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In New Jersey, "Driving" Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
2008-01-05 17:02:00
Some of you might remember the famous catch phrase from the movie “Love Story,” that told us “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Of course, that kind of thinking is not only ignorant, but downright dangerous. Particularly because I think some drivers in New Jersey have actually taken that old tagline to heart. Swerving in and out of traffic, at speeds rivaling the Indy 500, many
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The Jaded and Arrogant Magic of David Copperfield
2008-01-03 18:23:00
I’ve always loved magicians. Or rather, I’ve always loved what magicians can do. The can make people levitate, make people disappear, make people transform into ferocious animals. There’s no limit to the types of illusions they can create, and the fun part is trying to figure out how they do it. Like most people, I know the majority of magic tricks are based on some very simple principals: a
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My New Years Substitution
2008-01-01 21:55:00
So it’s the first day of the year. The first day of the rest of your life. The day when you look forward with excitement and awe to all the possibilities the New Year might hold for you. Will you get a new job? Will you fall in love? Will the public ever get tired of hearing about Britney Spears? In other words, this should be a very optimistic time. And yet this morning I woke up with a bit of
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The Danger of Watching Donny and Marie; The Joy of Resurrecting Sonny and C
2007-12-27 18:26:00
Christmas is a great time to reunite with friends and family, and to share happy memories of times past. (Or is that New Year’s?) Either way, I had a very interesting Christmas this year when it came to the presents I received. Apparently I must reek of nostalgia for TV variety shows of the 1970s, because a lot of my gifts seemed to share that common theme. (I kid you not.) I was given “The Best
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The Decoration of Independence
2007-12-20 16:35:00
To celebrate Christmas this year, I decided to go “all out” when it came to decorating my house. I wanted to saturate my rooms with the same kind of Christmas décor I remembered from my youth. Ornaments, figurines, a wreath made out of bottle caps and bread dough. I wanted to immerse myself in the holiday spirit and cover my walls with everything red and green. And to make sure I had enough
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Curiosity Willed the Cat
2007-12-17 15:13:00
This is my cat Trey, doing some light reading over the weekend on why it's important to have a Will. Not sure where he found this particular piece of literature, but it makes me wonder who he was thinking about while reading it--himself or me.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Artist
2007-12-14 16:59:00
Have you ever read The Artist 's Way by Julia Cameron? Well, don't let the title fool you. The book is not just for artists. It's intended for anyone interested in going on a spiritual journey to free their inner creativity. Personally, I never had such a desire. If I want to go on a journey, I'd much rather go to London or Disney World. Nevertheless, I can't tell you how many people over the
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My Vet is Killing Me!
2007-12-08 16:02:00
When did the cost of taking care of an animal exceed the cost of taking care of yourself? Recently I’ve taken my cat Chase on a series of unfortunate visits to the local Animal Hospital. I say unfortunate, because I’ve spent more for Chase’s healthcare over the last six months than I have for myself over the last ten years. It’s unfathomable that a little cat could require so many tests and shots
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The Strange Facial Contortions of Celine Dion
2007-12-04 17:50:00
I was watching Celine Dion perform on the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting last week, and was shocked to find that her strange mannerisms (once thought to be eccentric) were now getting severely out of control. As Ms. Dion sang her two lip-synched numbers, she raised and lowered her eyebrows, pursed her lips, bulged her eyes in and out, and generally overplayed every facial muscle she
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Don't You Hate It When...
2007-11-28 12:05:00
The most interesting conversation you’ve had of late is with a cat. (And it wasn’t even your cat. It was just some stray cat that happened to walk on your property one day.) You get a Valentine addressed to Occupant. You get home and discover your fly is wide open, and you wonder how much of the day it spent in that position. (And why nobody bothered to tell you.) You congratulate a woman on
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Are You Being Controlled by Your Cat?
2007-11-24 17:27:00
When most people think of cats, they think of the cute, cuddly, purring creatures celebrated in so many calendars, greeting cards and Fancy Feast commercials. However, I discovered a darker side of the popular house pet that may require further examination. I am speaking of the Cat Conspiracy that appears to have taken over my household. It all began several years ago when I used to live in NYC.

Ode to the Writer's Strike
2007-11-21 22:02:00
(Sung to the tune of "Close to You" by the Carpenters.) Without words, you would never hear, Dialogue that is clear, Actors need, Writers to feed, Words to you. When a script has a juicy plot, And suspense, there’s a lot, It just shows, Some writer knows, What words to use. Writers say ideas are born from their imagination, They conceive a story that the world will view, But for work that
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Going Bananas Over Hannah Montana
2007-11-17 17:21:00
Every time I hear about the current ticket problems with Hannah Montana concerts, I can’t help thinking about David Cassidy. Why? Because when I was growing up, (Oh God! Not that again!) Mr. Cassidy caused the same kind of hysteria wherever he went, especially when he was giving concerts. Legions of devoted fans crammed themselves into concert halls or stadiums just to catch a glimpse of David in
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