The deadly consequences of putting mediocre workers in important positions are illuminated in the freshly released transcripts of the conversation between the pilot and copilot of the doomed flight at Buffalo in February. These fools crashed a plane into a home, killing 50 people. In hindsight, it’s all so obvious and almost predictable. …
A few blogs back I waxed on about the city’s forestry department and its efficiency. They even came and picked up the remnants of our huge, dead tree before last weekend. For an 8 man department, they’re pretty good. For us, at least. We learned that some people have been waiting for months for them to tend to their deceased trees. We got lucky. But I digress. …
After watching Celebrity Apprentice all season, my first ever, we pretty much had to see the entire THREE HOUR finale. …
M is for the muffins she baked for my health. …
As a confirmed deco-nut, there are some designers whose opinions I seek out, either via the magazines or TV shows they front or by visiting their websites once in a while to see what’s new. They keep me up to date on the latest trends and help me decide what’s right for me and my own home. …
Here’s another reason I love living here. …
I read a review yesterday of the new Angels and Demons movie. It stars Tom Hanks and is based on another best-seller by The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown. …
“I ALWAYS find it funny that so much skin-cream advertising features, like, Jessica Alba. She’s gorgeous and 12!” — Brooke Shields to More Magazine. …
Something I’ve noticed in the London radio market is that a large number of on-air people use the long e version of the word ‘the’ almost exclusively. It’s rather astonishing! It’s as if they’re kicking it old school, as in Biblical, with the language. …
About 300 motorcycle riders rode to Woodstock yesterday in support of missing Tori Stafford. …
This irks me as a broadcaster and as a person. …
Filmmaker Ed Burns and supermodel Christy Turlington never became Edsty or Chrisward or, in short, the kind of star-powered couple that the tabloids feed on. …