The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by mimi on Dec 29, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: KIEFER SUTHERLANDMr. Man is a prizewinning rodeo cowboy, and he goes for 24 hours. That’ll do it.DINNER LIST: LEONARD PITTSLeonard Pitts is the bomb. Intelligent, erudite, insightful. Plus, he’s not above taking the stuffing out of pretentious people who can’t shut their pieholes about topics they know nothing about. Won a Pulitzer for commentary in ’04. And...
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Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Mamahood

Posted by mimi on Dec 27, 2006 in dish | 1 comment BIL asks me the other day, “How long do you have to be married before you can give your wife a major appliance for Christmas?”I can’t speak for the statute of limitations at his house, but I’m happy this is arriving today:Ice and water in the door. No more pitchers. And I have a place to keep drinks outside so the door won’t be opening/closing/opening/closing all...
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Merry Christmas!

Posted by mimi on Dec 25, 2006 in dish | 1 comment The last three items on my son’s Christmas list were priceless. After the litany of electronic everything–he is nine, after all–he asked for: A new bone for my dog. A bell from your sleigh. Peace on Earth. Can’t help much with that last item, but these found their way to the bottom of his and his sister’s stockings:Later on, he said he really didn’t care about...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by mimi on Dec 22, 2006 in dish | 1 comment BED LIST: PETER KRAUSEA&E’s blanketing its network with promos for Six Feet Under, which it will show in the spring. What is it with A&E and recycled HBO series? But I digress. In the forefront, the very sexy Peter Krause. That’s KROW-zuh, to you and me. But Six Feet fans are way behind. I’ve appreciated this guy since the late, great Sports Night, a little piece...
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