This year, 2012, is a big one for me. It's the year of the dragon and I'm going to be 60 in September.
I remember the last time "Cabaret" was done in Columbus. It must have been in the last 10 years, because it was directed by Donna Baudoin Antrim and it was on the Bill Heard Theatre stage.
There are plenty of crazy commercials on TV right now, but the one that really has me scratching my head is the one for a credit card company.
Maybe you can become a food show star.
I took my mother and her friend to the Bill Heard Theatre in RiverCenter for the Performing Arts to see Riverdance.
Riverdance is discontinuing its North American company, which means the tour is ending.
I never knew Zaneta Lowe while she worked at WTVM 9, but I always liked her reporting. She covered mostly consumer news.
This sounds like a great job -- if you can sing, dance and tumble. Royal Caribbean Productions hires more people for cruise ships than any other.
I am so happy that Troy Heard is doing well.
I usually walk to lunch at one of the downtown restaurants and one of the best things is meeting new dogs.
I watched the 54th annual Grammy Awards from the beginning to the end.
When I was watch "The Late Show with David Letterman" the other night, I tuned in to watch Eli Manning. That boy has the longest eyelashes I've seen. I'm so jealous.
I was minding my own business, looking at my Facebook page, which I do once a day.
I met John Walker in September when I was the honorary ringmaster at the annual Shriners' circus.
You all know how I feel about Madonna.
Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion designer for the house of Chanel, has not just opened his mouth. He really did it.
I think this is the third year in a row that Columbus State University theater students are competing in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival finals.
My cousin Kenichi Kono recently got an iPad2. So for the first time, he has the capability to Skype. The other night, when I got online, I checked to see who was on Skype, and he was.
My sister Dorothy turns 52 today. That's really difficult for me to believe.
Have you been to the Smith-McCullers House? It's at 1519 Stark Ave., and it houses the McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians.
I love dogs so much that I'll stop on the street to greet dogs. Even the big ones.
Joan Rivers considers herself to be a comedian. And she once was a very funny woman.
The Skate Shed holds Fifth annual Chili Cook-off on Feb. 11.
Atlanta's High Museum will show "Girl with a Pearl Earring" in 2013.
As much as I'd like to be a fashionista, the closest I can come to a Roberto Cavalli creation is to buy his perfume, Oro. And I bought that at TJ Maxx for $20 (the regular price was $58).
I just got a press release that the new 25th anniversary production of "Les Miserables" will be at the Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE.
For those who work in the movie industry, today is probably the most important day of the year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the nominees in the top categories.
I'm going to say it: Local weathermen really bug me.
I've always liked Etta James' "At Last." I was saddened to hear that she had died today.
I am so glad to open the paper this morning and seeing that "The Artist" is finally here.
For the first time in Springer Opera House history, the law firm of Hatcher Stubbs Land Hollis & Rothschild is sponsoring a play.
I know there are actors who become pretty good directors -- Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Penny Marshall and her brother, Rob Reiner ...
I know some of you are worried about teenagers of today.
I got an email from a woman I know who works in PR in Atlanta. It was about the Legoland Discovery Center in Atlanta. It opens in March.
Why is Madonna still relevant?
Today, I did something that's been long overdue.
Believe it or not, there's something called the 24-Hour Opera Project.
Believe it or not, it's time for Miss America. But did you know?
Gospel Brunch at the Columbus Museum Sunday.
If you have not been to the Columbus Museum lately, you've have got to to, just to see the spectacular photo show.
Happy New Year!
I didn't make any New Year's resolutions last year.
I've always said that if I weren't a features reporter, I'd be a sports reporter. But honestly, I don't want to work at night, every night. So that's why I'm a features reporter.
I just saw a commercial for an ABC show.
After nine years of continuous budget cuts, the Georgia Council for the Arts’ staff and its advisory board decided it had to plan its future by writing a new strategic plan.
When I first heard "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," I thought they were talking about me.
Yesterday, I went to a meeting of the local chapter of the Daughters of the U.S. Army (DUSA). These are women whose fathers were officers in the Army. Many of them also married soldiers.
