a Dog. ~George Gordon, […]
A lovely horse is always an experience…. It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. ~Beryl Markham Veterinarian Carolyn Littel says she vaccinates and cares for over a thousand horses a year in Chester County. She’s a fan of this blog and thought it might be interesting for me to […]
Our concern is not how to worship in the catacombs but how to remain human in the skyscrapers. ~Abraham Joshua Heschel What a trip! What an experience! All the way up to the roof of the Comcast Center, the tallest “green” building in America. Awesome. I was invited months ago to come for a tour […]
The belly rules the mind. ~Spanish Proverb I really love sushi and I love to watch the sushi chefs in restaurants. Making the rolls looks like an art. Now I’m convinced it is, but definitely one that can be learned. Henry Nguyen with Genji was my very, very patient instructor tonight at the Whole Foods […]
Shopping is a woman thing. It’s a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase. ~Erma Bombeck I heard about this Shecky’s Girls Night Out thing but somehow never managed to get to it before. It’s this traveling shopping […]
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis I didn’t have a “first” planned today. One of our NBC10 interns, Amanda Schwab, suggested the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia to look for the weirdest thing possible to eat. Photographer Brad Berner and I thought that sounded […]
Aerobics: a series of strenuous exercises which help convert fats, sugars, and starches into aches, pains, and cramps. ~Author Unknown Sometimes “firsts” just happen. Monday’s are my …hmmm…to put it politely….rear end work out days. I share them with my friend Loraine Ballard Morrill. I should say we share the torture and the trainer, Suzie […]
If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy Avram Gonzales is about as different from me as you can imagine. He’s 22. He lives in Colorado. Yet, we are sharing the same incredible experience of doing something new every day this year. We both started on January 1, 2010. We bumped into each other on […]
Coffee, the finest organic suspension ever devised. ~Star Trek: Voyager If you think of coffee like some people think of fine wine, then I’ve got the place for you. Tim Noble owns Town Hall Coffee Company in Merion, Pa. He is seriously passionate about the art of making the perfect cup of coffee. Me? I […]
An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. ~Martin Buber They’re eyes are soulful. They are beautiful, graceful in the water. I didn’t think I’d be so enamored with seals. What a unique treat to have an up close encounter with a group of seals at the New Jersey Adventure Aquarium. Ann […]
Women agonize… over cancer; we take as a personal threat the lump in every friend’s breast. ~Martha Weinman Lear, Heartsounds Lisa Feldman celebrated one year of survivorship this week. A year ago yesterday she was told she had breast cancer. As a fellow survivor, she invited me to her Rita’s Water Ice in Perkasie, Pa. […]
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly. ~Author Unknown AHHHHH! I had no idea what happens when you get in a race car! It’s a thrill at 135 miles an hour and then…I felt my stomach churning. I couldn’t pass up the offer to get in a race car on the New Jersey Motorsports Park track. […]
“From the world of darkness I did loose demons and devils in the power of scorpions to torment.” If you’ve been following this blog, you know that my work partner of 18 years, Dave Bentley, recently left NBC 10 in Philadelphia to live the good life in Phoenix. Well, he sent me a little present this […]
“What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn’t real.” Jean-Claude Van Damme quotes He is absolutely adorable. I sat next to him. I asked questions. […]
If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. (Japanese) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFQem2EUggI] I needed something easy and soothing today. I found the Japanese House in Fairmount Park, Shofuso. I don’t know about you but I had no idea it was there until today. Apparently it was brought to the city for […]
Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull I can’t thank you enough for all your thoughts, emails, phone calls, messages. It helps more than you can know as we mourn the loss of our dog Angel. For me, it is just natural to write about the best and the worst […]
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. ~Gilda Radner It’s pouring down rain in Philadelphia. Pouring like tears I can’t stop. We’ve lost a member of our family. I knew in my heart she wasn’t well. I knew the last […]
There is no fate but your own fate. ~Terri Guillemets I have to say it felt strange. I was asked to introduce a free movie (The Blind Side)on Penns Landing within view of the site where the Ride the Ducks (See Day 179 of Firsts) tour boat sank. Two young people on the boat are still missing and presumed […]
Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night. ~Terri Guillemets Andi DeMarino is a mother, a dance teacher , a business woman and an artist. She is someone who knows about Firsts and has reinvented herself numerous times. At 23 she opened a hip clothing store called Andrea Joy. Today she has own art studio and […]
If you’re not in New York, you’re camping out. ~Thomas E. Dewey Every Summer Carole Blum ( owner of That Special Look in Bala Cynwyd) invites her customers and friends to take part in Take Five. It’s a kind of Day Camp she’s created for Women. ( It’s not a camping out kind of camp. […]
If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into committees. That’ll do them in. ~Author Unknown Of course I’ve heard all about the iPad. Who hasn’t? But today I put my hands on one! Ahhh. It’s all my cousin Anna Dickson’s fault. She brought it into the house and then….. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9zqWzAH4Xo] Somebody please tell […]
Patriotism is easy to understand in America – it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. ~Calvin Coolidge The Fourth of July is a great day to be in Philly. I’m so proud to show off the city to family in town visiting from New York and Cincinnati. So my cousin gave […]
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck When I first came to Philadelphia 22 years ago I was stunned to see a building like Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, abandoned, boarded up, broken, and dirty. The building was built as part of the historic 1876 Centennial Fair, the fair […]
For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth. ~Mary Lou Retton Speedskater Allison Baver brought home the Bronze from the Vancouver Olympics. Today on the 10 Show she brought home the bootilicious workout she swears she does to stay in her incredible shape. Lucky me, I got to road test it with her. It’s just […]
The total person sings not just the vocal chords. ~Esther Broner My cousin, (kind of through marriage, then divorced, still family…you get the picture), Noel Dickson, from Cinncinnati is in town for the Barbershop Harmony Society Convention. This is the place where you just walk around and see guys suddenly break out in song just […]
Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. ~Frank McKinney “Kin” Hubbard, Comments of Abe Martin and His Neighbors, 1923 This really started off just being a Listen to Classical Music All Day thing for me. When I realized my interns had an intense negative reaction to it, I couldn’t […]
My favorite animal is steak. ~Fran Lebowitz The folks at Jake’s Sandwich Board in Philly have been after me to come learn to make “The Jake“. It’s a cheesesteak. A really good one with provolone, long peppers, onions, great steak and awesome bread. What else do you need in life, huh? Sean Stein was my […]
