Monday, April 28, 2008
Ci non è mai l'ostilità tra il cuoco ed il maggiordomo
Me: "If you were a sad Italian clown, what would you eat?"A.C.: "What?"I'm trying to think of a way to connect our Bite This feature with the Augusta Opera's upcoming production of Pagliacci. So I need food items themed along the lines of the tragic...
The Saga of Mellow Mushroom
AUGUSTA, GA. - So we ordered from Mellow Mushroom last week. It was a disaster. $75 worth of food, $30 worth of WRONG ORDERS. I returned to get the right items a second time.Every Monday, somehow, I'm in charge of ordering dinner. T.G. just assigned...
Turkeys Get Bolder
So apparently this turkey thing is getting to be a bigger problem than I realized. According to the Boston Herald, they've begun taking over the sidewalks in Cambridge and Brookline.I read this story and laughed: "A.C., listen: July 20. Caller reports...
Another Great Story I Couldn't Possibly Have Written
A.C.: "So you guys get this: Apparently near my mom's house, there is this crazy turkey. She said she was pulling up in her car and saw this turkey running across a field. She watched it for a while and it kept running and then she realized, 'Oh, my...
Our Freelancers Are Far More Conscientious Than I Ever Realized
Stacey, Sorry it took me a little longer to get this back to you than I expected, this past week got a bit crazier than I expected. This was a really strange album, and it was kind of hard to review, but also kind of fun. Let me know if you need...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Stupid Headline of the Day
Poor suffer most in new economics of hungerNew economics, old economics, hey Washington Post, the poor ALWAYS suffer most... although inside the Beltway, I'm sure you only see them when you drive past public housing and try not to loo...
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Dying for Lack of Insurance (That's Me, Riding by on My High Horse)
I know that everyone won't agree with me, and that's okay. We're all allowed our opinions. And, generally speaking, I am conservative when it comes to government intervention. It makes me feel like someone else controls too much of my life, so I tend...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Small World
AUGUSTA, GA. - I did a story on Sieglinde Boykin, a German immigrant who owns the Coffee Break Cafe in downtown Augusta. Yesterday I got an e-mail in German. I thought it was spam until I recognized a word: Sieglinde. Hmm, I thought, and did my best...
Life Lessons at the Metro Spirit
AUGUSTA, GA. - A.W. is working on her crime story, laughing about the incident reports: "When are people going to learn that you never take a person back to your hotel room when you don't know their name?!"M.F.: "One thing I've learned from watching...
Happy Birthday A.C.!
It's A.C.'s birthday!Me: "Oh, that's right." How ignorant of me.A.C.: "Shut up."Me: "What did Jim give you?"A.W.: "Yeah, was it something good, or was his leaving for Nashville your gift...
Stupid Headline of the Day
World's Oldest Oil Paintings Found in CavesDoesn't everybody know that? Isn't that where it kind of all began?Thanks, Alic...
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Possibly the Greatest Story Ever Told (Including that Bible Thing, Too)
Whoopee is a blog I check almost every day. Really good writing from an interesting Englishwoman. She just kicked my ass for posting - kicked EVERYONE'S ass - with this post. I bow to he...
Peter Pan Syndrome
AUGUSTA, GA. - There comes an alarming time in every woman's life when you leave childish things behind and become a grown-up.I have hit the snooze button on that particular alarm.Let me give you an example. A.W. and I were driving across town to the...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Stupid Headline of the Day
Nicole Kidman urges global fight to end violenceWell, they do say to fire with fire....
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Help!
AUGUSTA, GA. - This is how they were towing cars downtown in advance of the Tour de Georgia coming through. Yike...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Going into Labor
Me: "Do you have any feedback for me on that story, besides the crappy ending?"A.C.: "I didn't say it was a crappy ending."Me: "It was a crappy ending... (silence) "You're playing Tetrus over there, aren't you?A.W.: "She's playing Minesweeper."A.C.:...
Emmie's First Symphony Performance
You know why she's so happy? Because I plied her with popcorn and M&Ms so she'd keep still and quiet. Of course, when the M&Ms took effect, we had to leave. But I got to see four or five songs from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy before that. She lasted...
Friday, April 18, 2008
Desperado... Why Don't You Come to Your Senses?
AUGUSTA, GA. - It was all over. El hombre malo was dead. Antonio Banderas (circa “Desperado”) folded me in his arms and leaned in for passionate kiss.Then the air was filled with the crash of breaking glass. Shards pricked my feet and legs. I screamed...
Can't Fool an Old Fooler
Ed Turner calls, teasing me about Duran Duran."I heard you were a huge fan," he said."No," I answered. Never understood the appeal."Uh... maybe it was A.C.?" he asks."Yeah, probably.""They sent me to the wrong person! Well, what's going on with you...
