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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 7: The “Beverly Hills, 90210” Graduation!

Okay. What you need to understand about “Commencement,” the “90210” high school graduation two-parter, is that it was really a big deal at the time. I remember trying on prom dresses and in the dressing room the radio commercial came … Continue reading

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To Be My Sunshine After the Rain

It began yesterday. My mother came home from Colorado for the last time. Meaning, the next time she or anyone from my family visits, they will not be going “home.” They’ll go to my place, or Robb and Amy’s. But … Continue reading

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Out to Lunch

1. Find out credit card payment went through. 2. Drive to Target, proud of my ability to multi-task at lunch. 3. Plan in head purchase of beautiful clothing and Healthy Choice® frozen dinner. 4. Pack wisely, taking only keys and … Continue reading

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The Straight-Edge Adventures Of Ford Fairmont

It happens constantly. People talking about cars, and admiring cars, and pointing and being all, “I’m gonna own that car one day.” And truthfully, I could not care less on my own end. But there was one car I had … Continue reading

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Intentionally Cheesy Movie Night 4: She Fought Alone

First things first. This is not Wentworth Miller: See, I was so confused re-watching “She Fought Alone,” because this whole time I was thinking that the dude who plays Jace was from a “Buffy” episode. I just couldn’t figure out … Continue reading

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Extra, Extra! My First Big Break!(?)

When I was a junior in college, I dropped out of Hofstra University. I was tired of being on an assembly line, romantically ambivalent, the usz — another blog for another day. Bottom line, I took this time to Pursue … Continue reading

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Death Be Not Proud

Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. ~ John Donne I was driving home from work. Just another night that followed a dreary, gray January day. Same old, same old. Ennui had set in, and an overall … Continue reading

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Many times, people will ask me about sports. Or they will try to engage me in conversations about sports. Or — and this is the worst offense of all — they will invite me over to…

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Hope Riding High: My Top 10 ’80s Fist-Pumping Movie Songs!

So this has been a big, controversial year full of politics and rage. An election and a rejection. Fights. Fear. A collapsing economy. I figured out why. It’s simply been too long since we had great, motivating songs in our … Continue reading

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