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Wednesday: Why Do It Be?

February 10, 2010 – 1:14 am

Mamacita says:  I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, exactly a spring chicken these days, but when the time comes that I stop asking questions, they can bury me.  In fact, they should.  What possible use is a person who doesn’t ask questions and seek answers?  Can’t think of a thing.
I’m not presumptuous  [...]

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Quality Television? Bring Back Variety Shows!

December 22, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:  Do you know what I miss, especially at this time of the year? Variety shows.
Those weekly shows hosted by Ed Sullivan, Andy Williams, The Smothers Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Glen Campbell, Dean Martin, Carol Burnett, Perry Como, Flip Wilson. . . Laugh-In. . . The Muppet Show. . . . John Gary. [...]

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In Every Pothole, There Is Hope.

December 15, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:
My all-time favorite Christmas movie is still Love Actually.  That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t like any other Christmas movies.
There’s nothing like a zany Christmas movie like “Mixed Nuts” to really get me in the holiday mood. It’s Steve Martin back when he was cute and funny and cool, like WAYYYY before [...]

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Quotation Saturday: Christmas, Pt. 1

December 12, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:  I love these days leading up to Christmas more than any other time of the year. I love the planning. I love the baking. I love the making lists. I love the shopping, which I actually do all year long. I love the Amazon super-secret-discount-deals. I [...]

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If You Love Something, Give It Away: The Maestro Program

November 22, 2009 – 3:17 am

Mamacita says:  A huge thank-you to Super Cool School for posting this video.
Billy Madison’s speech made everyone in the room dumber, but  Itay Talgam not only makes the world smarter: he makes the world smile.  Somehow, watching this gentleman makes me feel better about the world, and even about. . . me.  And that, [...]

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Dear Parents: Every Child Deserves An Audience. Stay In Your Seat. And Shut Up.

November 20, 2009 – 3:46 pm

Mamacita says:  I’ve posted about this subject before, but with the approach of holiday season, it’s on my mind again, so I’ve written a new post about this same thing.
We’re tired.  We work all day and in the evenings, we deserve a few hours to rest, eat, and just, well, unwind. We deserve some time [...]

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Do a little dance, make a little rum, Italian Ice! Italian Ice!

September 14, 2009 – 12:05 am

Mamacita says:  I’m pretty much living on Diet Coke. But that’s okay, because, in the words of Credence Clearwater Revival: There’s a bathroom on the right.
You know how you always think you can drive well even though you’re so tired, you’re almost comatose? Yeah, key word “think.” I actually frightened myself driving home this afternoon. [...]

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Where Were You When The Planes Hit?

September 11, 2009 – 12:05 am

My tribute to Craig Damian Lilore can be found here.
Mamacita says:  I’m guessing that many most bloggers will be posting tributes today, and telling the blogosphere ‘where we were’ when the planes hit the World Trade Center. Here is mine. This is actually the fifth time I’ve posted this on 9/11, so if [...]

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Thises and Thats, Part 799

August 20, 2009 – 2:33 am

Mamacita says:  I would be very grateful indeed if you would go look at my review on this here other blog and comment.  Please?  I do not do paid reviews on this blog, as it is my personal journal and I just would not DO that to my readers, but on that other blog?  Bring [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday

August 11, 2009 – 3:04 am

Mamacita says:  It’s hard to type with a cat curled up on the keyboard.
1.  My two cats follow me all over the house, and lie down to nap only when I sit.  They fight over who gets to nap on the table by my left arm.  The loser naps on my feet.
2.  My BlogHer tiara [...]

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