Dollars and Sense
AUGUSTA, GA. - Walking out of the Bell Auditorium during the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy show, Emmie babbled happily about going to the store. She's three, so that she made it nearly two hours into the concert was good enough for me."We go to da store an'...
Grrrrr..zzzzzz
A.C.: "The forces of the universe just really don't want you to get any sleep do they?"Me: "Nope. Because at midnight last night I was awakened by 'DON'T GO FOR SECOND BEST, BABY, PUT YOUR LOVE TO THE TEST YOU KNOW YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE HIM EXPRESS...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Rhyme Time
AUGUSTA, GA. - I swig a huge gulp of my Diet Coke. Ahhhhh..."I'm going to write an Ode to Diet Coke," I announce, with grandiosity.(Did you even know that word? No. You did not. Learn it.)"You should," A.C. remarks, rather dryly. They tire of my two...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Chicken Poop
AUGUSTA, GA. - My mom has a chicken obsession, and has just about everything she could want that is chicken themed... except a live one that actually says "Bok." I love the word "Bok." Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Bok. Really, it should...
Overheard in the Office
"I can't get him to answer the phone.""Oh, well... he's very busy and important.""Busy taking my foot out of his ass soon...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Day of the Dead
AUGUSTA, GA. - So I know that graveyards aren't supposed to be funny... Wait. Let me try again.So I know that graveyards aren't funny. But if we superimpose my psyche upon the beauty of Magnolia Cemetery, we get both a disturbing portrait of a woman...
Monday, April 14, 2008
Talk about tears...
AUGUSTA, GA. - "You guys, what does Blood Sweat & Tears even sing?" I ask."Spinning Wheeeeel!" A.W. shrieks. "That's all I know."I've never heard it. So I get to googling."Oh my god is this it?" I turn up my speakers. A.C. makes a confused face...
Stupid Headline of the Day
Study: Boomers to Flood Medical SystemGee, what'd they have to do to figure that out? Ad...
I Hear the Secrets That You Keep... When You're Talking in Your Sleep
"Good lord!" Scott says loudly, shocking me out of a dead sleep. I glance at the clock. It's 4:15 a.m. on a Sunday."What?!" I exclaim, alarmed."I... (sigh)," his eyes are closed. Is he still asleep?"What?!" I demand, impatiently. He'd better not say...
Saturday, April 12, 2008
What? A Member of the National Press with a Sense of Humor?
AUGUSTA, GA. - Jim Litke is a sports columnist for the Associated Press. Despite his status as a member of the ain't-from-'round-these-parts population (which I, having lived in Augusta almost 10 years, was accused of just yesterday by a Richmond County...
Friday, April 11, 2008
Lo, in the West, it is The Bearded One
AUGUSTA, GA. - A.W. gasps."What?" I ask."George Michael is playing Atlanta," she says."Ooh, I think my friend Penny and I should go," I say."If you go, I wanna go!" she says."Cool! Let's get passes!"Inside, I was dying. How can I tell A.W. that I don't...
Walking the course
AUGUSTA, GA. - Everything seems uphill at the Masters. It’s almost as if the area was built by magic where it would most inconvenience both guests and residents.Walking uphill from my editor’s house in National Hills to the tournament gates, a memory...
Rock CHOKE!
Me, in e-mail to bosses: You guys should pitch a marketing plan to one of the car dealerships that’s called “Carmageddon.” I think that would be awesome.A.C., via Blackberry: Okaaayy....Me: I'm just working my creative energy for you. My AWARD-WINING...
Masters Tournament Mishap
AUGUSTA, GA. - I wasn't all speedy-like with the camera, so I didn't get the fashion faux pas on film, but let's just say that the following combination, on men, are hereby banned from the course (we'll add more as they come in):Pink Izod golf shirts...
Another Pit Bull
AUGUSTA, GA. - "Why are you so smiley, M.F.?" A.W. asks as he trots into the office.
"I think I just confronted the CEO of Exxon-Mobile about the high price of gasoline," M.F. gloats.
"Wow, really? How do you know it was him?" she asks. "Was he lighting...
Shaun Piazza Band Movin' on up
AUGUSTA, GA. - Someone from FOX watched the Shaun Piazza Band show at the Soul Bar Wednesday night. The network may use one of Piazza's songs for their network. It's about time somebody noticed the band."What are you still doing here, man?" the exec...
Now He's Just Picking a Fight
AUGUSTA, GA. - Frankly, the Tim McDonald at WorldGolf.com stuff didn't bother me that much. Of course McDonald was offended. No one likes to have their mistakes pointed out to them in a public forum. But Scott... well, he just can't let things go. He's...
