It’s true, there are greeting cards for everything these days… By Roz Warren, Isaac Blum and Kate Stone Happy birthday to you and all of your personalities. Hope The Folks Who Are Out To Get You Fail. Deepest Sympathy for the Loss of your Imaginary [more...]
“Life’s Little Instruction Book,” first published in 1991 as a collection of advice from H. Jackson Brown, Jr. to his college-bound son, has sold millions of copies, been translated into 35 languages, and inspired calendars, posters, journals, greeting cards and screensavers. Not surprisingly, it’s a [more...]
I’m Terry Gross and This Is (Bleep) Fresh Air Back when I edited humor books, I was often interviewed on the radio. Radio shows are hungry to fill air time, I had books to promote and I had a great publicist. She booked me on [more...]
Book Review: “Ageless Erotica” If you want a glimpse into the erotic imaginations of sex writers who’ve been around the block a few times, pick up a copy of “Ageless Erotica” a new collection of sex writing by, for and about seniors. Joan Price, 69, [more...]
Even mild-mannered librarians have their limits I recently strained a tendon in my foot, which made walking extremely painful. My podiatrist suggested a cortisone shot. “This will hurt,“ he warned, as he angled a gigantic needle toward my foot, “but I think it might alleviate [more...]
Podcasting comedy duo “Throwing Shade” plays the east coast for the first time The provocative podcasting duo “Throwing Shade” just played the east coast for the first time, but even if you live here you probably missed it. The Philly show sold out the day [more...]
The best time for tweeting is not the best time for facebooking — you’ve got a lot to learn! “Buy Shoes on Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00″ is a new advice book which tells the reader the best possible time to get everything done, from [more...]
By Roz Warren and Richard Bready I Read a Blog Today, Oh Boy We Boomers (and our elders) grew up in a world of land lines, rotary phones, newspapers and snail mail. (Some of us even remember Western Union!) Now that these things are becoming [more...]
When walking the dog isn’t so simple My friend Beth asked if I’d walk Butch, her Labradoodle, while she was out of town for a week. Husband Bob would be at work during the day, and Butch was a high energy dog who needed a [more...]
Thanks for Trying to Ruin My Day! If you work with the public, you’re stressed. Unreasonable customers. Demanding bosses. Reduced staffing. I love my job, but the workload is tough and getting tougher. What can we do to keep our spirits up? Play Customer Appreciation! [more...]