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I just lost 9 pounds and nobody noticed
June 10, 2012 I lost 9 pounds and nobody noticed. I just lost 9 pounds and only one number on the scale has changed. I lost 9 pounds and my dress size didn’t chang. more »»
A summer without repeats
June 10, 2012 Some of the cable TV channels have turned the standard summer “repeats schedule” on its head. more »»
‘Book larnin’’ helpful
June 10, 2012 Life is not all “college educated”; there is a lot of learning found in the books of our ancestors. I am amazed at what my forefathers and foremothers learned from book. more »»
Hospitality industry offers interesting jobs
June 3, 2012 Do you want to work with people in an exciting ever growing industry? Do you want to work in an industry that has more than 65 different job titles to choose from? (You won’t be bored!) American... more »» 
Back to?Columbus Restaurant
June 3, 2012 My dear friend Michael Grabow sent me a memento last week. more »»
Adirondack campfires
June 3, 2012 Do you know where the first official, organized, American campfire was held? Why, it was in New York state’s Adirondack Mountains, of course! The newly organized Boy Scouts of America held their... more »»
Enjoying the best of Southern hospitality
May 27, 2012 I went to a convention for newspaper columnists in Macon, Ga. Macon? If you want to know where Macon, “Jo-Ja” is, just head south, then head south again. more »» 
Entertaining therapy dogs
May 27, 2012 This past Monday, I was at physical therapy at the Wells House in Johnstown where I usually go twice a week. more »»
Model T in the Adirondacks
May 27, 2012 Henry Ford of the Ford Motor Company was a lumberman, at least according to an article shared with me by automobile enthusiast Bill Crannell of Northville. more »»
Tradition of tipping seems likely to continue
May 20, 2012 The check came to $14.87. I handed the waiter a $20. As I finished my coffee, I waited for my change and I waited and I waite. more »»
Face to face with Facebook
May 20, 2012 For years, I’ve resisted doing anything with social networks such as Facebook, but this past week at Terry’s suggestion I investigated this option as it opened up a whole new world to m. more »»
Adirondack eats
May 20, 2012 I dug up some leeks today; those smelly, little plants have spread and are growing well. more »»
Happy Mother’s Day to my grandmothers
May 13, 2012 Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, new moms, grandmoms, soon-to-be moms, step-moms, surrogate, substitute and stand-in moms. Happy “Celebrate Your Mom Day.” Happy “Remember your Mom Day. more »»
I’ve lost my taste for People
May 13, 2012 Well, guys, the headline is really a double entendre. I’ve told you many times over the past 16 years I’m a faithful devotee of People magazin. more »»
Adirondack readings
May 13, 2012 I love to read Adirondackia; I always have. more »»
Certain etiquette to using napkins in restaurants
May 6, 2012 After I folded the damask white cloth in half, I rolled it neatly and feed it into my pewter napkin rings. Cloth napkins? Interesting. Except for the holidays, I rarely serve cloth napkins. more »»
Politics meets entertainment
May 6, 2012 So, you guys all know I’m not a big politics person. In fact, when I was pursuing my acting career in L.A. more »»
Questions get Adirondack answers
May 6, 2012 One of the attributes that prevailed in our Native American ancestors’ culture that I enjoy is the practice of providing answers to some of the world’s greatest questions — great questions such as,... more »»
Some common cooking methods defined
April 29, 2012 “Company stopping by,” I announced as I hung up the phone. We like this. I surveyed the kitchen, flipping the cups into the dishwasher then I walk into the den. more »»
Working 9 to 5 (a.m. that is)
April 29, 2012 Back when I was pursuing my acting career in New York City and L.A., I would tend bar and waitress as a means to an end. My shift was 9 to 5, but not the hours you might think. more »» |
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