Eastern Chipmunk Small brown woodland creature. Also know as the “striped squirrel”, “munks’, “chippers” and “ground squirrel”. Or as we in the know refer to them. “Timber Tiger“. That innocent look often hides evil beyond comprehension. Think about it. Guy goes ballistic, and all people say on the news is, “he was such a nice [...]

  I recently wrote an article for this site called “Just Desserts?” about Women’s Empowerment Groups or what are also called Gifting Tables. I call them pyramid schemes, rip-offs, bull crap, and a variety of other uncharitable names. In the article I told a story in a funny way, but I am serious about educating [...]

  I have no idea how this idea came to me last night, but here’s the result. I decided to start a Facebook conversation about cheesy pick-up lines. The first “thread” I started resulted with the left side of my screen filling up with notifications so fast I felt like that stupid Dutch kid sticking [...]

I’ve watched a lot of TV shows about single people. They, of course, include Sex and the City, which is at times funny and at times infuriating. But that’s a whole ‘nother article. At any rate, I find life as a single person is often portrayed as glamorous or, even worse, as totally pathetic. In [...]

You know what I’m referring to in the title above. Most Christmas carols are cheerful balls of fluff that give you the mental warm fuzzies. But for every “White Christmas” and “Joy to the World” there’s a clunker that assaults your ears and…

I have been saving this one for the past few months, as I thought that Halloween would be the most appropriate day for this one. Back in June, I was asked by Linda Lynch of Veil’s Edge Paranormal if I would like to take part in an investigation. Now, you all know me. If it [...]

I know you all are out there, now it’s time for us all to talk. Not only am I looking for any of you who write about all the awesome things going on in this state, but I am also looking to start a networking group. Joining me in this venture is Wendy McGee. If [...]

Holy Mother of God. Am I too old to go out with these people? Too young? Am I not trouble enough or too much. Eddie ( who probably does not like to be called this but I will any way because he owes me – don’t ask) is a crazy man. He took me out [...]

One afternoon last week I was returning home from doing a show at The Peak in White Plains (www.1071thepeak.com) when I found 2 strangers standing in my driveway, a third stranger taking pictures of my house and a fourth standing around in the street. I opened the driver’s side window and informed them that if [...]

Why is it that humor is often so hard to come by? Humor is the thing you need most when you are down in the dumps ( what a lovely visual that expression has). If I can pull something funny out of my life at the moment it would do me a world of good. [...]

‘Twas the night before Christmas at Out & About. The Holiday Issue was yet to get out, And Ed was frenetically editing copy, Cursing the writers who’d sent it in sloppy: “I tell them to spellcheck before they submit,” He moaned to Moretti, who gave not a whit. “Get a grip o’ your knickers,” Ed [...]

In my endless quest to learn more about the State that I have called home for the past 20 years, I recently took to the internet. My curiosity was piqued during a recent conversation with a friend about the Praying Mantis. Every Fall I spot more than a few of the little aliens in my [...]

On July 31, I happened to see this item at www.courant.com: WESTBROOK – The Westbrook Fire Marshall is trying to determine the cause of an early morning cottage fire. Fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at 20 Cherry St. at 3:16 a.m. Fire crews were able to get the fire under control with in [...]

There may be something else under that hardened lump of food in the back of the dishwasher this morning. When you think your morning is dark and gray, when you can’t shake that sepulchral feeling that this is as good as your day is going to get. Look harder. I swear if you click your [...]