Norovirus = House Arrest Plus
Oh man, trust me on this one, you so don’t want the norovirus. Be on the lookout for this icky affliction. Its very name strikes fear into everyone, especially parents of the really wee ones...
New Jersey Turnpike on My Mind
Welcome to the NJTP! Recently I had the “opportunity” to cruise it up and down after quite a long hiatus. In a strange way I actually kind of enjoyed being there, a modern memory lane ...
The Creative Cook: "Zucchini Slaw"
This is one of the easiest recipes on the planet and one of the most delicious — really! Like Mikey says, “Try it, you’ll like it!” From the April/May 2013 issue of Robious...
"Sam with an S," Guest Blogger Extraordinaire
Each first grade student gets to be the “star student” for one week, and Sam just had his big ole heyday. As part of his big week, he got to be a guest blogger on his teacher’s b...
Togetherness Against the Bomber Brothers
The horror of Marathon bombings has triggered such an amazing sense of togetherness all over the country. We all feel attacked. For this surreal day Boston is locked down, so all of America feels ...
"Love That Dirty Water"
Hear it for yourself — Dirty Water Oh, Boston, you’re my home. Patriots’ Day is normally the best day of the year to be a Bostonian — it’s a special state holiday to c...
Going Floral (aka Postal)
So as you may know from my previous post, my sister-in-law recently had an absolutely massive surgery for breast cancer. To recap: she had the works – double mastectomy, abdominal grafting, and ...
She Will Survive.
In the words of Gloria Gaynor, “At first she was afraid, she was petrified.” And who wouldn’t be?? Not too long ago my sister-in-law Lynne (but I call her SIL for obvious reasons &...