Blog Entries for leigh

The PawSox are Coming!

leigh — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

“I don’t understand why you really need a pitcher anyway. I mean, if they’re just catching balls behind the plate, can’t the Umpire do it?”

Yes, I said it. When the words left my mouth I prayed for one of two miracles: 1) that my company would lift their hands and cry “Hallelujah! Someone said it!” agreeing whole-heartedly with my wise observation or 2) they would burst into laughter [...]

Three Cheers for Showtime!

leigh — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Over the past several months I have fallen desperately in love with a young stay-at-home mom turned widowed drug-dealer, a novelist whose future lays perilously in the hands of an all-too-close for comfort 16 year old, and America’s favorite serial killer. Weeds, Californication and Dexter...Here’s to you!

Showtime is taking television by storm with these three sultry series. A word of caution: a) kids- don [...]

Wow, Woo, One Up

leigh — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Wow your spouse, woo your date, or one up your dinner guests...It started with a recipe from Ellie Kreiger (here I go again), a Nutritionist and Food Network chef dedicated to creating fast, simple and healthy recipes. Her recipe, “Roasted Salmon with Shallot Grapefruit Sauce” sure made my mouth water, but after being poisoned the night before by “rotten skewered salmon” served at a fundraiser, my step-father did not share my enthusiasm. I offered to substitute Tilapia, [...]

I Came, I Saw, I Blogged...

leigh — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:00:00 +0100

Blogs. First of all, I don’t like whoever named them...I mean, blog, really? It sounds like ‘blah’, which is ironic if you use it in a sentence like, “I’m so excited to read so and so’s new Blah!” My mom says its sounds like ‘butt’...I don’t necessarily agree with this one, but she followed it up by saying, “like cigarette butts. I mean, who wants to smoke a butt?” (I’ll leave this one alone).

It’s [...]