I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...
I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country
I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...
I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...
I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...
I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...
I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...
I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.
What you can expect to find here:
the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
I'm on a total Philly kick (which is morphing into a "why-I-don't-live-in-Philly" kick...) with my entries so I thought I'd keep this train wreck stumbling forward.
My brother-in-law works at a Philadelphia TV network affiliate station. His wife, my sister, sent me this clip of a competitor station who had the wise-acre idea to air their own home-grown morning talk show with sub-par on-air talent.
Many local stations have similar offerings these days. In fact, back in the 70's and 80's Philly had some interesting shows, including "Dialing For Dollars" with the late, great Jim O'Brien. I'll have to expound on the Local Talk Show Theme in a future post.
On one level, I can sympathize with the blushing Lori Wilson, because naivete isn't a malevolent quality; but in this case, it's a hilarious one!
The scene: the show hosts are talking about mis-heard lyrics. Unfortunately for Lori, some dopey producer typed-up a viewer comment that should not have been aired:
