The Not So Eloquent One

You're probably wondering why there's a photo of a pair of shoes along with a lone shoe.  Well, there's a story behind that funny photo you see.  The photo is also a lesson in why you should never let your 3 year old hold the bag of with her new shoes in them as she rides in the stroller during the walk home from a shopping trip. So, the story... The weather was nice today and since it was Saturday, I decided to take Charlotte out with me shopping on 82nd Street in Jackson Heights.  I figured it was a good opportunity to get a good walk in, while spending time with Charlotte. Lately, I haven't been able to have one on one time with her because all of my attention has been focused on Logan.  We headed out around 10:15AM, leaving Allan home to take care of Logan.  The temperature felt pretty cold at first if you weren't walking in the sun, but it was still comfortable and by the time we got to the shopping district, I was all warmed up from the walk. The ...

It's been a while since I've gotten hooked on television shows.  The last time I watched TV religiously was Thursday nights back when Private Practice was on. I would watch Grey's Anatomy at 9PM and then Private Practice at 10PM. Those two hours of Thursday night TV were not to be missed, especially Private Practice.  That was my show mainly because I absolutely LOVED the cast.  Come on, you've got Kate Walsh, Audra McDonald, Amy Brenneman, Paul Adelstein, Tim Daly, KaDee Strickland, Brian Benben and late series addition Caterina Scorsone.  I was sad when the show got cancelled.  I blame my getting hooked on Fall TV because of me being on maternity leave.  Three years ago when I was on leave my guilty pleasure was cable and specifically watching "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." I know, I know, the show is complete garbage but I was home and what can I say, I wanted to watch something. Yes, I could have watched Netflix but there was cable and the show ju...

Previously on "This Is Us" viewers were left with quite the twisty ending.  Grandma and Grandpa stopped by to visit Randall and the kids, but Grandma and Grandpa were in the form of Rebecca and... Miguel??  Unfortunately, we didn't get an answer to the Miguel mystery, but in the latest helping of NBC's hit show, viewers got to were treated to how Randall got his name.  I will say it wasn't surprising his original name began with a K, after all there's Kevin and Kate.  But Kyle didn't really fit. "WE HAD A DEAL" - Randall breaks the news to Rebecca that he's found his biological father, William.  He's been staying at the house for a week and all he knows about him is that he's got a cat and he has stomach cancer.  Rebecca listens to Randall and for a moment, you're not sure how she's going to respond but surprisingly she asks Randall if she could meet him.  Come to find out, Rebecca knew who William was, having met him 36...

Do you remember your first full day at a new job? Did it go as smoothly as you hoped?  Well, Tom Kirkman's first full day as President wasn't great.  Then again, what's to be expected from someone who's been thrusted into a position he's clearly unprepared for. Nobody is perfect and I don't expect Kirkman to be an expert at what he is doing.  If anything, this series will highlight how no one can be fully prepared to be a leader.  Kirkman will have good moments only to be knocked back a peg or two a half hour later. He'll make mistakes and but he will move forward because what else is there to do? Someone needs to step up. Good ol' General Cochrane will never warm up to Kirkman being the President, that's clear.  I get him wanting to give a show of force and name Al-Sakar as the ones behind the bombing.  Kirkman does have a point, 75% isn't enough, but being 100% sure isn't going to happen either unless a group steps forward.  FBI Ana...