Dirty-Talkin' Elmo
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This was IT Boy’s favorite Christmas present. When he unwrapped it the morning of the 25th and saw it was Elmo, he freaked out. Mr. IT had to struggle to get it out of the package so he could play …
Movie Day!
I always say that I don’t get out much. I suppose everything is relative, but for a girl who used to go to museums, bars, and events in the city, it’s the truth. Movies? Forget about it. What time isn’t …
Posted in In The News, You gotta have friends
Tagged academy awards, amc, best picture, cinema, happiness in the dark, movies, oscars
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I speak for all women when I say, "Leave Jessica Alone!"
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I may not be a fan of Jessica Simpson’s, nor is this a weight-loss/healthy eating/put down those nachos kind of blog, but I couldn’t let this one go… I’m here to say leave Jessica alone. In case you have no …
"Specatacle: Elvis Costello with The Police" airs tonight
I blogged about this when it happened, now FINALLY I get to watch it. Here’s the broadcast info from the Sundance Channel site. Get through the wait with a little preview… Squeeeeeeee!
Night out with the Mayor
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One of the perks of my job is that every once in a while, you get to go to a really fun publishing related event. Last month I experienced just such an event. It was the launch of Guide to …
Posted in Books I love, In The News
Tagged gracie mansion, mayor michael bloomber, nyc, nyc landmarks, wiley
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Announcing the NEW Dummies.com!
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One of the work projects that I have been involved with for a *long* time has finally been revealed. Yesterday was the long awaited date for the relaunch of Dummies.com. For years, Dummies.com had been a catalog site, listing titles well and …
It ain't easy being green
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It’s probably the best kept secret at my company that I work with not just the technology books but with architecture and engineering titles as well. It’s not a list that I’m an expert in, but I’m trying to learn …
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Tagged all things green, Boston, greenbuild, sustainable architecture
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Spatial Relations
Recently, I was reading NY Times columnist Lisa Belkin’s blog post about the Motrin controversy when I saw that her subsequent blog entry was on the news that the Pregnant Man is preggers yet again. Having an incredibly hard time understanding his first pregnancy, I figured I’d …
We Remember Our Veterans
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Today is Veterans Day. On this day, the Girl Scouts of our provincial village, and neighboring provincial villages, are remembering our men and women who served our country by participating in a wonderful event. Scouts bring cookies to our local church where …
Election Night Recap
My cousin wrote a great blog post about what it was like to be in Chicago the night the election returns started coming in. Here’s a kid who grew up in Huntington Long Island, witnessing history first hand. Pretty cool stuff.
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On Board QE2: Queen Elizabeth 2
Driving into work this morning, I heard on the radio that ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 would be docked on the West Side today. For the first time in a long time of commuting, I was looking forward to coming …
Posted in In The News, Travel
Tagged Carnival, cruise line, crusing, Cunard, Dubai, England, QE2, Queen Elizabeth 2, trans-Atlantic crossings, Travel
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Coming soon to a web browser near you
edited to add link to 12edesign.com. If you live in the “Rivertowns” area of New York, you’ve probably noticed that we don’t have a really great web site for local news. There is a newspaper, called the Rivertowns Enterprise, but …
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Tagged ardsley, dobbs ferry, hastings, irvington, rivertowns guide, rivertownsguide.com
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Let's Do The Time Warp Again
If the title of this post has you jumping to your feet and dancing all over your darkened living room, you are in good company. As the weather turns cold and Halloween nears, you can’t help, if you are me, thinking of The Rocky …
Double take
In the category of “did I seriously just see this on TV”, I bring you one of 3 TV commercials currently running that promote high fructose corn syrup: I really thought the engergizer bunny would come marching out announcing it …
