Posts Tagged ‘ Kathy Minicozzi ’

Up, Up and … AYEEE!

May 17, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

I am not a nervous flyer. I love a window seat, and I will not hesitate to lean over and look out of it from 40,000 feet in the air. Bad turbulence makes me...

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Let’s Play the Online Translator Game

May 8, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

Again, I seem to have been inspired by something Bill Y. Ledden did (which was made necessary by my throwing a bunch of Italian at him). I believe in giving credit where it is...

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Defending the Italians (Well, somebody has to do it!)

May 7, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi
Defending the Italians (Well, somebody has to do it!)

I-tal-ian (ĭ-tălˡ-yən). noun. A native of the country of Italy, or one who is descended from natives of Italy. Characterized by enormous intelligence, great talent, compassion, generosity and high moral principles. A superior person....

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Acknowledgement of knowledge

May 6, 2012
By Bill Y Ledden
Acknowledgement of knowledge

I thought long and I thought hard and came to a conclusion. There’s no way I’m ever going to be able to share knowledge in the same way as Donna Cavanagh, founder of HumorOutcasts.com...

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Kathy’s Points to Remember

April 17, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

Coffee, salad dressing, ketchup and marinara sauce are all programmed to seek out your white blouse and kill it. The year you have a big tax refund due you is the year you will...

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The Catholic Coffee Snob

April 11, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

This is for all of you caffeinated Catholics out there who still go to Confes … er, the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Warning:  This is only for those who are reckless enough to make suggestions to...

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The Great Refrigerator Raid

April 10, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

One of the nice things about a fridge is its door.  If you pile up a mess anywhere else in the house, it’s going to be visible, unless you shove it under the bed...

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The Top 5 Good Things About Getting Old

March 21, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

Nobody looks forward to getting old.  That would be like looking forward to your next root canal.  The aging process is not inherently fun.  It isn’t all walkers and hearing aids, though.  There are...

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Things No Budding Writer Should Ever Have to Hear from Anybody

March 15, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi
Things No Budding Writer Should Ever Have to Hear from Anybody

All artists are vulnerable to “helpful” clichés and criticism from anyone with a mouth and an opinion.  Singers get it (“You should try out for American Idol.”).  So do musicians (“How do you get...

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Fairy Tales from the Inside: The Princess Bride

March 8, 2012
By Kathy Minicozzi

Yes, I know “The Princess Bride” is not a real fairy tale.  It is a movie based on a novel.  But it has a princess, an evil prince, a pirate, a giant, a swashbuckler,...

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