Humor Columnist Kathryn Spira and Her Observations

The Hectic Then and the Peaceful Now - 07/05/09

Lifetime Movie Network Brings Back Memories - 06/28/09

Love Now and Then - 06/21/09

Kevin Spacey and Raising the Bar - 06/14/09

Edie Falco and Nurse Jackie - 06/07/09

My Reality and American Idol - 05/31/09

Girl’s Glee Club/Men’s Chorus - 05/24/09

My Dad and the Bucket List - 05/17/09

Free Entertainment Available to Us All - 05/10/09

Enjoying the Netflix Experience - 05/03/09

Sean Penn in the Title Roll of ‘Milk’ - 04/26/09

Rest Rooms at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 04/19/09

Seeing Some Second Run Films Really Worth Watching - 04/12/09

Finally Viewing the Old Classic Movies - 04/05/09

Finally Recognizable - 03/29/09

My Dramatic Roots - 03/22/09

My TV Pet Connection - 03/15/09

Rob Lowe Then and Now - 03/08/09

Viewing the 2009 Oscars - 03/01/09

Fiddler on the Roof of My Life - 02/22/09

The Island Beat - 02/15/09

The Early Eddie Murphy - 02/08/09

Introducing Eddie Murphy into My World - 02/01/09

Watching Obama's Inauguration - 01/25/09

Danny Peck Then and Now - 01/18/09

Michael Feinstein and the American Songbook - 01/11/09

Marley and Me at the Movies - 01/04/09

Raj, Redford and All the Presidents Men - 12/28/08

The Starter Wife on USA - 12/21/08

Reliving the 70s on the History Channel - 12/14/08

Reading “The Audacity of Hope” - 12/07/08

I Choose Heart Over Grit - 11/30/08

I’m Unexpectedly Connected to Obama - 11/23/08

Family Travel Abroad - 11/16/08

The Election Entertainment Connection - 11/09/08

Make your voices heard this Tuesday - 11/02/08

Obama and McCain at the Al Smith Dinner - 10/26/08

Many Ties to Paul Newman - 10/19/08

A Visit from Mom and Remembering Paul Newman - 10/12/08

My TV Viewing is Changing - 10/05/08

A Second DVR and High Definition - 09/28/08

Everything's Changing - Part 2 - 09/21/08

Everything's Changing - Part 1 - 09/14/08

Looking Back at Sherman’s Amusement Park - 09/07/08

September is Upon Us - 08/31/08

Remembering La Bicoque - 08/24/08

Two Degrees of Separation - 08/17/08

American Idol 2008 - 08/10/08

My Last Note From One of My Biggest Fans - 07/27/08

The Tools of My Trade in Fulton County - 07/20/08

Starting with the Best Ingredients - 07/13/08

"Big Trouble" with Tom Sizemore - 06/29/08

To Your Health - 06/22/08

Siblings in the Entertainment Industry - 06/08/08

Why I Volunteered for Gay Bar Duty - 06/01/08

I Trained at Indiana University - 05/25/08

Acting from Experience - 05/18/08

Progressive Artists Agency and a Photo Shoot - 05/11/08

Watching "Amnesia" Brings Back Great Memories - 05/04/08

Overboard with Russell and Hawn - 04/20/08

Kraft Services at the Movie Set - 04/13/08

Quarterlife versus Unhitched - 04/06/08

Notes from the Underbelly - 03/30/08

A Wedding for Bella - 03/23/08

Music to My Ears - 03/16/08

Viewing a Different Romantic Comedy - 03/09/08

After My Computer Crash - 03/02/08

"Lipstick Jungle on NBC" - 02/24/08

Debbie Blows in From the Windy City - 02/10/08

Calendars of 2008 - 01/27/08

Herman’s Turning 60 - 01/20/08

A Brothers and Sisters Wedding - 01/13/08

Viewing Dave, the Movie, with Kevin Kline - 01/06/08