You have to wake up a virgin each morning. ~Jean-Louis Barrault I had no idea what letterboxing was until today. I’m still trying to get a grasp on it. I think it’s an adult scavenger hunt in the woods. Sound intriguing? Barbara Werner suggested I join her on a letterboxing quest for a First. We […]
Everybody’s 12 years old in an apple orchard. ~Rachael Ray, Rachael Ray Show Sometimes I love being a tourist in my own city. Don’t laugh, but I always wanted to Ride the Ducks. I knew I’d have a tough time convincing my friends or husband to join me on this First, so I ventured […]
All men are created equal, then a few become firemen. ~Author Unknown It was the NBC10 Fighting Peacocks up against the Drexel Hill Fire Department today in Glen Mills. (It was a first for me playing catcher for a few innings and cheerleader the rest.) The softball game was for charity; a hero’s fund to help families […]
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green This must be the week for weird transportation blogs. Tuesday I rode a segway. Today I graduated to a recumbent bicycle cab. It’s the […]
If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers. ~Linda Henley I’ll admit, being in a television station has some unexpected perks. Today I was told Food Network star, Daisy Martinez was going to be doing a little healthy cooking in the studio for our staffers. What the heck. I […]
Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do. ~Jean de la Bruyere My friend Phoebe Coles suggested it would be fun to ride segways at Eakins Oval in Philadelphia. I always wanted to do that. Bill Robbins with I Glide gave us a quick lesson tonight and […]
My childhood may be over, but that doesn’t mean playtime is. ~Ron Olson I have been asking my friend Jennifer Schelter (yoga instructor extraordinaire) to teach me to cartwheel. I saw her do it and all I could think was it reminded me of being about 10 years old. I wanted to do it to. Remember that? […]
Golf, like the measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be serious. ~P.G. Wodehouse, A Mixed Threesome, 1922 I’ve really had no interest in learning how to play golf. Yes, I went to a driving range recently. I was just messing around. Really, who wants to spend five […]
Chlorine is my perfume. ~Author Unknown [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzeQSNdkJpE] Okay. I was wearing my workout clothes. It’s still clothes! Phil and I spent Father’s Day doing yard work. Hours and hours of yard work in 90 something degree heat. Neither one of us had been in the pool yet this season even though we’ve had it open […]
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach I don’t know how it’s possible, but I’d never been in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center until today. By the way, it was one of those perfect city days. Hot. Lots of people have gone to the shore, leaving the parks, the stores and the […]
I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. ~Robert Brault Did you know Stingrays have no teeth? Did you know the stingers on a stingray grow like fingernails? Just some of the cool things I learned today as I stepped into the new […]
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation. ~Author Unknown My day started at 6:30 am. Gym. 9:00 am Work. 4pm Feel like taking a nap. My crew (intern Samantha, photographer Matt) take me to get a Red Bull. I’ve never had a Red Bull, but I’m too tired too resist. I have a paper I […]
Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. ~Sandra Boynton A few weeks ago I passed by Lore’s Chocolates on 7th Street and walked into chocolate heaven. This is the real stuff, handmade by 1st and second generation chocolatiers in Philadelphia for the last 50 years. They say their secret is really […]
We don’t give our criminals much punishment, but we sure give ’em plenty of publicity. ~Will Rogers I’ve been a tv news reporter since 1978 and I’d always hoped someone would ask me to help them turn themselves into police. I know that sounds strange, but as a reporter I wanted that experience. Today, it […]
He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. ~Harold Wilson It’s the same blog with a new look! Hope you like it. I’m almost half way through this year of firsts and thought it was time to freshen it up and make some changes. […]
Stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Coincidence? I think not! ~Author Unknown I’m a little banged up and bruised from that fabulous Mud Run adventure yesterday, so I decided to keep my First adventure in the kitchen today.(And my husband will tell you anything I do in the kitchen is an adventure. Usually a messy one. […]
Friends are kisses blown to us by angels. ~Author Unknown If your fantasy is seeing a bunch of women run and crawl through the mud, you’ve come to the right place. Me? I’ve always wanted to roll around in the mud. That made today perfect. What a grueling, exhilarating experience. I had no idea what […]
Don’t go through life without goals. ~Hockey Saying I think I’ve seen where hockey dreams are born. In the playground rinks where 8 year olds skate and learn to get past the goalie. Pure joy. Tonight my friend and coworker Steve McCauley (he’s in the pink shirt with the number 9 on it ) invited […]
A hug is like a boomerang – you get it back right away. ~Bil Keane, “Family Circus” It was a sad day in the land of Philly. Something had to be done. Folks dragged into work today feeling pretty blue. I decided I needed to do something for all the faithful Flyers Fans around me. […]
Hot dogs always seem better out than at home; so do French-fried potatoes; so do your children. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook One of the fans of this blog read that I tried the In-‘N-Out Burger out West. She challenged me to try John’s Doggie Shop Hot Dog “with everything” back East. By now you know I […]
Ice hockey players can walk on water. ~Author Unknown I’ve watched more hockey in the last two weeks than I’ve watched in my entire life. Still, I don’t know much about the game. Regardless, I live in Philly so I’m swept up in Flyers Fever. I need to know. You might remember a couple weeks […]
Truth is after all a moving targetHairs to split, And pieces that don’t fitHow can anybody be enlightened?Truth is after all so poorly lit.~Neil Peart, Turn the Page When I started this journey of One Year of Firsts “10 Show!” executive producer Mina Sabet challenged me to a day of complete truthfulness. She told me […]
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks. ~Author Unknown Wifi on a plane is awesome! Today was the first time I’ve flown on an airline (US Airways) that offered it. So fabulous to have it on […]
Not on one strand are all life’s jewels strung. ~William Morris Just for the record, Alexa and Phil were not too happy about my First today. They think one “art project” a week is enough. I , however, realize there are theme weeks and this week seems to be arty, kooky. Going with the California […]
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. ~Henry Ward Beecher I was kind of looking around for a unique family activity today and found Paint Lab. It’s the coolest thing. For 20 bucks and the price of your canvas you can just walk in off […]
We think fast food is equivalent to pornography, nutritionally speaking. ~Steve Elbert I try to stay away from fast food. I do. But on occasion I get a craving and we kept passing In ‘n Out Burger places here in LA. My daughter tried to keep me away, but finally gave in, admitting she loves it. […]
