WHATEVER WORKS

Brilliant
For all you Woody Allen and Larry David fans, there's a new movie in town. It's got the un-Woody title of
Whatever Works, and it's about all the things I told my son it might be about as we drove over to the Wilmette Theatre this aftenoon and he asked what it was about. I like to know nothing more than the title and that certain friends loved a movie before seeing it, so I explained that Woody Allen was originally a stand-up comic who I saw in Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace (I'm pretty sure) when I was 10 years old. I remember that he was really funny. The show was free, but you had to buy dinner for everyone at the table, so my dad was on the hook for three steak dinners for his hotdog-eating young family. Woody was a small bespeckled (probably very young) guy with a soft voice. The headliner at the show that night was the dancer George Chakiris, who had starred in West Side Story. We were there because George was greek and so were we, and because my dad loved comedians. After the show my dad wangled our way backstage to meet our fellow countryman. He couldn't have been nicer and signed a few menus that my mom probably still has, but that I haven't seen in years. But I digress.
I told Peter that a Woody Allen movie was usually funny and witty, but not always a comedy. Larry David was sure to make this one enjoyable for us no matter what the story which would maybe be about relationships or a romance, and most likely be set in New York City.
Brilliant
Woody:
George:

DAY 4 - QUITTING SHOPPING - OBAMA YEAH! -

I'm bursting with thoughts and ideas today and don't know where to start.
I think the most important news is that Senator Barack Obama won the Iowa Democratic Caucus last night. His is a campaign about change and hope and his message is inspirational and believable. This man is intelligent, and he will share his intelligence, thoughtfulness and giftedness with our country if we elect him to be our leader. Listening to him speak is magical.

As an aside, I found it really interesting that two men with three syllable last names won the caucus last night. The last president who didn't have a one or two syllable name was John F. Kennedy. These candidates are making the race for President exciting. They respect the importance of the office and they respect us.

On a more frivolous note, I can't believe I missed the new Celebrity Apprentice last night! I still like the Apprentice even though the critics pan it. I think it's a good show and not only because I had a "brush with fame" 10 years ago when our family met Donald Trump at Mar A Lago. It was my aunt's 70th birthday and her boss was a member of Mar A Lago, so she took the family to dinner there. We were lucky. That night Trump was in the house and came over to greet the large party at our table. He was very gracious and it was a lovely and special evening. We all got photo ops that night, but the photos are in an album around here somewhere rather than digital, so no photo for now.

Today flew by, but shopping temptation is everywhere! The newspaper is a minefield of tempting sales ads, colors, % offs, additional % offs, coupons and huge fonts and exclamations! It's all on sale and all must go! But I will not go! Instead, here's what I accomplished:
Yes, I organized our spice cupboard. It's clean and alphabetical. By the way, that yellow white and red container in the front row is Cavenders Greek Seasoning. It's wonderful in salads, sauces and other cooked dishes. A long long time ago my college room mate Julie brought some home from the market one day as kind of a joke. She had no idea what she started!