Category Archives: men

A Fat, Juicy Word

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I’ve been reading a book on the Gilded Age, code for lavish, over-the-top living in the early 1900s, in the bowels of rich, Victorian New York. A time where Astors, Whitneys and Vanderbilts roamed like diamond laden dinosaurs erecting mansions … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, art, Beauty, Books, creative writing, Culture, History, humanity, men, New York City, violence, words, writing | Tagged Astors Vanderbilts and Whitneys 1900, McKim Mead & White Architects, Saving sin City Cummings, The Crime of the Century stanford White murder, The Gilded Age Mark Twain | 37 Comments

Louis Latino and Lassie of the Bronx

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m coming back from Gristides on what I refer to as, old day, when if you’re 62 and over get 10% off all items. So there I am with my Motts Unsweetened Apple Sauce and Cage Free Jumbo Eggs, when I … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, friendship, humanity, humor, men, New York City | Tagged American Staffordshire Terriers, little kids, The love of animals, unfriendly pet owners | 34 Comments

The Biggest Story of the Week…December 21

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m on 86th and Third, waiting for the light to change. A cab pulls up. The door swings open, but all I see are two legs the size of sequoias, hanging off the seat. I peek in to find a … Continue reading →

Posted in friendship, grace, Health, humanity, humor, men, New York City, travel | Tagged New York Cab Drivers, New York Stories, obesity, random acts of kindness | 20 Comments

Best Story of the Week…Nanny and the Thin Girl

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I truly don’t look for trouble, but sometimes trouble finds me, like a homing pigeon coming in for a landing. It’s cold. People are bundled like Eskimos, so I ask you, why a 3 year-old is shivering in her stroller … Continue reading →

Posted in creative writing, Culture, Family, Health, humanity, humor, inspiration, kids, Love, men, New York City, parents, Starbucks, words | Tagged bad nannies, child neglect, New York winter weather, New York's Finest the Police, rich families | 48 Comments

John F. Kennedy Jr.’s Lost Legacy

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I heard a story about John Kennedy Junior I had never heard before. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about someone you admire, something lost gets recovered. It’s no secret his mother raised her children … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Family, friendship, grace, Health, History, humanity, Love, men, New York City, parents, Politics, readng, writing | Tagged Good Manners, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr., Scribners Book Store of yore, William Shakespeare | 16 Comments

History Changed Me

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

When my friend David mentioned he drove to Galena, Illinois, it got me thinking of General U.S. Grant, who lived there for a time. Funny I should know that, but then again, not really. I never read much as a … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Books, grace, History, humanity, internet, media, men, Politics, readng, violence, war, words, writing | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alcoholics Anonymous, Battle of Gettysburg, Jon Meacham The Soul of America, Reading American History, The Killer Angels Michael Shaara, U.S .Grant | 29 Comments

Shame on HU-mer

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

You know where I’d be without my sense of humor? In the nearest nuthouse, that’s where. Apparently my silly little Beagle piece https://athingirl.com/2018/10/ was not received well by someone, feeling it necessary to send me a personal email to tell … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Books, humanity, humor, internet, men, sexual relationships, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged #METOOMOVEMENT, alcoholism, athingirl.com, https://athingirl.com/2018/10/, Kurt Vonnegut quotes, sexual harassment | 11 Comments

A Manhattan Goil

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

You know you’re living in New York when you go to pay your monthly bills. There’s rent, electricity, cable, AmEx, Bloomingdales and Jose the coffee-cart man. One day at 5 a.m., as I was en route to Starbucks, Jose called out to me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, food, friendship, humanity, humor, men, money, New York City | Tagged donuts, establishing credit, Living in New York City, Manhattan coffee carts, paying your bills | 28 Comments

Is Your Glass Eye Half Full Or…

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s early Saturday when I try entering the bank, my debit card not cooperating, when a skinny black man in army fatigues with a glass eye lets me in. “The bank ain’t open yet,” he says, when he sees me … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Fashion, humanity, humor, men, New York City, words | Tagged humanity to humanity, sober advice, The ATM, urban dialect | 23 Comments

The Kavanaugh Dog and Pony Show

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

The Kavanaugh hearings have me going. I keep seeing that poor woman mewling her truth, whose life may never be the same because of it. She was no Cosby girl showing up with pluck and swagger. No, Christine Blasey Ford, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Faith, Family, grace, History, humanity, internet, media, men, money, Politics, religion, Women and men, words | Tagged #metoo movement, Bill Cosby convicted of sex crimes, Christine Blasey Ford Accuses Brett Kavanaugh, FBI probe into Kavanaugh allegations, The Kavanaugh Hearings | 15 Comments