Category Archives: men

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 | 43 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 | 14 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

Getting the Most Out Of Your Vacation…From the Waist Down

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s that time of year again, when those naughty Europeans prowl in the Park, trying their darndest to get laid before going home. How do I know they’re not locals? Because they look at you as if you’re an exotic … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, humanity, humor, men, nature, New York City, sex, words | Tagged casual encounters, Central Park Boat House, Frenchmen, getting picked-up, New York tourists, The Three Musketeers, women of a certain age | 16 Comments

A Date Which Will Live In Infamy…9/11/2001

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

One of the most famous quotes in American history by President Franklin Roosevelt, coined after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, can more than apply to what happened on a tranquil Tuesday, 17 years ago today. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, grace, History, humanity, Love, media, men, New York City, Politics, travel, violence, war, words | Tagged 9/11 Museum, Be the change you want to see Gandhi quote, September 11 17 year anniversary, Trump declares tighter immigration laws | 22 Comments

Best Story of the Week…September 7, 2018

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It was 3:30 a.m. as I ventured out to get coffee at Hot and Crusty, the only 24 hour place open. I had an early job but alas, was out of milk, hence…foraging like the caffiene junky that I am. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, humanity, humor, Love, men, New York City, words | Tagged Aunt Clara of Bewitched, Discover Card, eavesdropping, forgetfulness, relationships, The Middle East | 24 Comments