Our Friend Forever: Miss Chanandler Bong

 From the Morning Brew this morning: Friends star Matthew Perry died at 54. Matthew Perry was found dead in his hot tub at his Los Angeles-area home on Saturday. The Emmy-nominated actor achieved international fame while playing the witty Chandler Bing on the iconic TV series Friends from 1994 to 2004. No drugs were found at the scene, and police responded … Continue reading →

Gilbert Speaks with Michael O’Brien Herold & His View of Deathly Hallows

Originally posted on gilbertspeaks:
There’s a new, exciting voice on the literary scene and it belongs to Michael O’Brien Herold, a 26-year-old writer and lifetime fan of the Harry Potter series. Disappointed with the final book and all its loose ends, Mike decided to write an alternate ending, one that is sure to delight fans…

Basketball Jonesin’

Originally posted on The O'B View:
Just to get you in the mood to read the rest of this post, I’ll start with a video link sure to remind you of how amazing NBA players are at acting. And by amazing, I obviously mean hilarious. OK, now on to the real part. Sports have…

I Just Wanted an Iced Coffee!

Okay, enough is enough. This whole thing has gotten way out of hand and I am sick of it. This afternoon, I pulled into a McDonald’s Drive-Thru to get an iced coffee. As I waited to order–in front of the same speaker the woman in front of me had just ordered through–I hear something that … Continue reading →

HAPPY ST. PATTI’S DAY!!

Ah, it’s a wee bit o’ the Irish in America tomorrow…and everybody here is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! Actually, that is the reason me Da–Donald Joseph Michael O’Brien–did NOT participate in the wearin’ o’ the green. He said that REAL Irishmen don’t wear anything special on the day b/c all the other folks were. … Continue reading →

Summer: Not That Far Away!

Seagulls over the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey

Window

PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE: JANUARY 29, 2014–window

The 2014 Grammys: Not for Grammies

Here’s why the Grammys are for kids: Beyonce opens the show with a number a la Flashdance, shaking and rubbing her famous booty, her lyrics silently bleeped within the first ten seconds. What would Pat Boone think? Man, she sure is prouda her butt. She’s joined by her hubby Jay-Z who joins her in admiring … Continue reading →

Goodbye ’12, Goodbye ’13, Hello LOVE…

If the title of this post isn’t familiar, that’s ok. Not everyone’s a Broadway Broad like me ;). It’s from A Chorus Line, sung as a reminiscence of going through adolescence…but here, I use it to say goodbye to the two last years and hello to 2014, the year I hope to find love, or … Continue reading →

Is This for Rent?

This is all I’m looking for…so simple. When do dreams come true?