photobombed by a tween w/ a snow-penis?

you tell me.

this photo was taken of me (w/ the black hat) & claire (w/ the panda hat) snowtubing during our trip to pine grove dude ranch this past december:

"la, la, la... going down the hill."

WHU'?!?

per claire's request: gryffindor

"gryffin," photo taken by claire, sometime in 2011.

a very donny osmond birthday wish to my sister

happy birthday, janine.  i LOVE you.

saturday the 14th

who out there remembers this really-not-good richard benjamin movie from 1981?  & yes, that's the eldest daughter (katie) from "gimme a break" in it.

just for you, dad

happy 65th birthday, daddy.  i love Love LOVE you so much.

first, here's a song for you:

& below is a picture of your present.  it's arriving a little later than expected -- sorry -- so this'll have to do for now.

Jamaica High School, Class of 1964 Yearbook (cover)

goodnight, fat ali

not sure who remembers "fat ali" from yorkville/upper east side during the '70s & '80s besides me, my sister bonni, my friend kissi & a handful of others, but i'm linking below a blog post i found about his reign of terror as the neighborhood bully & eventual passing -- not sure when he died b/c no date is listed.  fat ali used to also live on east 82nd street -- on the corner from kissi & up the block from us. once he threatened to eat my dog when i was walking by, but other than that, some menacing looks & belligerent rantings, he left us alone. not many were as lucky as us. he would beat-up & terrorize kids on a regular basis. i never understood how he got away w/ it for so long -- i mean, we're talking decades -- but at least i know now i can walk york avenue w/out fear.

Boast USA : Blog : Fat Allie Never Knew Gossip Girl




[update: just a short bit after i posted this i found TWO facebook groups devoted to him & his victims' stories: Fat Ali (Fat Alley) Mugged Me (or someone I know) & Victims of Fat Ali.  guess i was wrong about thinking he'd be forgotten.]

be a pseudo-producer & save children, too

here's another donation plea for someone dear to me that i'm glad to say does not have to be used towards finding a cure to a disease or funding a transplant for him:

millions & millions of children in the US are being exposed to a deadly neurotoxin by way of lead-poisoning & my friend daniel marracino is making a documentary about this issue.

dan's been financing this project by himself & is now looking to get 10,000 people to donate a dollar each to the cause via kickstarter -- it's tax-deductible.  if you can't donate, please at least pass this along to help spread the word & make this world a safer place for our children.

for more information, to view a trailer of the film, or, most-importantly, to contribute, please click the widget below...



& if that doesn't work, just click on this URL -- it ain't as fancy, but it'll do the job... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leadsafeamerica/americas-secret-epidemic

thanks.

i still haven't told claire everything yet

(thank you, asylum.)

my wish for 2012

sure, "peace" & "love" would be nice -- heck, it's written on the family holiday card this season -- but what i really want this year is to go to the new orleans jazz & bamboozle festivals -- tom petty, foo fighters & then some are on their lineups.  sure, it's not a practical desire -- unemployed, full-time mom... don't see it -- but if anyone out there is interested in pursuing this piepdream of mine w/ me, just send a DM.

seriously?!?

two upcoming TV series that'll be airing shortly.  these should set humanity back a few decades, though i'm not exactly sure who'll be watching.