There’s something about the frenetic, jolly pace of “Sleigh Ride”
that keeps it upbeat, no matter how mellow the genre.
Dec
24
Sleigh Ride Crazy?
Sep
25
TV for Ladies – IMHO
Thanks to my ‘On Demand’ habit, I have been able to watch a surprising number of this Fall’s new tv shows. And because I am, ahem, a lady, it seems that most of my chosen shows have been specifically targeted to the ladies. Score, tv marketing people! Although you may not want to have me figured out… Continue reading »
Feb
15
Should I buy a web site template?
For some reason web designer seems to be one of those jobs that lots of people think they could do if they just get through the “Web Magic For Dummies” book. And maybe one of the reasons why web design seems so accessible are all those sites that offer “free” website templates and promise that… Continue reading »
Jan
12
Songs from 2010 – Actually
It crept up gradually. I became a person who stopped paying attention to contemporary music. It’s not that I stopped listening to music. I still listen to music. To be sure, I’m not plugged in during every spare moment, like when I was a kid. (There’s too many good shows on tv.) If I hear… Continue reading »
Jul
27
Sentences that are never good
One of my favorite Simpson’s episodes (just one of many) is the one where Homer and his neighbor Ned Flanders get into a suburban-style competition and try to out-do each other vis à vis ostentatious consumption. At some point it comes down to who can buy the more impressive RV, and Homer finds himself at… Continue reading »
Sep
15
My new favorite pop lyric
From Kanye West’s “Stronger”: Let’s get lost tonight You can be my black Kate Moss tonight It’s positively Cole Porter! Even though I think that Kate Moss is the caucasian Naomi Campbell.
Aug
11
Give Me Chocolate!
It had to happen, being home all the time. Yep. I’m kinda hooked on a telenovela, called Dame Chocolate, which — until I tuned in — I thought was a BBC program about an oddly-named member of the peerage. But no. Dame Chocolate is about, well, I’m not really sure, since my Spanish only gets… Continue reading »
Aug
01
Woody Allen was right, once.
At some point in the movie Annie Hall, Alvy Singer’s friend Rob says to him, “If we lived in California, we could play tennis outside in the sun every day.” Alvy replies, “The sun is bad for you. Everything our parents said was good for you is bad for you. Sun. Milk. Red meat …… Continue reading »
Jul
16
Hairspray Part III
If you want to know what a Baltimore accent sounds like, check out John Travolta’s Edna Turnblad in the latest incarnation of John Waters’ Hairspray . Based on the trailer only, it’s FANTASTIC that Travolta bothered to do the accent (was he studying Divine?) and almost makes him as likeable as he was in Pulp… Continue reading »