How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence. ~Benjamin Disraeli After joining a drum circle and getting a henna tattoo I thought maybe a little culture was in order. The Getty Center in Los Angeles is beautiful. The architecture of this art museum is magnificent but I was partial to the […]
Women, don’t get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast when you’re twenty or thirty, but when you get to seventy, it stretches into a condor. ~Billy Elmer I’ve never had a real tattoo. I don’t ever want a real tattoo. But hey, when in Venice…. a henna tattoo will do. (Comes off […]
There is deep wisdom within our very flesh, if we can only come to our senses and feel it. ~Elizabeth A. Behnke In the spirit of the Venice Beach experience I decided to get a Tarot card reading. As you might guess, I’m generally a skeptic. But I leave a little room in my logical mind […]
Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams. ~Mary Ellen Kelly There may be other drum circles in the world, but I doubt you’ll find a more bohemian, tribal gathering on the planet than the one that gathers every […]
A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do. ~P.J. O’Rourke We’re in LA visiting our daughter and my husband Phil is going nuts watching the Flyers. I can’t show you most of what he is saying and doing, but […]
Hockey is figure skating in a war zone. ~Author Unknown Look, I don’t know a lot about hockey. In fact, I hardly know anything about hockey. What I do know is that the Flyers are in the Stanley Cup Finals and this city is proud. So I figured it’s time to learn the Flyers Song. I […]
If The Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me. ~Song title by Jimmy Buffet I did a story the other day about people getting tickets for driving while on their hand held cell phones. It’s HORRIBLE that people drive while on their cell phones. IT IS. And I do it. I admit it. I am one of […]
Television is a circus, a carnival, a traveling troupe of acrobats, storytellers, dancers, singers, jugglers, sideshow freaks, lion tamers and football players. We’re in the boredom killing business. ~Paddy Chayevsky I’ve been on NBC10’s “The 10 Show” as a guest, but today I had the awesome treat of getting to co-host the show with Bill […]
Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things. ~Author Unknown The fact that I’m writing this blog tonight seems completely surreal. How do you say goodbye to someone you’ve worked side by side with for 18 years? No words seem eloquent enough or adequate enough. Dave Bentley’s job title has been NBC 10 […]
Shopping tip: You can get shoes for 85 cents at the bowling alley. ~Author Unknown On day 139 of Firsts, I made my first bid on ebay: 2 dollars for some outdoor art medallion. I won. And I get it for just ONE DOLLAR. Problem? Shipping costs. (Please excuse my horrible shooting today) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1uSPygnpxM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I’ve now […]
Any workout which does not involve a certain minimum of danger or responsibility does not improve the body – it just wears it out. ~Norman Mailer Outside of the Polar Bear Plunge, this might be the coolest First I’ve done. I went to circus school! It’s actually called the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. My […]
To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die.~Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground I was there the night Pier 34 collapsed in Philadelphia 10 years ago. What happened was so tragic and shocking I’ll never shake it from my memory. I talked to survivors that night pulled from the Delaware , wet, cold, stunned. But for days and weeks following I interviewed the […]
Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. ~Steven Wright I only live a couple miles from work but I’ve never walked it. It was so beautiful this morning and a Friday, I thought why not today. I packed a dress and a jacket in a bag and took off at twenty ’til nine […]
We think fast food is equivalent to pornography, nutritionally speaking. ~Steve Elbert Sometimes when two things come together, (chocolate and peanut butter), it’s a great thing. So of course we were curious about bringing two great Philly foods coming together for the first time: Soft Pretzels and Cheesesteaks. (cheesesteak in a pretzel) Off to the Pretzel […]
A grownup is a child with layers on. ~Woody Harrelson I can’t remember the last time I went down a slide. Well, I took care of that today. A friend told me about a one of a kind GIANT WOODEN SLIDE in Philadelphia. It may be the largest in the country. Who knew? It’s not exactly a […]
The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. ~Jon Stewart If 90 million people are using Ebay, I feel like it is my duty and responsibility to check it out. I’ve done plenty of stories about Ebay…but never, not once have i ever placed a bid. Just to see what so intrigues […]
Really I don’t dislike to cook, but what you cook is eaten so quickly. When you sew, you have something that will last to show for your efforts. ~Elizabeth Travis Johnson I don’t know how to sew. I never took home economics in school.(I was taking typing thinking a reporter doesn’t need to know how […]
Yoga is invigoration in relaxation. Freedom in routine. Confidence through self control. Energy within and energy without. ~Ymber Delecto I have never practiced Yoga outside.I have never done Yoga with a thousand people.I have never experienced anything like I did today at Yoga Unites for Living Beyond Breast Cancer on the Philadelphia Art Museum Steps. […]
Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover. ~Homer Simpson, The Simpsons First, to be clear, I am not auditioning for a reality show. But my friend, Carie Brescia is!!! And if there is anyone who’d be perfect for some reality tv about makeup artists, or beauty school, or something like that…it’s Carie, makeup artist extraordinaire. She had […]
A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown I went to the NBC 10 cafeteria this morning to get coffee. Lori Wilson convinced me, there was something better. Something she calls “Survival Juice.” Hmmm. “Okay”, I said. “I’m game. What’s survivial juice?” Here you […]
Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair… ~Susan Polis Shutz This is just one of the coolest little Firsts I’ve done. On Mother’s Day my husband arranged for us to make glass long stem flowers at Hudson Beach Glass in Philadelphia. Check out this video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3VfHpokMKI&hl=en_US&fs=1&] We picked out colors and helped pull […]
Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ~Robert Benchley You’ll have to forgive me. It’s after 11pm and I’m bleary eyed after going to my first Opera. It’s true. There are gaps in my cultural experience and I decided to fill this one with Verdi’s La […]
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. ~Stacia Tauscher It was one of those days. It was long. I got rained on a few times with no umbrella. At 7pm I headed to the Police Athletic League Dinner, tired and hungry. I’d never been before. […]
Laying in bed this morning contemplating how amazing it would be if somehow Oscar Wilde and Mae West could twitter from the grave. ~Dita Von Teese (@DitaVonTeese), May 7, 2009 on Twitter I’ve technically been “tweeting” for a year, but the truth is I have no idea what I’m doing. Enter intern Ashley Peskoe, a […]
Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~Author Unknown I received the most wonderful mother’s day gift from my daughter and You get to see it. Well, you get to experience it. Alexa is in LA. I’m in Philly. I miss her every day. Today Alexa introduced me to Ichat. […]
Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. ~Sandra Boynton … ~Linda Grayson, “The Pickwick Papers” AHHH! I have a big paper due in 6 days for my Master’s Journalism course and I’m WAAAAAAY behind and I DON’T WANT TO DO IT. (My Professor is in Missouri and I pray she’s not […]
Cockroaches really put my “all creatures great and small” creed to the test. ~Astrid Alauda EWWWW! Cockroaches, bleh! Still, when I was invited to hold a real live Madagascar HISSING Cockroach, I must say my curiosity got the best of me. Chris Wilkinson is my Cockroach guide at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ruEhT5kIrU&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1] Don’t worry. I […]
A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks. ~Charles Gordy I told a friend I was going to smile all day for a First. She said, “That will make your face hurt.” It didn’t make my face hurt, but we sure had some interesting discussions at work. Here’s some real inside NBC 10 stuff. […]
Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up. ~Sharon Olds, This Sporting Life, 1987 Hey, I ran onto the field at the Phillies ballpark today and didn’t get tased! WOO! No seriously. NBC 10’s Meterologist Dave Warren told me he was going to a media batting […]
Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844 I love fresh flowers. It’s a luxury for sure, but almost every week I buy some. Even the cheapest little bouquet from the grocery is a treat to me inside the house in a vase. […]
A great name for a new country song: If I’d Shot You Sooner, I’d Be Out of Jail by Now. ~Author Unknown (Don’t know how I choose these quotes. It’s just whatever strikes me at the moment. I guess it’s the prison theme tonight. ) Just this morning someone said, “Have you ever been to the […]
Hopefully you get what you pay for, because you always pay for what you get. – James W. Love Jr. You’ve got to watch this video. I have never shamelessly used this blog to promote an investigative story before, but I just had to today. Wednesday night at 11pm on NBC 10 News I’m doing […]
Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. ~Marilyn Penland Every year I emcee the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Renaissance Ball in Philadelphia. Tonight for the first time at the ball, I promised to sing a song for the person who paid for the most children to go to […]
You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart. ~Author Unknown It was finally a fantastic spring day here. Winter must be behind us. AND it’s Friday! There must be Happy Dancing. I decided to see who I could get to join me in a dance at NBC 10. Check out Darryl Evans and […]
I base most of my fashion sense on what doesn’t itch. ~Gilda Radner I really didn’t know what a trunk show was. I just imagined dresses coming out of some designer’s trunk. Tonight NBC 10’s Dawn Timmeney offered to give me a little trunk show fashion lesson at Piazza Sempione where she was hosting a charity event […]
Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull Some days it’s hard to tell what to share in this blog. Some days are just personal. I’ve committed to do a First every day this year, but no matter what I’ve planned, life sometimes has its own Firsts planned for me. Tonight, for the […]
The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again. ~George Miller I’ve always wanted to make pasta. I put out the word I was looking for a teacher and Caesar Gambone answered the call. He invited me to the Holy Saviour Club. It’s an Italian club that’s been in […]
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. ~ author unknown I normally avoid rain like most reasonable people. Today I decided to just let it wash down on me. Hang out in it. Get my hair drenched. No umbrella. No hat. (I apologize, my camera malfunctioned. Actually, it was probably […]
A poem begins with a lump in the throat. ~Robert Frost Long day flying back from LA. Thought I might end up blogging about a “security issue” on our flight. Apparently one stressed passenger didn’t take their medication today.TSA was all over it. It’s all good. Decided my first today would be to write a […]
Prayer may not change things for you, but it for sure changes you for things. ~Samuel M. Shoemaker My daughter loves to hike up Runyon Canyon in the hills of LA. Today she convinced us to go up to the top with her to see a prayer box created by designer Jeannie Mai. The idea […]
A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer. ~Author Unknown Today Alexa, (my daughter) and I went out to play. Santa Monica was our playground and it couldn’t have been a more perfect. Alexa told me I don’t need a stinking gym to work out here. All you need is fresh air and […]
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Many of you have suggested I jump out of a plane for a First this year. The problem is I did that when I […]
The final story, the final chapter of western man, I believe, lies in Los Angeles. ~Phil Ochs I think I’ve mentioned that I love to eat in LA. There is no end to wonderful, fresh, fabulous crazy “never tried this before” food. Hoping, I can still button my jeans when I get back to Philly, […]
California can and does furnish the best bad things that are obtainable in America. ~Hinton R. Helper I hate LA traffic. I love LA food. It would not be a first to eat my way through LA. (I’ve happily done it before.) Today, however, my daughter Alexa took us to Real Food Daily. I wasn’t […]
California is a queer place – in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific…. It’s sort of crazy-sensible. Just the moment: hardly as far ahead as carpe diem. ~D.H. Lawrence I’m not sure where to begin. Okay, lets just start by saying I’m in Los Angeles […]
There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million. ~Walt Streightiff I’ve come to believe , to do a “first” every day, you have to challenge the child in you to come out and play. When we’re kids, we are so open to doing something new. New things […]
Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. ~Author Unknown I have to say, I never know where I’ll end up some days in search of a First. I suppose that’s the beauty of this journey. It is in some ways a real life version […]
Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can’t see where it keeps its brain. ~J.K. Rowling I trust paper. Paper doesn’t get quirky and erase things. Paper is dependable. I know when I write things on paper it’s there (unless I lose the paper). This is essentially why I have kept all […]
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. ~Dr. Seuss A friend of mine asked me to help out with a fundraising event tonight for Philadelphia’s Variety Club. It’s a great charity that supports children who are physically or developmentally disabled. My job? Sell raffle tickets […]
Magic is Might. ~ J.K. Rowling When I was little, my sisters and I loved to visit with my Great Uncle Bill. Uncle Bill was a whizz with magic tricks. He was always pulling coins out of ears, cards would pop out of pockets, scarves might come streaming out of his nose. We loved him and […]
Oh, wouldn’t the world seem dull and flat with nothing whatever to grumble at? ~W.S. Gilbert As a reporter, I have advocated on behalf of many viewers and consumers. I’ve confronted companies, ceo’s, public relations people, you name it. Believe it or not, I don’t think I’ve ever written a letter or email on behalf […]
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. ~Confucius Sometimes it is the little things that completely drive you nuts! Every single morning I go through a sock drawer looking for a matching pair of gym socks. So, you say, “That’s simple. Put the pairs together when they come out of the […]