Writers Guild on Strike East and West - 12/11/07

Looking Ahead and to the Past - 12/02/07

Using DragonDictate - 11/25/07

Big Conflict on Grey’s Anatomy - 11/18/07

Music in the Operating Room - 11/11/07

Big Shots on ABC - 11/04/07

House Returns on Fox - 10/28/07

Boston Legal Does It Again - 10/21/07

Fall Premier Week is Upon Us - 10/14/07

Angels in Disguise Helping Me Again - 10/07/07

Fall Favorites - 09/30/07

The Atomic Clock - 09/23/07

My Past is Catching Up with Me Again - 09/16/07

Lesser Known Stars in My Past - 09/09/07

Heading into Autumn - 09/02/07

The TV Lineup for Fall 2007 - 08/26/07

Kelly’s Typing and Computer Software - 08/12/07

Playing a Waitress in the Doors Movie - 08/05/07

Fireworks from Coast to Coast - 07/29/07

Watching Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - 07/22/07

Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone - 07/15/07

Hummingbirds and Gold Finches - 07/08/07

Sitting Outside at the Lake - 07/01/07

Happy Birthdays and Great Radio - 06/24/07

Shopping with the Stars - 06/17/07

Beaches East and West - 06/10/07

My Time with Tony - 06/03/07

Discovering Cadbury Eggs - 05/27/07

Listening to MSN Radio - 05/20/07

Thinking about Mom’s on Mother’s Day - 05/13/07

Viewing Casablanca for the First Time - 05/06/07

Cats Wherever I Lived - 04/29/07

The Neighborhoods of L. A. - 04/22/07

Viewing Mid-Season Replacements - 04/15/07

Theme from The Patty Duke Show - 04/08/07

Michael McDonald Live in Concert - 04/01/07

American Idol on Fox Network - 03/25/07

Angels in Disguise Helping Me - 03/18/07

Getting an NYPD Sweatshirt - 03/11/07

Flashback: Music From The Eighties - 03/04/07

Reconnecting with My New York City Roots - 02/25/07

Itzhak Perlman Performs at Saratoga Performing Arts Center - 02/18/07

Banana Republic, Michael Keaton and the Stars - 02/11/07

James Herriot Still Makes the Grade - 02/04/07

A reluctant convert to James Bond - 01/28/07

East Side West Side and All About the Town - 01/21/07

Sean Young in Girl’s Glee Club - 01/14/07

ER Still Has Staying Power - 01/07/07

The Shirt Off Your Back - 12/31/06

Different Christmas Traditions - 12/24/06

The Festival of Lights - 12/17/06

Marty’s Chili Nights in Indian Lake - 12/10/06

Hugh Laurie in House - 12/03/06

A New Drama on Monday Nights - 11/26/06

Katz on dogs in Saratoga - 11/19/06

My newest Peter Max sketch - 11/12/06

Being reviewed by L.A. Style Magazine - 11/05/06

Brothers and Sisters on ABC - 10/29/06

Wit with Emma Thompson - 10/22/06

Some more favorite movies - 10/15/06

A Good Dog by Jon Katz - 10/08/06

Uncle Danny Aiello - 10/01/06

Julie in my closet - 09/24/06

Charles Gibson moves from morning to evening - 09/17/06

I’m a game show fanatic - 09/10/06

You never know who you’ll meet in Caroga Lake - 09/03/06

Some favorite old-time movies - 08/27/06

I let Herman go shopping for himself - 08/20/06

Tony Shalhoub stars as Monk on USA - 08/20/06

Remembering commercial jingles - 08/13/06

Rainy day memories - 08/06/06

Getting on a soap - 07/30/06

Chicklis owes me money - 07/16/06

My First Agent in Hollywood - 07/09/06

Pepper Dennis on WB - 07/02/06

Must Love Dogs - 06/25/06

Horton Foote Jr. at Chumley’s - 06/18/06

Looking at my sketch by Peter Max* - 06/11/06

