Faithful reader (and commenter!) Mark in Manitoba recently came into some money. Not a HUGE amount of money, granted, but enough money that you can buy something decent at the liquor store. Or, at least enough cash to make a significant contribution toward something good at the liquor store!
The amount: $32. How he won [...]
That was how famous actress/speakeasy owner Texas Guinan would greet patrons upon arrival at one of her speakeasies, the most famous being the El Fey Club (where she was a hostess) and the 300 Club (which she owned). The speakeasy was a lucrative gig during Prohibition, and Texas Guinan was, of course, happy to take [...]
Don’t worry. It’s not the start of a bad joke. It’s far too early in the week for that. BUT – it’s definitely not too early for you to start your weekend planning. Especially if you’re planning for Friday night!
Here at martinis for breakfast, Friday night can be a bit of a, well, big [...]
Happy Easter, everyone! Does anyone remember this ad?
Oh, honey. I know he just bought you an Easter Creme Egg and all, but did you see that white turtleneck/satin jacket combo? Tread carefully, sistah.
With the long Easter weekend upon us, I am using the occasion to write a blog post about a topic I have [...]
I won’t spend a lot of time debriefing the Season 5 Premiere of Mad Men except to say that I felt a lot better about my result on the Mad Men Personality Test (you’ll remember that I ended up being Roger Sterling) after listening to his one-liners during the episode. Beyond that, I’ll leave it to the Culture Desk [...]
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