Archive for October, 2011
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HOLIDAY: HAPPY HALLOWEEN
HAPPY HALLOWEEN This is, happily, the third October of this E-zine, and I just realized that I never told you guys my famous horrible kindergarten Halloween story! I could have sworn that I've written this at least once before, but I chec
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DINING: LA SANDIA
LA SANDIA Many of you ask me why I never promo Dine LA, a once-or-twice-a-year program where you can try three courses at many local eateries for less than usual. The answer is because I never know beforehand!!! Their PR people, if they
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DINING/RECIPES: SUMMER HURRICANE SALAD
SUMMER HURRICANE SALAD I know that summer has come and gone once again, but, because I'm in New York, where I spent the summer with my little mo, it's reminding me that I never wrote about this fun experience that I had during the August h
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MISCELLANEOUS: I’M ON TWITTER NOW!
I'M ON TWITTER NOW! There's not really much more to say--the title basically says it all. I've broken down and begun tweeting. If Twitter had been an option when I was doing my TV show, Karen's Restaurant Revue, I would have been an av
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GOSSIP: I’M ON DAYTIME WITH DONNA AGAIN TODAY
I'M ON DAYTIME WITH DONNA AGAIN TODAY As many of you may remember, (and helped get me to,) I won the Celebrity Gossip Correspondent spot on the internet radio show, Daytime With Donna, this summer. I had thought it was a weekly gig, but w
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TELEVISION: THE X FACTOR
THE X FACTOR This is my first real review of The X Factor, now that I'm finally up-to-date with it, as of this writing. [Note: They threw in an unscheduled re-run this week, which really confused me for a bit. And I'm behind two shows aga
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TELEVISION: RANDOM THOUGHTS ON DANCING WITH THE STARS
RANDOM THOUGHTS ON DANCING WITH THE STARS Every time I watch this show, new thoughts occur to me, usually negative ones, so, of course, I want to share them with you! Here are some: I'm so sick of these erroneous voting messages! I al
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DINING/NIGHTLIFE: ONE-EYED GYPSY OPENING
ONE-EYED GYPSY OPENING Lucia and I ventured into the interesting area near Little Tokyo last week for the opening of the bar One-Eyed Gypsy. (Luckily, there were none of those there.) This is Dana Hollister's most eccentric place yet! T
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TELEVISION: 2011 FALL TELEVISION SEASON
2011 FALL TELEVISION SEASON Even though there are still some new shows to debut later on this month, I felt it was time to weigh in with reviews of the Fall season so far. Here goes: LOVING IT! Ringer—my absolute
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MISCELLANEOUS: WORD CUBE, I HATE YOU
WORD CUBE, I HATE YOU I have had many love/hate relationships over the years, including with Mr. X! But I've never had one as badly as the one with the Word Cube game! I love it. But I hate it. In all honesty, I'm addicted. (Mr. X poi
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