Deal or No Deal on NBC - 06/04/06

Discovering a new author - 05/28/06

The acting life (with correction from one of the players*) - 05/21/06

Car problems from L.A. to Caroga Lake - 05/14/06

Marley and John Grogan and Me - 05/7/06

Spring, Not Just Flu in the Air - 04/30/06

Confessions of a Barry Manilow Fan - 04/23/06

Outside Dining In March - 04/16/06

It’s So Nice to Have Pets Around the House - 04/09/06

From the Winter Olympics to Spring at the Lake - 04/02/06

ALDI's in Johnstown Taking a Break - 03/19/06

A True Dog's Life for Moxie - 03/12/06

Award Shows I Have Known - 03/05/06

The Shortest Month of the Year - 02/26/06

My First Full Day in the Sun for 2006 - 02/19/06

The Camp Has Sold! - 02/12/06

Winter Causes Shopping Binges - 02/05/06

Holiday traditions at our house - 01/29/06

Winter at the lake - 01/22/06

My First Time at the Ballet - 01/15/06

Stories from Cleveland - 01/08/06

Happy New Year From Cleveland, Ohio - 01/01/06

Merry Christmas Everyone! - 12/25/05

The Man in the Calico Dress - 12/18/05

Sam is up to his usual antics - 12/11/05

A Lift to my Spirits - 12/04/05

Here I Go Shopping Again - 11/27/05

Leaving Long Pants Until Last - 11/20/05

High Holidays in Warm October - 11/13/05

Moxie’s Newest Boyfriend Winston - 11/06/05

A Sad Day for Boating - 10/30/05

And Now Terry Has An Injury - 10/23/05

Herman’s Leg Totally on the Mend - 10/16/05

Chasing Cats Through the Windows - 10/09/05

Introducing Herman’s Cousin Jennifer - 10/02/05

New Digs For My House Plants - 9/25/05

Up To My Neck In Water - 9/18/05

Remembering 911 and Peter Jennings - 9/11/05

Introducing Herman Junior - 8/28/05

Herman Under the Weather - 8/21/05

Produce from the Pail Garden - 8/14/05

Bathing Suit Buying is at a Minimum - 8/07/05

Terry The Great Apron Finder - 7/31/05

When the Back Doorbell Rings - 7/24/05

Chased Indoors By Raindrops - 7/17/05

So Glad to Have Air Conditioning - 7/10/05

Memories of the 4th of July - 7/03/05

Just A Little Pail Garden - 6/26/05

Blinded By The Light - 6/19/05

A Sunny Day Angel - 6/12/05

Enjoying the Summer Sun With SPF - 6/05/05

Turtle Necks and Sweaters Up, Boxer Shorts and Tank Tops Down - 5/29/05

Mom Came for a Visit - 5/22/05

Happy Birthday One and All - 5/15/05

Head Shots and Casting Calls - 5/08/05

Moxie’s First Hair and Manicure Appointment - 5/01/05

Updating My Head Shot - 4/24/05

A Taste for Reading - 4/17/05

From a New Table to a New House - 4/10/05

The Rebirth of the Gas Fireplace - 4/03/05

Check with Jim for the Town Schedule - 3/27/05

Head Cats and Cold Stoves - 3/20/05

Sunning at the Bowlathon - 3/13/05

There’s Finally Light at the End of the Tunnel - 3/06/05

At Peace in the Winter Wonderland - 2/27/05

Herman’s Fifty-seventh Birthday a Month Ago - 2/20/05

A New Event Every Day - 2/13/05

A Calendar For Every Room - 2/06/05

The WAHA Sweatshirt Mystery is Solved! - 1/30/05

A Cold Snap for Christmas - 1/23/05

If It Isn’t Broken, Don’t Fix It - 1/16/05

A Wake Up Call From Corky and Lenny’s - 1/09/05

A Double Duty Boxing Day - 12/26/04

Surfing On Line and Shopping Locally - 12/12/04

When to Know Shopping is Done - 12/05/04

Living in a Small Town Has Great Benefits - 11/28/04

