Monthly Archives: October 2018

Au Revoir, Mes Restaurants

I had the pleasure of dining at Booth One the other night.   You know, it’s the old Pump Room in the Ambassador East.  Now gussied up and brought into the age moderne by the folks at Lettuce Entertain You. It … Continue reading

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Cutting Corners

…So Dear Readers, I don’t know if you remember that I walk a lot. I mean a lot. Like everywhere.  I regularly walk to the Ogilvie Transportation Center- and that’s a good five miles from my house. Anything less than … Continue reading

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A Star Is….Um…Talented

Spoiler Alert:  If you are not familiar with this movie’s plot, you’d better skip this post. But come on!  Maybe you didn’t catch the 1937 Janet Gaynor/Fredric March version. Or maybe you missed the 1954 classic Judy Garland/James Mason edition. … Continue reading

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My Most Unforgettable Character

Reader’s Digest used to run a popular series entitled “The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met.” For me, it’s no contest. My most “unforgettable character” had to be my mother, Lea Roffe. Hands down. And this past Tuesday, October 16, … Continue reading

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Hi, Dear Readers, I’m back.  And just in time. Yesterday, October 13, was my brother Kenny’s 65th birthday. Now everyone who knows me knows I love my little brother.  I look upon him as my first kid- not a sibling at … Continue reading

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Well, Dear Readers, if you read my last post you now know the news that TBF and I are kaput. Ending things is an emotional business and thus I’m a little at sea. Hard to describe all the emotions I’m going … Continue reading

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