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso Ann Marie Urban read my blog and asked if I’d come to her stamp workshop. “What’s a stamp workshop?” I asked. She enthusiastically told me something about making your own cards with stamps. Sounded like a First […]
Musical compositions, it should be remembered, do not inhabit certain countries, certain museums, like paintings and statues. The Mozart Quintet is not shut up in Salzburg: I have it in my pocket. ~Henri Rabaud My neighbor Ed Segal has been asking us to come to his home for his annual classical concert for several years. […]
Pleasure is spread through the earthIn stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find. ~William Wordsworth, 1806 100 days of Firsts!!! Whoa! Yeah baby. A hundred days of crazy, eye opening, silly, fascinating new Firsts this year. I felt the need to spread the love today. The First Fairy (that would be me) […]
A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. ~O.A. Battista I really don’t know how I came up with this today. My day was crazed. Stress, deadlines, stuff going on. I had no “first” planned for the day. All I could think of was “walk […]
You don’t get anything clean without getting something else dirty. ~Cecil Baxter I have to admit my pantry has always been a disorganized mess. I have at times tried to put soup cans together and cereal boxes somewhere near each other, but generally there’s never been any order to it. I’ve been eyeing my pantry […]
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb The last time I took a ballet lesson was third grade. I was the most clutzy, rolly polly, least graceful kid in the class. I don’t remember this as something I was good at. Still the positive enthusiasm of Bernadette Giorgi convinced […]
The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion I have never really had a lot of success with growing things, especially things that aren’t flowers. I must admit, I’ve never given it much of my attention either. What has my attention at the moment is every time I […]
Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you! ~Tommy Smothers I’ve never made rack of lamb. Never thought about making it. Don’t know why. The only time I’ve ever eaten it is at fancy balls and parties. I saw a beautiful picture of rack of lamb in a magazine […]
There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them. ~Vicki Baum It’s not Zumba. It’s Zumba Jam. I forgot I was exercising in this class! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS6jzjaKBM4&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1] Christine Gallagher has a devoted following at Main Line Health and Fitness in Bryn Mawr. Do you see my flip cam fogging up? The class is just […]
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history – with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. ~Mitch Ratcliffe My God Why??!!! I was curious about Chat Roulette, (that would be chatroulette.com). My curiousity has definitely been satisfied. Within 10 minutes I realized that this is one madly wonderful […]
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines. ~Henry David Thoreau [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V66yy2QLxc&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1] Only Thoreau and Emerson make me feel like I’m not completely nuts. I love a tree. Sometimes I just stare at this […]
I eat merely to put food out of my mind. ~N.F. Simpson It’s Passover this week. If you’re a Jew (that would be me) that means you are supposed to eat unleavened bread, aka Matzoh, all week. I love Matzoh. It’s a symbolic reminder of the Jews escaping slavery, grabbing everything to follow Moses out […]
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ~Arthur C. Clarke Let me just admit that until 6 months ago I probably had no idea what an app was. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’ll catch on. If you do, then I know, I know. I’m very late to the game. In […]
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~Harriet van Horne When I last blogged (yesterday), I was worried that something wasn’t quite right with the Flourless Chocolate Torte I was making. When I went to flip it over, there was the ugly proof! My chocolate torte was […]
When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. ~Laiko Bahrs My friends know it is not unusual for me to experiment on them when I’m cooking. And tonight’s first is definitely an experiment. Tomorrow Passover begins and we are going over to a friend’s home for Passover Seder. My assignment? Bring a […]
He’s the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines. ~Benjamin Franklin A friend asked if I’d ever tried acupuncture. I never have. I’m pretty much a traditional medicine advocate. But in this year of firsts, why not? My friend said, “well, do you have any aches or pains?” “No”, I said “but I have […]
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~William Penn 10:18 Saturday apologies to all. somehow Friday’s First didn’t get posted last night. Probably blogger (me) error. 11PM Friday It’s been such a hectic,stressful week, I needed to do a simple First […]
The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can’t see him laughing. ~Phyllis Diller You know, I was thinking you could make some pretty good jokes about the danger in women swinging golf clubs these days but…. nahh! Before today, the only experience I’ve had with a golf club […]
A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – pills or stairs. ~Joan Welsh There’s a big debate going on these days in exercise world. Some say you have to work out longer. Some say you just have to work out harder. I have friends who swear by the […]
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use. ~Emily Post I admit at times I tend to bark orders at work. (This is not out of meaness, but usually out of trying to pack too much in a […]
Poverty is the mother of crime. ~Marcus Aurelius It has been very hard to hold my tongue about this. My house was burglarized just over a week ago. I was asked to not talk about it as police in Lower Merion tried to catch the burglar. But within a week there was another break-in nearby. In […]
A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. ~Author Unknown We had a little time to kill after the family wedding this weekend. What else would a mother and daughter do on a rainy day in Jacksonville? Shop of course. But, Alexa proposed a twist. She would dress me. I […]
Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that. ~Michael Leunig What a fabulous wedding I was at today. I admit I cried. (Couldn’t say why. I don’t usually cry at weddings.) Maybe because this couple has gone through a lot to be together and they are such a […]
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ~Jennifer Yane Have you ever seen those little airport spas? I always wondered who in the heck uses them? Who has time to have spa treatments at an airport? Well, apparently I do. I’m in Jacksonville, Florida for […]
Are you up for a fight? Because I’m telling you, right up front, it’s a fight to get from where you are to what you want. That battle is with yourself. – Judith Sills, Ph.d. Author –The Comfort Trap or What if You’re Riding a Dead Horse I’ve been thinking about what’s behind doing all […]
Yoga is the fountain of youth. You’re only as young as your spine is flexible. ~Bob Harper There seems to be a theme going this week. Last night I was climbing walls and today..hmm..climbing walls again in a way. This is a yoga wall class. It’s yoga on a wall. No mats. Cool. Vanessa Mock […]
Life is a cement trampoline. ~Howard Nordberg Awesome! What an adrenaline rush! Indoor rock climbing is definitely something I want to try again. Here I am, (the up and the down), at Philadelphia’s Go Vertical. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-y0DUg8OZE&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Funny, I realized something in Mexico I didn’t know about myself. I really was pumped and felt joyful after repelling […]
