...could do worse than to stage a scene or two at Monkey Boy Books downtown. The look just seems perfect for a cinematic meet-cute. I wandered in there today while waiting for a to-go pizza at Europa, next door. The woman behind the counter was…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CdJTfGiRCI No? Well, how about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-yZNMWFqvM
http://milliesmoviestowatch.blogspot.com Apparently an editor said, "Birdie? Who's Birdie? There's no local angle."
http://thinkingouttabox.wordpress.com Or maybe they are thinking about the boat.
Your co-workers' choices can offer certain insights. www.muddyingthewaters.com
My alma mater's football team opens its season tonight against a school that almost certainly will clobber my school's team. The two colleges are on different NCAA levels. So it is no big shock that my team never wins this particular state "rivalry" matchup. But…
If, come Tuesday morning, your mother-in-law has not turned you into a chimp, you can consider it to have been a good weekend. www.arts-stew.com
Here's some excellent advice for young people from Slate. http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/08/cover_letter_writing_advice_how_to_write_a_cover_letter_for_an_entry_level.html
www.tumblr.com I have heard that it took a long, long time in front of a mirror to achieve this look.
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How are you at being able to appreciate an artist or performer's work even if you cannot say you admire the individual? The date on this magazine is Aug. 30, 1955. http://takemeback.to
"In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears." I have heard that those who grew up in really large families couldn't easily relate to this because privacy was so rare. But if you were lucky enough to have your own room…
College football all-stars vs. the previous season's NFL champions. www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_College_All-Star_Game
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/08/29/216150644/how-california-is-turning-the-rest-of-the-west-blue
I was riding my bike home this afternoon when some boys pulled the invisible-rope trick on me. Or I should say, they tried. Because theirs was one pitiful effort. Pit-i-ful, as Jed Clampett might have said. You know this prank, right? Kids on both sides…
Can you tell by their midday aroma that colleagues have been to Pig Out in the Park? Without actually walking up and sniffing them, I mean.
Tomorrow in The Slice column. http://anaffordablewardrobe.blogspot.com
Probably not. Career girl Debbie Dean is a made-up character while S-R food maven and butter advocate Dorothy Dean was, oh, yeah. Never mind. www.mycomicshop.com
My retired friend Bill Mahaney used to be a college professor and administrator in the Boston area. Those in his circle of friends don't tend to be the sort of folks who just fell off the turnip truck. Yet the extent to which these friends…
Have you ever, as a child or adult, had a dog named Lady? http://arkanimalcentre.wordpress.com
www.sitcomsonline.com Do you remember "Room 222"?
Oh, wait. That's not right. I must be thinking of Snuffy Smith. http://bailiffs-hollow.blogspot.com
This is the song that was playing over the intercom when I walked into the lobby at my mother's assisted living community yesterday afternoon. www.musicstack.com
Ever cross paths with someone and then find yourself seeing media references to that person for decades? When I was in college, I worked part-time at a small daily newspaper. I did a story on my school's football placekicker. He was totally personable. And he…
States that are high school football powers. Florida, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, California, Pennsylvania.
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