Before I share my impressions and experience as a spectator at the Slay Belles Rollerderby event this past Saturday night, I have a confession to make... I'm not always nice. Often, I stop just short of being naughty, sometimes of my own volition sometimes due to another's influence. There - I feel better now that I've shared … Continue reading Naughty vs. Nice (or Date Night with 2 Lilly Boys)
Category: Events
World AIDs Day
About a million years ago (or in the early 90's), I worked for a medical practice in Manhattan. The offices were on lower Fifth Avenue and the four physicians sharing the suite all practiced out of the now defunct St. Vincent's Hospital in the West Village. Three of the doctors were internal medicine guys, the other … Continue reading World AIDs Day
Thanks(for)giving
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I can't imagine ever growing tired of waking up to the smell of roasting turkey and linen napkins being pressed. The cranberry sauce with diced orange peel, the mashed potatoes with gravy made rich by drippings and the lemon meringue pie that marked the course between turkey dinner … Continue reading Thanks(for)giving
Cooking w/Q
If ever there should be a new cooking show on PBS, it should definitely be Cooking w/Q. Trust me, this child could rival Julia and Jacques when it comes to repartee. As we prepared Sausage-Apple-Mushroom Stuffing for tomorrow's mock-Thanksgiving, he offered all sorts of bon mots - including the following gem: cooking is "really boring, … Continue reading Cooking w/Q
Hudson Afternoon
Nice doorsI apologize for being so late to the game on Hudson, please forgive me. I haven't been there in years, only through lack of opportunity, certainly not disinterest. The lure of a free lunch (and they say there is no such thing) finally got me there this weekend. The plan was to meet at … Continue reading Hudson Afternoon
Ladies’ Weekend
Okay, so maybe it wasn't really a "weekend," merely a Wednesday afternoon until Thursday evening, but nonetheless we crammed enough fun stuff and food into that window of time that it felt like a weekend. If there was a theme to our brief jaunt to Manhattan it would be something which involved estrogen, wine, shopping, Mario Batali … Continue reading Ladies’ Weekend
Historic Albany Foundation Built Event
This is probably Lori Hansen's work. Let's hope she doesn't mind that I borrowed it. Saturday night I spent a little time pouring wine and beer at a terrific event at the NYS Museum. Now, you know I've been spending my Saturday nights (until recently) working, so this going-out-Saturday-thing is still pretty novel to … Continue reading Historic Albany Foundation Built Event