Sunday, August 29, 2010

THE BUCKET LIST







A few weeks ago while blog-surfing (it's amazing, the blogs that are out there in cyberspace) I came upon one where the author, a woman, had made one entitled "100 Things I Want To Do Before I Die," or, in essence, a Bucket List. I wish I could find that blog to read it again; anyway, I filed away in my head the notion that I should make my own Bucket List; it might be inspiring, it might be revealing, and it might be a good… Continue

Remember Rod Serling's introduction to "The Twilight Zone?" "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone." I, however, call this area "My House." Because this fifth… Continue

I live in Connecticut. I'm a W.A.S.P. I don’t know from immigrants (though some exotically dark, foreign language-speaking families are beginning to trickle into our little country towns – however whether they are here legally or not doesn’t keep me up nights). I hear what people have to say about the controversial new law in Arizona. I watch what’s happening nationally. I’m only second-generation American myself on my father’s side. I have my opinions. I totally have my… Continue

Have you ever noticed how some people always look dirty and some people look clean? I was just looking at a photo of Angelina Jolie, who in millions of opinions, including mine, is an absolute knockout. She is freaking gorgeous. Always has been. Maybe even more so now than ever. Every feature blows me away, and she's a hell of an actor. But she has this slightly smelly look about her. Not to say it isn't becoming; sometimes dirty can be sexy. A little greasy, a little soiled from the night… Continue