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. ~Roger Caras Whoever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks is just wrong. It doesn’t matter whether you are actually talking about dogs or people. But for the purpose of today’s first, I taught my dog Angel a new trick. She’s about […]
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor. ~Hubert H. Humphrey Mary and I have been talking to each other from across the street we live on for the last five years. That’s how long we’ve been in our current house. During those years, Mary and her husband Paul have […]
The camera can photograph thought. ~Dirk Bogarde Up to this point, you all have been subjected to my raw amateur flip camera videos. Bad news: I will remain, (for the most part) my own photographer for this blog.Good news: Today I started to learn how to edit the video so you don’t have to watch […]
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ~Lin Yutang Every day at the El Dorado Maroma Hotel in Mexico, a different towel animal with little flowers would appear on our bed at the end of the day. What’s a towel animal? Yeah, […]
It is not down in any map; true places never are. ~Herman Melville Hola amigos. What an adventure we had today. So many firsts, I don’t know where to begin. Let me start by saying the tour was so wild, we had to sign papers saying we wouldn’t sue anyone if we died. Check this out. The […]
The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie. ~Agnes de Mille Ola from Mexico. Another day in paradise. Today Karina Acevedo was teaching latin dance lessons to the crazy americanos at the resort where we’re staying. Really too funny. I have no idea who the three […]
When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. ~Susan Heller The “excellente”, “muy bien” vacation in Mexico continues. ( This is pretty much the extent of my Spanish vocabulary and I use these words in addition to “ola” dozens of times […]
oh, oh, mexico. sounds so sweet I’ve just got to go…James Taylor song I’ve been a lot of places, but strangely I’ve never been to Mexico. But here I am, near Cancun and not a Spring Breaker in sight. I actually had a massage in this hut thing on the water today. Lovely. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27EkV8hFtOs&hl=en_US&fs=1&] You […]
Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. ~Seneca I’ve had enough of staycations! This winter has been brutal. Going somewhere warm. Taking One Year of Firsts on the road. Where in the world? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce5wN7hQMbw&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Got a plane to catch. If I can’t blog later…don’t worry. Catch up with you tomorrow.
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly. ~Author Unknown Driving the speed limit is nearly impossible! AND people get pretty ticked at you. I was driving to the gym this morning around 8:30 on a 25 mph side street. I was driving the speed limit. A woman driving behind me was right on my […]
When Irish eyes are smiling, tis like a morn in spring. with a lilt of Irish laughter You can hear the angels sing. ~Author Unknown Oh my gosh! What joy! I had the best time dancing with the South Jersey Irish Society. Check it out. I’m in the grey shirt and jeans. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDgljOO1WCI&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I’d never been […]
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing. ~William James I truly never know what’s going to happen when I do a First, (like when I banged my head on the piano last night.) I haven’t sung in a choir since elementary school. Choir director Sue De Monde challenged me to join […]
The pause is as important as the note. ~Truman Fisher I haven’t played the piano since 6th grade. My husband on the other hand plays almost every day. I always thought I could just pick it back up if I wanted to. I’ve just never wanted to. I can still kind of read notes. That’s […]
I like my new telephone, my computer works just fine, my calculator is perfect, but Lord, I miss my mind! ~Author Unknown I can blog and vlog, text and twitter, I facebook and am quite attached to my Blackberry….BUT, until today, I really didn’t know how to use my cell phone, (except of course to […]
The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said, “If we’re going to charge $10 an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down.” ~Rita Rudner It’s very hard for me to explain a Power Plate Workout. I can only say I kept thinking about those old hotel beds that you […]
Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. ~Moshe Dayan Still in D.C. this morning, the choice was get on the hotel “dread mill” or take a brisk walk to the White House. Not much of a choice really. I’ve been in the White House for press conferences before. But a workout walk to the White House […]
Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description. ~Anna Quindlen I’m in Washington, D.C. tonight visiting a friend who is also in the tv news business. We decided to go to the relatively new Newseum. It’s a museum dedicated to journalism, looking back on the biggest news events of our time and […]
Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. ~Dave Barry When my daughter was growing up we used to kitchen dance. We’d dance ’til we were silly, laughing and exhausted. This week has been long and cold. Winter feels like it will never end. Something’s gotta give. My dancing partner has […]
Snowmen fall from heaven… unassembled. ~Author Unknown I don’t know about you, but I’ve had it with the snow! I don’t want to see more snow on the ground tomorrow morning! I don’t want to shovel it, scrape it, or slosh around in it. I don’t want to be in it. Today, I was out […]
The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. ~Yves Saint Laurent Carie Brescia does the makeup of all the NBC 10 Anchors and talent in the studio. And because of her we are all (women of course) addicted to LASHES. Yes, ladies, fake fluttery lashes. It’s the biggest inside […]
Women are in league with each other, a secret conspiracy of hearts and pheromones. ~Camille Paglia I’m not really a big joiner. So when one of my friends invited me to join a monthly dinner gathering of professional women I resisted. I’m not sure why. Like I said. I’m just not a joiner. Turns out […]
Chain letters are the postal equivalent of intestinal flu: you get it and pass it along to your friends. ~Bob Garfield If you would like your chain letter to come to a quick death, just send it to me! I hate chain letters, chain emails, whatever you want to call them. I have dear wonderful […]
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death. ~Anaïs Nin You might be surprised when I tell you I have never kept a diary. I’ve never kept […]
As long as we live, there is never enough singing. ~Martin Luther So my husband’s New York City 60th Birthday present extravaganza continued today. We went to see the Broadway Show Jersey Boys. Afterwards, I convinced Phil to sing a song from the show with me, publicly, on West 52nd street, outside the August Wilson Theater. (It’s the closest we’ll […]
Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. ~Paul Simon My husband Phil loves music. For his 60th birthday I got him tickets to see Eric Clapton. Not just any tickets! These were awesome tickets in New York City, Madison Square Garden. We rushed up on […]
Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne I’m very fortunate in my 30 something year career as a reporter I’ve met so many famous people: Presidents, athletes, actors, even former co workers who are now well known. I suppose it’s one of the perks of the job. The truth is I’ve rarely been star […]
There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it. ~Author Unknown Some days I really don’t know what my First is going to be. I just let it find me. Today I was working on a story when I ended up in a horse barn and an acre […]
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. I love books. I have so many, my bed side table and house in general are over run with them. Under my bed? books. I ridiculously spend money on hardbacks because I like the feel of them and want my own copy. But […]
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. ~Cynthia Heimel, “Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics” It was a stressful day in the NBC 10 Investigative Office for reasons I won’t elaborate on. […]
To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions. ~William James Who would think you need to reserve tickets to the Israeli Film Festival?? Not I and not my friend Karen Araiza. This is us, thinking we still might get into the showing of Eyes Wide Open at the Bryn Mawr Theater tonight. […]
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William Wordsworth Some Firsts are fine experiences, but you know it is a one time only experience. This morning (7:30 am to be exact) I know I came to a First where I felt I was destined to be and I will be again. Many people might find a meditation and […]
The future is always beginning now. ~Mark Strand, Reasons for Moving Is it KARMIC or what?? On the 43rd day of this One Year of Firsts blog, I had the opportunity to go to the 43rd floor of Comcast Headquarters in Philadelphia. ( I swear, I didn’t plan this). Take a look. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_H2C7Eh7oQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] This is […]
Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love. ~Charlie Brown Yes, I know. Gross! Peanut Butter and Tuna ! But seriously. There was not much else left in the fridge. I didn’t go shopping with everyone else before the blizzard because I was covering the blizzard. (Not asking for pity, just […]
There’s one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor’s. ~Clyde Moore It was a long, long day in the NBC 10 Live Truck known as Mini 5. Greg Durgin and I spent the day doing live shots on the historic snowfall in Philadelphia. I was so busy with […]
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan Some of the interns at NBC 10 have kind of dared me to do my first rap. Don’t ask what possessed me to do it tonight. Guess I’m inspired by the “lovely” weather. If you watch this, I apologize in advance. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyDjzTTvtgA&hl=en_US&fs=1&]
Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back. ~Chinese Proverb If you’ve been reading this blog, you probably can tell by now, I’ll try just about any kind of workout once. In fact, I get pretty bored with my workouts so I’m always looking for something new. This is fun and […]
Food is an important part of a balanced diet. ~Fran Lebowitz I can cook but Chicken Wings have never been part of my repertoire. Still it’s the SUPER BOWL. In the spirit of my year of Firsts and the game I decided to join the rest of America and eat some chicken wings. Don’t ask me why I […]
A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water. ~Carl Reiner If you’re an adult over 30, when was the last time you made a snow angel?? Me? Can’t even remember. Maybe third grade when my family briefly lived in Indianapolis and through a winter I’ll never forget. But […]
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ~André Gide Due to a big snowstorm heading our way, the first I had planned was cancelled. (First cancellation does not count as a First) So I decided it was time to do something I’ve been meaning […]
Our only security is our ability to change. ~John Lilly 8:30 am I am so anxious about not being able to use my Blackberry today. I keep thinking, “okay, must tell my family, everyone at work, friends, tipsters…I will not be using my crackberry, er blackberry today”. AHHH. I’m panicking already. I’m at the point I […]
Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad. ~Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, At Knit’s End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much I always looked at Marsha Dickstein’s beautiful knitted scarves with envy. I […]
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston Shobo DA Clown invited me to come to a meeting of Kapo’s Gang tonight in Mt. Laurel New Jersey. I had no idea what I was in for. Every month they meet to talk about how to be […]
The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears. ~Bill Vaughn This week to celebrate a month of firsts I’m looking for YOUR FIRST. Tell me YOUR STORY. Has this blog inspired you? Have you done a first that changed you? Send me video, pictures, or just write….anyway you want to […]
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. ~Paul McCartney I respect my vegetarian friends. I’m impressed with them for having the fortitude and determination not to eat anything that might run swim or fly away if they had a chance. They suggested this First. Still, I am a meat eater. I grew up […]
Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights. ~Pauline R. Kezer Today was a perfect example of why I love this adventure in Firsts. Jennifer Rice was one of the first people to reach out to me through email and said TRY THIS for a FIRST: […]
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. ~Alfred Hitchcock I have to say with all the fencing, walking, and dancing I’ve done this week, I woke up plain exhausted. All I wanted to do was sit on my derriere! This is why I decided to go see a movie…by myself. Now my husband […]
There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good. ~Edwin Denby I’m not really a dancer. Improvisational dance?? Really outside my comfort zone. Still I had a couple friends who said I had to try the Friday night Group Motion dance workshop in Philadelphia for a First. My […]
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~Author unknown, commonly misattributed to Charles Darwin Let me just say that no one should ever put a pointed weapon in my hand and say “ADVANCE”! Fencing is so outside my realm. Challenging, very […]
Walking is good for solving problems – it’s like the feet are little psychiatrists. ~Pepper Giardino I don’t remember who gave me this idea for a First, but whoever did, THANK YOU! I really didn’t plan on doing this today. I was wearing a dress, three inch heels and an overcoat.I was thinking perhaps I’d […]
Volunteers are love in motion! ~Author Unknown Today I volunteered my voice to JEVS Human Services. It’s a non-profit organization that operates a Court Reporting training program. My job? To read a script for a video explaining what a court reporter does and how you can get special training. It was actually fun going to Primitive World Production Studios […]
Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. ~Author Unknown It seemed like a good idea for a First. Pay the bridge toll of the driver behind you. I like that it’s anonymous in the sense the driver doesn’t know why or who did it. They just think wow, that’s lucky, or cool or they’re just left […]
Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. ~Rod McKuen I hate the cold. ( I know I did the Polar Bear Plunge, but I think that was in a moment of insanity and a need to impress you with my determination to do this year of firsts thing.) So I hesitated when Susan Smith emailed me […]
