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So I’ve been wondering how Gale Harold (Jackson from Desperate Housewives) has been recovering since his accident and I found the following on Scott Lowell’s Blog. ***

Finally, to the (what seems like) hundreds of you who have written in with questions or messages of support for Gale please know that he continues to thrive and heal. The rapidity and amazing degree of his recovery has been truly miraculous and I have no doubt that your good wishes and energy sent his way have aided in this. So thank YOU ALL. I wish you the very best of Holiday cheer.

Scott  

****Scott played Ted Schmidt on Queer As Folk opposite Harold’s Brian Kinny.

You know you are having a bad bout of PMS (or hormones related to that during the actual M) when things like this happen.

I was shopping today at my local Costco and went looking for a pair of Vanderbilt Jeans (which I went down two sizes in which is besides the point but hooray for me). When I found them they were a new style. This would not bother a rational person but I wanted to cry. I thought they’d discontinued the jeans I loved so much. It turned out that they are an addition to the brand, not a replacement but regardless I’m crazy-lol.

My mother wants to go on vacation to Disney World, as is our family tradition, and it’s the one thing she really loves to do all year. She really doesn’t ask for much in this life and she is the reason all of us are able to survive, she’s a wonderful caretaker.  

My father would rather not use his vacation time (even though he won’t be paying for the trip) and told her to just go without him. Hello they are married and she doesn’t want to go without her husband, this led him to pick a fight with her because he is a giant douche nozzle (thanks to David Cook for that awesome phrase.)

Recent events and losses aside, I really am a thankful person. In fact, if loss is good for anything it is that it becomes a reminder to appreciate what you do have.

Yes I have lost people close to me throughout my life, and yes I wish that they could be with me celebrating the holiday today, but I am thankful that I had them, even if it was for a short time, in my life at all. We are all blessed and influenced by those we meet.

I am also thankful for the loved ones that I still do have, and will hopefully have for years and years to come.

 So this is the second Tuesday in a row that I had to be up before the sunrise. Last week it was to get in line at the Virgin Mega Store in Times Square to buy David Cook’s CD, but really so that I could get the bracelet to the free concert  that night at the Hard Rock Café that David Cook and Co. were putting on for the first whatever number of people who purchased it. This week, it’s not that glamorous (or fun) but it does provide cash flow (you know to support my Cook habit.) From yesterday forward I will be babysitting from 6-8 am on Mondays, Tuesday s, and Thursdays. Then in January the same family will need me from 5pm -12 am.

As the holidays come around again, it’s time for everyone and their brother to come and visit NYC and wonder what makes a New Yorker, a New Yorker. So here now are the things that only those who grew up or lived in NYC can understand the meaning of THE FOLLOWING:

THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT’S ‘UPTOWN’ OR ‘DOWNTOWN.’ IF YOU’RE REALLY FROM  NEW YORK , YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE…
AND  EAST OR WEST IS ‘CROSS-TOWN.’ 

YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN EGG CREAM.

YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE.
 
YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE PLATFORM THE DOORS WILL  OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT A ‘REGULAR’ COFFEE IS. 

IT’S NOT  MANHATTAN… IT’S THE ‘CITY.’

YOU CROSS THE STREET ANYWHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND YOU YELL AT CARS FOR  NOT RESPECTING YOUR RIGHT TO DO IT.  

YOU MOVE 3,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE  STILL KNOW YOU’RE FROM BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND OR THE  BRONX , THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A ‘REAL’ PIZZA FROM DENINOS OR  JOE & PATS. AND A  ’REAL’ BAGEL, A REAL “FRANK” FROM NATHAN’S, AND A REAL HOT PASTRAMI SANDWICH ON  RYE WITH MUSTARD FROM KATZ’ DELI.

A 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT IS LARGE.

YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN BEING WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY. 

YOU WOULDN’T BOTHER ORDERING PIZZA IN ANY OTHER CITY. 

YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE FROM THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS WHICH ARE: CHINESE, ITALIAN, MEXICAN OR INDIAN. 

YOU’RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO  TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE.

YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN ALTERNATE SIDE OF TH E STREET PARKING REGULATIONS IS IN EFFECT.

YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS. 

SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET.

YOU DON’T EVEN NOTICE THE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY  NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HERSELF.

YOU PAY ‘ONLY’ $380 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR.

YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. LIKE THE CITY IN  TEXAS .

THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, NOT AN HONOR.

YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.  

THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY, EVEN IF IT’S A BEER.

He  received a call last week from the 809 area code. The woman said ‘Hey, this is Karen. Sorry I missed you–get back to us quickly. I Have something important to tell you.’ Then she repeated a phone number beginning with 809 . ‘We didn’t respond’.

then explained how you should

NEVER DIAL AREA CODE 809 , 284 AND 876

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY AT&T.

DON’T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809

This one is being distributed all over the US . This is pretty scary, especially given the way they try to get you to call.

Be sure you read this and pass it on.

They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family member who has been ill or to tell you someone has-been arrested, died, or to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc.

In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls.

If you call from the
US , you will apparently be charged $2425 per-minute.

Or, you’ll get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges. Unfortunately, when you get your phone bill, you’ll often be charged more than $24,100.00.

WHY IT WORKS:

The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin Islands .

The charges afterwards can become a real nightmare. That’s because you did actually make the call. If you complain, both your local phone company and your long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You’ll end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong.

Please forward this entire message to your friends, family and colleagues to help them become aware of this scam

It happens every year, but it never gets any better. I know that everyone has season they like and seasons they’d rather do without but I cannot stand the cold. It’s why I stare, almost in disbelief at my friends (who also hate the cold by the way) when they say they love the Fall. I understand it’s beautiful but it’s the dying of everything that occurs before the freeze. It’s mind numbing.

Tonight, according to the weather man so who knows for sure,  the temperature is going to drop into the twenties! It’s not even officially Winter, and already I can’t wait until spring when it’s over.

Life of a Christmas Tree, a Shape Poem

Oh

Tree!

So Green

But your leaves,

They seems so cold

But worry not dear tree

I shall take you home with me

I’ll dress you up with ornamental beauty,

Drape your emerald flesh with a rainbow of light

You’ll be the center of attention everyday this season

Every guest we have will stand in wonderment of your brilliance

 Many Gifts will gather at your feet and children will squeal with joy

What a dream life it’ll be for you until next year’s garbage pickup signals your demise

A tragic end?

I suppose so

But such is life

For a Christmas tree