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This is how old I am. Saw the trailers (what I used to call
This is how old I am. Saw the trailers (what I used to call previews) to the new Johnny Depp movie, Mortdecai, and I flashed back to a comedian from...

Toward the end of Margos second session of charm school, the
Toward the end of Margos second session of charm school, the teacher approached me and in lowered tones suggested that perhaps this class was not the ...

2014 has been a personally and professionally challenging year.
2014 has been a personally and professionally challenging year. But in the end, and in retrospect, it was a year in which I took what life (one damn t...

One of the first albums I wore out on my record player was Mad
One of the first albums I wore out on my record player was Mad Dogs and Englishmen, the roaring live album of Joe Cocker and friends. About a dozen or...

So ... Lou Reed. His New York album will always be one of my very
So ... Lou Reed. His New York album will always be one of my very favorites. I was 5 months pregnant when I saw him for the first and only time, live ...

Pulled one of my favorite pairs of shoes from the closet this
Pulled one of my favorite pairs of shoes from the closet this morning. I dont often wear them but I am today. Theyre two-toned, tan saddle oxfords mad...

Talked to my daughter yesterday, who was in Chicago at
Talked to my daughter yesterday, who was in Chicago at Lollapalooza. Told her at that very minute I was at the Lollapalooza of political events ... Fa...

Saw Life Itself, the documentary based on Roger Eberts fabulous
Saw Life Itself, the documentary based on Roger Eberts fabulous memoir of the same name. The book was an unforgettable, unrepeatable experience ... th...

Its time for me to start the hunt for my next dog. Today I took
Its time for me to start the hunt for my next dog. Today I took the first step by going to the humane society to look at the dogs there, the equivalen...