It is not how big you are, it’s how big you play. ~Author Unknown My husband ,Phil, is a Racquetball fanatic. I myself have never played the game, until today. All I know is every Saturday my husband disappears for four hours, comes home exhausted, happy, complaining of injuries, bad calls, heroic victories and soul […]
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ~William James Welcome to Blog for the Cause. Today for the first time, I “sold out” my blog in exchange for donations to Haiti. Some wonderful folks responded to my challenge on our NBC 10 Telethon for Haiti early this morning: Give a hundred dollars to […]
I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I’m doing. ~Marsha Doble So, I’m pretty excited about this First. There’s something exhilarating about hanging upside like you’re a kid on the monkey bars. In the adult world it’s apparently called Pilates on an apparatus called the “Cadillac”. Bernadette Giorgi makes it […]
In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer. ~Mark Twain I learned something I didn’t know today. I swear more than I think I do. Apparently, my co-workers know this and doubted I’d have much success with this “first”. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HTmAJTvvnU&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Okay, one small slip up in the […]
I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma. ~Eartha Kitt Today I am officially in graduate school. Yep. I’m finally going to get my Masters Degree in Journalism …on line. I actually did take two classes as a trial run to see if I could really learn this way. Then they […]
Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer. ~Author Unknown I’m just going to fess up. I blew this FIRST. It was a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King. I knew I couldn’t volunteer today but decided for the first time I’d contribute blankets to Operation Gotcha Covered. The blankets were being […]
Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine. ~Robert C. Gallagher In theory, I support the idea of using less plastic and paper to help the environment, but I have to admit my carbon footprint is probably pretty big. I use lots of paper. I use lots of plastic. Still, in the name of change I […]
Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. ~Shirley Maclaine Honestly, I wasn’t sure what my “first” was going to be when I woke up today. But it’s so beautiful and spring like, I knew I was up for an adventure. I was walking through Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia on my way to an […]
Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle I can be funny but I can’t tell a joke. If you asked me if I know a joke I’d be hard pressed to come up with one. Or I’ll come up with something like this. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOMQbZH09zM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Considering the kind of week we’ve had , I thought we could […]
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. ~Anne Frank I can’t stop watching the images coming in from Haiti. It makes you feel so helpless. As a reporter I’m used to dropping in on disaster scenes and letting others decide how they will help. I’ve […]
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis Phil, my husband, is 60 today. We had a nice dinner planned to celebrate with friends, but yesterday we received news that his father had a stroke. Phil flew to Jacksonville to be by his side. Fortunately, Floyd Houser is doing well tonight. We’re all so glad, […]
It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. ~Abraham Lincoln Today is not just about coffee. It’s about life. Maybe a good cup of coffee is a lot like a good life. .Or, maybe I’ve lost it…Hmmm…. I drink one big cup of coffee EVERY morning. That’s it. One […]
Stress is the trash of modern life – we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. ~Danzae Pace [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndTobOPyt6k&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I’m sure many of my “firsts” this year will involve decluttering my life. I collect clutter. Clutter seems to follow me. Clutter seems to […]
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams My sweet dog Angel does not enjoy being brushed, bathed or having her nails clipped. So when my Vet instructed me to brush her teeth I did not think this was going to go well. Surprise! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3urIqiz2eBc&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Aw, so cute. […]
Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. ~Anthony Brandt 11:30 AM Today’s first is personal and serious. I had planned for it to be learning to program my cell phone. That will have to wait for another day. There’s been a situation in my extended family that needs my […]
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. ~Confucius 8:30 amI want to start the day by saying first: ONE WEEK DOWN, 51 WEEKS TO GO!And now here are the top ten reasons I’m ready to push forward in this crazy venture. 1. It’s fun waking up every morning and thinking about […]
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise ~Author Unknown 8:30 AM I do want to say a number of people have told me this blog has inspired them to do their own FIRSTS. I’m so excited about that and would be so happy if you would […]
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. Ernestine Ulmer Let me start off by saying:THIS WAS A HORRIBLE IDEA. I started off early this morning making a guest visit to a College Communications Class at Perkiomen High School. Professor Gail Ramsey brought goodies to get me going. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_bNVZ9ir_o&hl=en_US&fs=1&] So there were cookies, and cupcakes and life […]
Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be. ~Robert Brault I think of myself as a fairly positive, optimistic person . If everything goes my way that’s usually true. My cohorts however know I am often cynical and sarcastic. What do you want?? I’m an investigative reporter!! If I don’t […]
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you? ~Fanny Brice 8:44 am: By the end of today, I’m going to try to recite the ABC’s backwards. Silly, yes, I know. […]
A dream which is not interpreted is like a letter which is not read. ~The Talmud [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLPaMFajUEQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I’ve had a recurring dream throughout my entire adult life. The dream is that I’m back in college and I’m about to graduate, but it seems that I failed to go to a math class so I can’t […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJCwXiZeunA&hl=en_US&fs=1&] When you are through changing, you are through. ~Bruce Barton **It’s 9:30 am. My daughter thought of this one. I’ve already screwed up twice because I forgot. How many times a day do we look in the mirror? Never thought about it. Not sure what I’m learning from this but I’m committed. I guess this will be a […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8egku_a4o5I&hl=en_US&fs=1&] After you’ve done a thing the same way for two years, look it over carefully. After five years, look at it with suspicion. And after ten years, throw it away and start all over. ~Alfred Edward Perlman, New York Times, 3 July 1958 I figured after the Polar Bear Plunge that I should do […]
“Every day do something that scares you.” Eleanor Roosevelt [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoiZULN49lY&hl=en_US&fs=1&]I feel fearless today. I ran into the freezing cold Atlantic with guys in speedos and women in polar bear pajamas. I scraped my knee, I can’t get the sand out of my ears and I think I stepped on something that will have to be […]
