Monthly Archives: June 2010

Toy Story 3D

I’ve always been a huge Toy Story fan. We had a Buzz Lightyear back in the day and probably a Woody. And is there a house in America that did not own the Potato Heads? I seem to remember a … Continue reading

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Time to Cry Tuesday – Life Stages

Well kids, it’s Tuesday and I am not gonna lie, I might be almost all cried out after this bittersweet roller coaster of a week. There are a only a few things I am truly sure of after all the … Continue reading

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Shoot The Freak

Nope, you don’t have to worry, I did not have signage installed in front of my house. This amazing shot was sent by my crazy friend Joyce, who is always thinking of me and sending little tidbits of the absurd … Continue reading

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Jeans, a Hurricane and Wet Feet

I know what you are thinking, “She has finally snapped. The pressure of her son’s graduation has snipped the remaining thread she was hanging by”. Close. Long and short of it, Danny’s brand of jeans are nowhere to be found … Continue reading

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Iko Iko All Day

Another chapter in the life of  ’follow that car!’ We were behind Mr. Iko Iko from Connecticut on the way out of the Midtown Tunnel on the Manhattan side. Luckily we stopped at a red light as we made a … Continue reading

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Discount Sushi?

After a good Time to Cry Tuesday it is always fun to follow it up with a Time to Puke Wednesday. Buy One Get One Free Sushi? Um, ew. I get it. At 5:59 it is still fresh. At 6:00, … Continue reading

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Time to Cry Tuesday – Zen and the Art of Letting Go

There are times in your life when you simply have to let it go. When you are a parent – and a control freak to boot – letting go is not the easiest thing to do. But I know better. … Continue reading

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Congrats are in order

Today was the big pre-college Bed Bath and Beyond shop. I believe this is branded as Pack and Hold, or Equip Your Space, or spend as much money you can on crap that you will throw out in May when … Continue reading

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Do you want fries with that?

I posted this because I simply love this logo and wish I had designed it. Yes, after all these years I still have graphic design envy. Pathetic, I know. It got me to thinking about one of the HS teachers … Continue reading

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The ‘girls’ in their summer clothes…

Do you think this is what Springsteen had in mind when he wrote this song? I am not gonna lie, I chased this guy down from 7th Avenue and 23rd Street to Broadway and 21st before I got this perfect … Continue reading

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