The Simplest and Sweetest Sentiment

It has become a beloved ritual at Dana-Farber: Every day, children who come to the clinic write their names on sheets of paper and tape them to the windows of the walkway for ironworkers to see. And, every day, the ironworkers paint the names onto I-beams and hoist them into place as they add floors to the new 14-story Yawkey Center for Cancer Care. For the young cancer patients, who press their noses to the glass to watch new names added every day, the steel and spray-paint tribute has given them a few moments of joy and a towering symbol of hope. (Boston.com)

Chunk - Answer to 'Where Is He Now?'

Jeff Cohen, who fabulously played 'Chunk' in The Goonies, is an entertainment lawyer and living in L.A. He is completely unrecognizable!

Chunk from 'The Goonies'

Did you ever wonder what happened to this kid? I loved him in The Goonies. My fave part:

Francis Fratelli: Tell us everything!

Chunk: Everything?

Francis Fratelli: Everything!

Chunk:OK!

I'll talk!

In third grade, I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade, I stole my uncle Max's toupee and I glued it on my face when I was Moses in my Hebrew School play. In fifth grade, I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog... When my mom sent me to the summer camp for fat kids and then they served lunch I got nuts and I pigged out and they kicked me out... But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side, all over the people in the audience. And then, then, this was horrible, all the people started getting sick and throwing up all over each other. I never felt so bad in my entire life.

Jake Fratelli: I'm beginning to like this kid, Ma!

Answer to 'where is he now', but you have to wait till tomorrow!!

David After Dentist, Take Two

Hopefully this video will work. Poor David.

Welcome, Blog Follower # 9 !!

I have a new blog follower. I will refer to this new follower as # 9, even though I am pretty sure it is one of my brothers. But welcome, and congratulations for joining the most fascinating blog spot in the creation of all blog spots.

In appreciation for the time you have taken to join and to follow all future blogs faithfully, I have decided to honor you by listing other famous #9's. They are as follows:

• Ted Williams (retired #9 at Fenway...he is a God)
• Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics player and so adorable
• Reggie Jackson
• Tony Parker
• Michael Jordan (wore #9 in the Olympics)
• Lawrence Tynes, NY Giants
• Love Potion No. 9
• Nine Lives cat food
• Nine West shoes
• Niner, a trucker or pilot word for 9
• Rudolph, who was the 9th Reindeer
• Dressed to the 'nines'

And in honor of President's Day today, William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States.

What do you wear when you fly?

Recently I have been flying quite a bit. I am actually taking a hiatus from it for a while. Hawaii was quite traumatizing for me, over all that water over the Pacific for hours upon hours, anxiously wondering where we will land should an emergency arise. And since we were flying United, I knew Sullenberger wasn't our pilot, so a water landing was out of the question since he is apparantely the only man on the face of this earth who can succeed at one.

Anyway, this morning I was reading one of my favorite gossip blogs, and came upon this photo of Victoria Beckham arriving at JFK yesterday. And I thought, huh, okayyyy. I certainly don't look like that when I fly. Or ever come to think of it. Since I am aerophobic, I am the person who is convinced that THIS plane will be going down. If I am on flight 347, I think, I can hear Bob Hager on MSNBC talking about it, and how the numbers 347 ring so well for an air disaster to be covered by the media. They would just roll right off of Bob Hager's lips, 3-4-7. Sick, I know.

So I figure, why not just throw all fashion sense out the window and be as comfortable as possible during my last moments on earth. I have a 'uniform' I wear on every flight:

• Favorite black yoga sweats with the elastic waistband



• Ugg boots



• White T, long sleeved



• Black wrap around sweater that is very flowy and almost shawl like



• Pink pashmina (has to be pink, it's always been pink)

Apparantely Posh isn't afraid to fly, judging by the outfit she has chosen for her trip into NY yesterday. I wonder if she wore those gloves the entire way? And did she put her Chanel bag under her seat or in the overhead bin? I don't carry Chanel when I fly, I carry my favorite monogrammed LL Bean tote bag. Well, kudos to Posh. You go girl, with your spandex pants, platform heels, leather kid gloves and fur stole. Happy Flying!

Happy Valentine's Day. What kind of card are you?

Ahhh, Valentine's Day. The one day a year when lover's are pressured into expressing that extra bit of love for each other by exchanging cards, presenting flowers, or offering high calorie confectioneries. If your loved one truly loves you, he will give you those high calorie confectioneries, because no matter how fat you think / complain you are, a gift of chocolates is a sign that he really, truly doesn't think you are in fact that fat. Because if he did he would've given you a yogurt, or maybe even a can of Slim Fast.

Upon selection of that most perfect card for my loved one, I am always reminded of our personalities. Of course if you aren't mushy gushy baby-talking couples, you won't exchange cards that express serious love and appreciation. If you are in a 'real' relationship, you always go right for the cards that are funny and cute, special and sweet, yet not overly sentimental or dirty. BTW what the hell is up with those dirty cards? It's CVS for crying out loud, children read those things too! Anyway, if I might, on accident, pick up a serious card, I usually wince and quickly put it back, as if the sentimental card had actually electrocuted me or something. For example, I picked up this card, that read:

"FOR THE MAN I LOVE".

So I'm thinking, okay, sounds promising, and maybe not to icky....so I opened it and read on.

"I love you because you listen, you help me through, and you make me laugh when times are tough. I love you because you're such a part of my favorite memories as well as my most important dreams. I love you because I can't imagine what life would be like without love... because I can't imagine what love would be like without you."

Okay, see now, that is SO not me. Or him. Or us. I figure if you don't SPEAK that way to each other, why send a card with such a sentiment. 'You make me laugh when times are tough'. Maybe, but sometimes you don't make me laugh when times are tough....times are tough usually because of something you said, or I said (but most def because of something YOU said) and therefore we are mad at each other so basically I want to tell you to F off, not get all icky and lovey dovey. Times can be tough, but I still love you, even though sometimes we think the other is the biggest asshole ever. Now THAT is a card I would buy.

Regardless of icky cards, I still love Valentine's Day. I chose a very funny and cute card for my man that expresses my love for him in a humorous, realistic way. It reads:

FOR THE MAN I LOVE

Love doesn't mind if you make lousy coffee. Love will still kiss you when you have the flu. Love moves the driver's seat back when you need it, reminds you to wear sunblock, cares if you do. Love may not have time for intimate dinners - you'll sometimes make do with a night of TV, but love will stand by you, defend you, remind you.....you're never alone in this world - You Have Me.

Perfect!! I always get on his back about sunblock!!! And I do love him, and he WILL always have me. : )

Happy Val's Day.