A Taste for Books and Movies - 11/14/04

A Goldfinch Convention in Our Backyard - 11/07/04

On People, FAXES and Computer Scams - 10/24/04

Long Island, The Hamptons and Home Again - 10/17/04

Beach Clean-up Crew to the Rescue - 10/10/04

Michael Feinstein and Jim Brickman at the Palace Theater - 10/03/04

Herman Can Bake A Berry Pie - 09/26/04

How I Learned About Mulligans - 09/19/04

If You Lose Anything, Check My Van - 09/14/04

This One is for Bill - 09/05/04

The Down Sides of Dog Ownership - 08/29/04

Eating the Fruit of a Novice Gardener - 08/22/04

Body Work Blues On An Accessible Van -08/15/04

Dead Set Against A Dishwasher - 08/08/04

Dalmatian Has A Bad Dog Day - 08/01/04

The Polyurethaning in Caroga Lake - 07/25/04

Moxie Has A Boyfriend - 07/18/04

Of Motorcycles, MDA and Trailering - 07/11/04

A Beach Side View of Fireworks for the 4th of July - 07/04/04

Black Humor at The Egg - 06/27/04

The South Beach Diet in Caroga Lake - 06/20/04

Launching Herman’s Sailboat - 06/13/04

Weather Or Not…It’s Written on the Garage Door - 05/23/04

Birthday Thoughts and Reminiscences - 05/16/04

Passover is a Time of Celebration - 05/09/04

Moxie got a new dog bed - 05/02/04

David Wilcox at the Egg - 04/25/04

The Drooling Dalmatian - 04/18/04

Forty-four and Proud of it! - 04/11/04

The Academy Awards and My Favorite Picks - 04/04/04

We Almost Bought a Saab - 03/28/04

The Amaryllis Rises Again - 03/21/04

Family Traditions at the Loewenthal’s - 03/14/04

Al the Wood Man Cometh - 03/07/04

From Russia to Chicago With Music - 02/29/04

Mr. Fix It Strikes Again - 02/22/04

Loving Life in a Sunbeam - 02/15/04

Scratching an Itch - 02/08/04

Looking at Christmas from a Distance - 02/01/04

From Southern California to Fulton County - 01/25/04

Home for the Holidays - 01/18/04

A Good Place to Spend a Cold Evening - 01/11/04

Happy New Year to You! - 01/04/04

Herman Bakes a Pie - 12/28/03

Another Year Older and Deeper In Debt - 12/21/03

On Fixing Furnaces and Strange Sayings - 12/14/03

I’m on a Mystery Kick - 12/07/03

Fashion Do’s by Kathryn - 11/30/03

How To Medicate A Cat - 11/16/03

Herman Gets a Harley - 11/09/03

Big Cats and Little Dogs - 11/02/03

Take Advantage of Your Opportunities - 10/26/03

Past Peak in the Adirondack Park - 10/19/03

One Pants Size Too Small - 10/12/03

Our Cats and Dog Family - 10/05/03

"Octobuary" in the Adirondacks - 09/28/03

Arranging My Closet and My Schedule - 09/21/03

More Antics of Sally Spira - 09/14/03

We’re in my Favorite Month, Finally! - 09/07/03

Farewell to August - 08/31/03

Rainy Days and Mondays - 08/24/03

The Case Against Claws - 08/17/03

Norah Jones in Schenectady - 08/10/03

Fireworks in Caroga Lake - 08/03/03

I'm Having Printer Problems - 07/27/03

On Glasses and Swimsuits - 07/20/03

A Visit From Tony Ermie - 07/13/03

What to do When the Ideas Don’t Come - 07/06/03

Okay, I Need To Vent. - 06/29/03

Dis-masted in May - 06/22/03

Re-potting Plants At Home - 06/15/03

The Bliss’s Came to Visit - 06/08/03

Health Food Logic - 06/02/03

It’s Clotheslines for Me - 05/25/03

The Weatherman was Wrong Today! - 05/18/03

Winter and Summer Mixed Up - 05/11/03

Remember to Celebrate Every Day - 05/04/03