A Little off the Subject... but ICK
AUGUSTA, GA. - A new MTV reality TV show, entitled "Rock The Cradle," is centered around a competition that will pit the children of eight famous musicians against one another for a chance at stardom. In addition to Lara, the show will feature: *...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Of course, my husband had to weigh in to Tim McDonald's response
Tim,I do not think you intentionally misrepresented our city, and your column certainly did not have the tone of others that have appalled me. However, we in Augusta do have a problem with the national media not bothering to check one fact about our...
I'm not the only one writing about you, dude.
AUGUSTA, GA. - From: Tim McDonald [mailto:tim@worldgolf.com]Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:42 PMTo: Stacey HudsonSubject: Re: Story on AugustaFeeling pretty good about yourself, aren't you? [Nope. Sent along the link to the story because it wouldn't...
Masters Tournament Coverage
AUGUSTA, GA. - I e-mailed my husband, Scott, the story I wrote on Msnbc.com screwing up their "guide" to Augusta. He called me quickly: "Please give me that idiot's information," he begged. When it comes to objectivity, journalists rarely reserve it...
MSNBC swings and misses on Masters recommendations
AUGUSTA, GA. - MSNBC recommended this week that visitors to the Masters Tournament enjoy the life-size bronze statues at the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame’s Botanical Gardens.Oops.If WorldGolf.com contributor Tim McDonald had actually been in town on Monday...
Masters Tournament Coverage
So we're chatting with Steven Uhles from the Augusta Chronicle while waiting to interview Colbie Caillat and Josh Kelley before the Drive Fore! Show Rock Fore! Dough concert."Are you covering the tournament?" T.G. asks."Yeah, I'm mainly in the clubhouse,"...
Masters Tournament Traffic Report
Dateline: 8:30 a.m.AUGUSTA, GA. - Fog delays the start of the tournament by an hour or so, which means that there's no real traffic delays. It's seven minutes down Washington Road to the tournament parking, which is about how long it takes to drive...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Help! I've Lost Grey's Anatomy!
Yeah, that's the best headline I could come up with. Sorry.It's time for poll results, and please note the new poll posted to the right of this page:Which show are you most looking forward to returning, now that the writer's strike is over?It's a tie...
Interview with Colbie Caillat at the Masters Tournament
AUGUSTA, GA - Colbie Caillat seems more like your sister than a singing sensation. The sunny, down-to-earth demeanor reflected in her music shines through the phone line across the Atlantic.For Caillat, she says hasn’t really experienced the “celebrity”...
Interview with Josh Kelley at the Masters Tournament
AUGUSTA, GA. — Metro Spirit just got done interviewing Augusta native Josh Kelley, who will play the Drive Fore! Show Rock Fore! Dough concert tonight, before Colbie Callait and Hootie & the Blowfish takes the stage.We got the feeling that Kelley...
At the Clubhouse at the Augusta National, during the Masters Tournament
AUGUSTA, GA. - Kelley New, of Kelley New Interiors in Augusta, Ga., tells us: In 1983, I was living in Augusta for a short time. I had a close friend that worked deliveries for Leonard’s Florist, and he happened to mention that he delivered flowers...
Monkeying around at the Masters Tournament
AUGUSTA, GA. - Scott Hudson, reporter with WGAC, tells this story: "In 1992 I was working for Oldies 93.9 and our mascot was this giant inflatable gorilla. Some idiot had the bright idea to inflate the gorilla on the roof of the jewelry shop in National...
Gary Player at the Masters Tournament - 51 years of competition this year
AUGUSTA, GA. - John McGowen, a Bellsouth retiree from Conyers, Ga., said that in the mid-80s he visited the tournament on a number of occasions. The most memorable thing that happened was a lesson he learned from watching one of the best golfers at...
Jim Belushi's got soul - at the Masters Tournament
AUGUSTA, GA. - Courtney Prouty, an account executive at Mass Media Marketing in Augusta, Ga., said that she was one of the lucky few to be at the Soul Bar the Wednesday night of Masters Week 2003."Everyone was thrilled to be there; the bar had been...
Masters Tournament Betting Odds
Bet on it: The odds are in Tiger's favor, but that's no guaranteeAUGUSTA, GA. - Because golf is a betting sport, Jimmy Shapiro helped us by providing these odds for the 2008 Masters, courtesy of bodoglife.com.Odds to win the MastersTiger Woods ...
A summary of easily overlooked Masters happenings
AUGUSTA, GA. - Women’s Restroom, Augusta National, 1:50 p.m.The woman sitting outside the ladies room with an employee badge says her job is simple. She is there to prevent drunken men from accidentally entering.Every now and then, however, one gets...