When former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Mark Bowden decided to write about the events of Oct. 4, 1993, the result was the book, "Black Hawk Down." On that day, 18 American soldiers died fighting on the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. Another 73 were wounded.
I put Japanese in quotes because Little Tokyo is not owned by Japanese people. However, the menu is strictly Japanese. Well, OK, a lot of it is Americanized, but so are most of the Mexican, Italian, Chinese and other ethnic restaurants in the United States.
When my mother had to have a quadrupal bypass in 2007, of course, we got worried.
This morning, the Georgia Council for the Arts held a forum in one of the classrooms of the new Springer Opera House's children's theater complex.
I don't know about you, but I'm going to quit making New Year's resolutions. I never keep them. Ever.
Like many of you, I've seen the 1978 movie, "Animal House," many times.
Route 66 has caught the imagination of a lot of people.
Months ago, I posted that Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Geoffrey Rush will star in the movie version of the beloved Broadway version of "Les Miserables."
When I got home, my mother was watching a tape of a Japanese show. When that show ended, the next show came on but she didn't seem as interested.
Almost five years ago, my brother retired and moved to Columbus after living in South Florida more than 25 years.
Two of my cousins in Tokyo tape television shows and send them to us.
I'm sure you've heard young Rebecca Black's "Friday."
This has been the strangest season of "Dancing with the Stars."
I had to keep laughing last night when one of the local TV stations kept saying "Hollywood actor Martin Sheen." Sheen was once again taking part in the SOA Watch, which was also called Occupy Fort Benning this year.
I've known Steve Beverly for a long, long time.
The H&M store scored a huge coup. Donatella Versace has designed a line for the masses.
Remember back in 2003 when Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher started dating?
The editors of People magazine must be crazy ... or blind!
Oh, my God!
Most of the stories I write are preview stories of events that are coming up. So I have to do phone interviews. Over the years, I've done hundreds of them.
I know you've seen the "Awkward Family Photos" book and website. And laughed. Then thought, "We've got a picture like that."
A couple of weeks ago, I was wondering why the women on the shows like "CSI" wore their hair loose when a stray hair could contaminate a crime scene. Of course, it is TV and the attractive actresses all have flowing hair.
I actually know why we have Daylight Savings Time. It started when we were an agrarian society. People needed more daylight for crops.
I spent the day at Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens today.
I hate to admit it, but on Friday nights, I'm at home watching "Say Yes to the Dress" on TLC. It's my guillty pleasure. My mother can't believe I watch the show.
I've never thought much of Kim Kardashian or her family.
Are the people who are voting for the "stars" on "Dancing with the Stars" seeing the same thing I'm watching?
I have this huge witch's hat. It's purple with feathers, a large brim and a veil that comes way down, past my chin. The veil is covered with black plastic spiders.
When I was a little girl — and yes, that's a long, long time ago — no parent thought for a second about letting their children roam the neighborhood at night to trick or treat.
Yes, I've become a zombie fan. I can't believe it because I really cannot stand gory movies.
Have you ever watch any of the "CSI" series?
Have you ever watched a comedian who spews obscenities as he tells funny stories? Think Chris Rock or Lisa Lampanelli or Eddie Murphy or Kathy Griffin.
I'm 59 and I finally got to see the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile up close and personal.
This weekend, I judged two different events.
If I did not have to cover the Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens, what would I be doing that first Saturday in November?
Oh. My. God!
If I'm running from zombies and hiding from them under cars and stuff like that, I don't think I'd look as good as the actors on "The Walking Dead."
Some months ago, I volunteered to be on a committee at work that plans Fun Fridays for L-E employees.
I like going to Six Flags Over Georgia as much as anyone.
Watching HGTV shows can make you want to throw things at the TV.
You would think that after almost 50 years of not seeing each other, there would be awkward pauses in the conversation. But there were none.
I got bored with "Good Morning America," so I switched to HBO to see what was on.
I finally went to see "Moneyball." It's the movie starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, about Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane.
I called Rachel Crumbley this morning. Rachel is the public relations manager of Callaway Gardens.
Many of you are too young to remember the commercials for Corelle dinner wear. The claim is that Corelle plates are unbreakable.
I do not like Madonna. Never have and probably never will.
