Shame on the Food Network
Dear Food Network, I was there with you at the beginning, when the Two Hot Tamales shared their excitement for the food of…
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More memories of Mama
Mama’s been gone for six years now. It was her last minor act of cruelty that she managed to die just a few…
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Frank Sinatra, qualified
Several days ago on these pages I waxed lyrical about a certain Frank Sinatra special that appeared on television in November of 1967….
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The Burbank airport dream
I’m on the tarmac at Burbank airport, watching a commercial being made. I notice a small fire on the edge of a wooden…
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Temporary pain
All morning my foot’s been hurting. “What new infirmity has befallen me?” I asked myself. It turns out my infirmity was in the…
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Just look at Frank Sinatra
(NOTE: Today’s lesson is of the multimedia variety. Open another browser tab with this link and turn up the volume. And keep in…
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