Stir Crazy in Caroga Lake - 04/27/03

Birthday Wishes and Opinions - 04/13/03

Spell My Name Right, Please! - 04/06/03

On the Road Again? Never! - 03/30/03

Where My Mind is When the Sun is Out - 03/23/03

My Computer Caught A Bug - 03/02/03

I Admit I’m a "Snackaholic" - 02/16/03

Our Winter Escapade - 02/09/03

Happy February To All! - 02/02/03

The Antics of Sally Spira - 01/26/03

New Appliances, Finally! - 01/12/03

The Art of Recycling Gifts - 01/05/03

Happy almost New Year - 12/29/02

Christmas is just around the corner - 12/22/02

It’s "Decksercise" For Me - 12/15/02

The Fine Art of Cow Collecting -12/08/02

Hats Off to Carl the King of Queen Bees - 12/02/02

Wood At A Dollar A Piece? - 11/24/02

It’s Turtlenecks and Long Pants For Me - 11/17/02

Food, Folks and Fun? - 11/10/02

Don’t Mess With Terry - 11/03/02

People Get Dressed in Different Ways - 10/27/02

Wind And All - 10/20/02

Just Another Writing Magazine? - 10/13/02

Halloween Memories - 10/06/02

Where Did the Remote Go? - 09/29/02

It’s Some Kind Of Bug Going Around - 09/22/02

When The Writing Get’s Tough, The Writer Goes Shopping - 09/15/02

David Wilcox at
Café Lena - 09/08/02

And Now Linda Came To Visit - 09/01/02

Mom Came to Visit - 08/25/02

I’m Trying My Best to Get To The Beach - 08/18/02

Sun, Sailing, Wind and Weather - 08/11/02

Why Gravel Is Our Front Lawn - 08/04/02

Sally Spira, A Welcome Addition - 07/28/02

Desperate Times Require Desperate Measures - 07/21/02

I’d Rather Be Writing Than Building Any Day - 07/14/02

Travelling With Sunblock - 07/07/02

Sometimes A Great Notion - 06/23/02

The Windy Side of the Lake - 06/23/02

Throwing In the Beach Towel - 06/16/02

The Loewenthal Egg Cups - 6/9/02

Bird Singing Blues - 06/04/02

Keep the Books Off the Beach! - 05/26/02

"Where Does the Ice Go?" - 05/19/02

"Happy Mother's Day, the Good Weather's All Starting Now!" - 5/12/02

"Bushtail Is Our Cousin?" - 05/05/02

"A Study In Light" - 4/28/02

"Done With Winter" - 04/21/02

"Five Days to 42" - 04/07/02

"Confused About The "Luge"" - 03/31/02

"Shopping for Sunny Days" - 03/24/02

"Happy St. Patrick's Day" - 03/17/02

"Welcome to the World, Katey" - 03/10/02

"March, Finally! " - 03/02/02

"Getting Closer Every Day" - 02/24/02

"February And No Florida?!" - 02/17/02

"Looking For The Light" - 02/10/02

"How Could They NOT Pick Sam" - 02/03/02

"Home At Last" - 01/27/02

"Happy Birthday Herman!" - 01/20/02

"What Year IS This Anyway" - 01/13/02

"Happy New 02 To You!" - 01/06/02

"See Ya’, Laundromat" - 12/30/01

"Keeping An "Eye" on Sam." - 12/23/01

"Sometimes the best laid plans..." - 12/16/01

"Jonathan's First Steps" - 12/09/01

"December Blues " - 12/02/01

"New Eating Habits for Kathryn" - 11/25/01

"Continuing Education Continues" - 11/18/01

"I'm Odd About Numbers" - 11/11/01

"November Is My Unofficial Start of Winter" - 11/04/01

" 'Weather' or Not" - 10/28/01

"No Construction In My Future" - 10/21/01

"When the world is falling apart,
I go to the beach" - 10/14/01

"Air Conditioning in October (!)"- 10/07/01

"Beach Auditions "- 09/30/01

"I Better Look Out Where I’m Going"- 09/23/01

"The End of Bathing Suit Shopping"- 09/16/01

"Finally, Decorating! "- 09/09/01