Cribs: Mary’s Place

I was wining and dining some friends this week when the question came up: What would you do if you struck it rich?
“Well,” I said, “I’d buy a house with a huge writing room. Lots of books and a dope sound system. Plus a wet bar.”
My suggestion was met with “ooh”s and “yes, you’d love [...]

Grace-Writing 101

Tomorrow, my dear friend Lesley is spending Thanksgiving in Connecticut with her (somewhat new) boyfriend Pat’s family, The Mulherns. How loverly.
But there’s a catch! She has been informed that she’s in charge of asking the Lord’s blessing before they put fork to turkey. Needless to say, she has to hit one out of the park.
And [...]

Champs.

Greetings from Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia.
There isn’t really too much to say here. Life is good.

World Series Baseball: Pros and Cons

My beloved Phillies are in the World Series. That is great news! Or is it?
Pro #1: Mary is writing a shit-ton about the Phillies!
Con #1: The writing is for business, not pleasure (though some bits are more pleasurable than others). You can find all the Phils-tinged literature at gophila.com/phillies and uwishunu.com/phillies.
Pro #2: Beer, roast beef [...]

Sly is Here to Help!

It’s Hump Day, boys and squirrels. Don’t think you can make it to the weekend?
If Sly Stallone can overcome the hurdle in Over The Top, you can too!

From the Vault

Crocs = hilarity

[If you like that , you will love this.]

Year of the Potato

Hi hi hi. My name is Mary vO (like the booze) and this is my inaugural blog post. I am so excited.
Did you know that 2008 is the International Year of the Potato? It’s the truth (I tend to find a lot of inane information on the inter-webs when I have a deadline). [...]