29
March
News you can view.
http://ninazacuto.com/about.html Please Share
28
March
News women.
Donna Guillaume had a party today for a group of us who worked together at Channel Two in the Newsroom years ago. My former boss, Nancy Jacoby, who’d been Manager of the Newsroom, was there. So was Nan Tepper. Patty Ecker, reporter who married anchorman Joseph Benti. Nina Zacuto. Cecilia Alvear. Margie Friedman. We…
28
March
Tooth spotting.
I sent Veronica, my dental hygienist, a ‘purse holder thingy’ after she mentioned she HATES putting her purse on the ground… and she’d done a particularly fine job of ‘tooth spotting’ for me at a cleaning, when she noticed a hairline fracture in a back wisdom tooth. I’m now scheduled to see her a lot…
28
March
New Norm’s.
Gloria Shepard lives near the original NORMS restaurant … and I have a feeling she may have stopped in there once or twice for coffee or a grilled cheese sandwich. I send clippings to friends to alleviate the bill boredom, and give them something fun in the mailbox. Please Share
28
March
Long-distance relationship.
http://www.cadetompkins.com/ Cate Tompkins runs a gallery in Providence, Rhode Island. I went there once and appreciated the art she curates. I asked to be on the mailing list, and Cate has made sure to send me materials about all events she has there — whether I’m in California or not… I’m still in the loop….
27
March
The best at Southwest.
Some people download their tickets before they fly. Or they show up with it on their phones. I’m neither one of those types. I stand in line, either outside at the bag check line — or inside, if it looks like things will go quickly. It’s not particularly fun or efficient but it’s how I…
23
March
The tan may have faded…
http://www.emerson.edu/ela I’m going through my “letters to post” file — having done some Spring Cleaning — and found this delightful note from Jackie Liebergott, the former long-time President of Emerson College in Boston. She came out for the opening of the new Los Angeles campus. I encouraged her to get a fake tan — something…
23
March
Annette Bening.
I was driving along Century Park West today — on my way to Office Depot — with the top down in my Mini-Cooper convertible. A middle-aged guy in a white Mercedes pulled up beside me, and I had my earplugs in, talking to my brother. He yelled over my windows –— “YOU LOOK LIKE …
23
March
Stress ball.
I love balls. Stress balls, that is. I use one when Vin drives — he’s a tailgater and I squeeze my blue ball when he’s on the freeway, hugging bumpers. I’ve sent stress balls to my internist, Dr. Ruiz. Now I’ve turned Sherrill Colony onto them — because her husband’s been known to make some…
23
March
On the day of a funeral…
People hate writing condolence cards. Death is not popular. Nobody knows what to say. In this case, I never met Veronica’s father. I don’t know who he was, but imagine he was proud of her. The funeral was today and I wanted a letter to be waiting for Veronica when she gets back to her…