Throughout my years, I have heard people tell me that should I ever go to England, Scotland or Ireland, that I should stick with ethnic restaurants. I have been told that British, Scottish and Irish foods are, well, yawners. Now, I have been to Britain once. I was in London and I remember that one [...]

I adore the film “A Christmas Story.” No, I am not one of those people that spends the whole day watching the film repeated for 24 straight hours. However, I do giggle when I see scenes such as “the leg lamp” or Christmas dinner at the Chinese restaurant. There is one scene, nonetheless, that is [...]

I think Madge and Boris were trying to make me feel better after J.’s departure. They offered to take me to dinner as they were heading out of town to Las Vegas for a weekend of fun, including seeing “Avenue Q” and playing Jackpot Party Machine (the greatest slot machine ever created because it plays [...]