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Shirley Temple 7UP

6oz Ginger Ale 1oz Grenadine 1 Maraschino cherry The original recipe for a Shirley Temple. The very first mocktail… But did you know there is a name for an alcoholic Shirley Temple?  If you add 2 ounces of vodka it becomes… a Dirty Shirley! The lore is that a bartender at Chasen’s restaurant in Beverly […]

Television

Beyond the Gates

Uhhh… soap operas are dead aren’t they?  Apparently not… Daytime dramas were hugely popular in the 1970’s and ‘80. By the ‘90’s, they had begun to lose viewer’s attention to the rise in cable options and by the turn of the century, streaming started to take over.  One decade in and there were only four […]

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I’m Still Addicted to Deli…

My quest for deli will never end but I feel like I should have titled this post, THE DEATH OF THE DELI… I’ve previously written about my love for deli delights and sadly, I must report the closure of yet more opportunities for me to feed my nosh… Two of my New York delis have […]

Television

Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary is a show about being an educator. The lack of resources, the modest pay and its effects, and most importantly, the commitment it requires to do the job. The set up:  A mostly black inner city school in Philadelphia. The teachers are – of course – a cast of character creating their own […]

Diversity

Finding Religion

Don’t worry. I already found it. It’s not in the practice of religion, it’s in the study… Let me go on… A year ago, my cousin asked me, “What do you think of going to church?” My answer was, “I think going to church is great for some people… I”m not one of those people, […]


 
 
 

 

What have we done to our Election Process…

You should probably sit down… This is gonna take a minute… Originally, I said I wanted to start writing about Election 2016 at the beginning of 2016 because our general election cycles have started running together – ...
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The Travel Ban

So we’ve had a new President for approximately two weeks and we already have our first controversy – The U.S. travel ban. It’s an executive order put in place by President Trump restricting entry to the United States ...
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And the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to…

La La Light/MoonLand… 🙂 A few years ago, I decided to write about the Oscars in hindsight instead of making predictions. We’re gonna make this our standard at Communicado – it just feels better. Jimmy Kimmel was th...
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Pickup & Delivery Service: WHAT!

So the Lincoln Motor Company has decided to introduce a new service called Lincoln Pickup & Delivery. Instead of explaining it, here’s what they posted on their website about this new “ownership experience:” An effor...
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LGBTQIA… W-X, Y and Z

I got this question for Ask BA: Hey BA: What does LGBTQIA mean? I heard it on the Emmy’s and thought, “What’s the I-A for? AND, is it offensive to wonder when that acronym will stop growing? This is a tough one because so...
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The Scouts

I was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout. A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. Still remember the oath I took… My sister was a Brownie, but, not a...
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