Category Archives: music

Did You Know…Everything But The Kitchen Sink Edition

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

The Statue of Liberty has an 879 size foot, a 35 foot waist and a face 8 feet long. Now that’s what I call a big girl.   French President, Charles de Gaulle was 6’5, an inch taller than Abraham Lincoln, … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…February 11th

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m in line at CVS. There’s a baby in front of me, and one a little ways behind. The latter is screaming her baby powdered head off. The mother, a well-heeled young woman in a fur hat, looks as if … Continue reading →

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How It Usually Is

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

  Here in the East, we’d be awaiting spring, our cotton khakis and polo shirts stacked in the wings. The daffodils in the Park, who’ve just arrived like pretty girls, would delight us, knowing they’re emissaries, announcing her imminent arrival. … Continue reading →

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Dating Jesus

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m no religious fanatic by any means, and believe me, if the Catholic Church could toss me in a cell for irreverence, it would, since I tend to make fun of its ongoing hypocrisy…however, Jesus, when I think about it, … Continue reading →

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Virginia Beach…May 31, 2019

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

12 dead in Virginia Beach. Been hearing in my head the song Neil Young wrote about the Kent State shooting on May 4, 1970… 4 dead in Ohio, though there’s no connection. Well, that’s not exactly true. Guns are guns, … Continue reading →

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The Central Park Gym

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

 Nice to have a gym that’s two and half miles long and a half mile wide. None of this shoulder to shoulder stationary bike business competing for elbow room. You can join a yoga class on the Great Lawn, do … Continue reading →

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Watching The World Go By

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Perched on a bench in the park, in passive observation, to quote Pete Hamill, like I’m watching a parade pass by. Everyone seems to be out, enjoying the warmer climes. Couples, young and old, hold hands while fathers push strollers … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s still dark, as I sprint from the park heading towards home to shower and change for an early appointment.  As I careen across 86th Street, there’s a female in front of me who jumps as I proceed to pass. … Continue reading →

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Sui Generis…A Unique Word

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

My friend David mentioned sui generis, in an email…an adjective meaning, of its own kind..unlike any other…inspiring me to write about it. I knew what it meant, since every once in a while it pops up in a book, describing … Continue reading →

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Harvey’s Chicks Come Home To Roost

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

The papers are filled with producer, Harvey Weinstein’s, inappropriate behavior with just about every actress in Hollywood short of Lassie, though she may bark today. The legendary casting couch, has never been so featured. Seems daily, someone new joins the … Continue reading →

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