Bright Star: A Great Mother’s Day Gift of a Broadway Show

Apr 30 Posted by nancyjrab 2 Comments

Mother’s Day is around the corner. And what better gift than tickets to a warm, funny, moving Broadway show, starring an incredible newcomer: Carmen Cusack. Tickets to Bright Star, which opened on Broadway this season, would make the perfect Mother’s Gift this year.

Bright Star, written and composed by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin), and Edie Brickell, “tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and 40s. When successful literary editor Alice Murphy meets an ambitious young soldier just home from World War II, their connection inspires Alice to confront her past. Together they discover a stunning secret with the power to transform their lives.”

It’s a gem. Continue Reading

#goEnjoy ENJOY: Personal Tech Service #Coupon #DiscountCode

Apr 29 Posted by nancyjrab 4 Comments

I love me some new technology. I love marveling at what these new-fangled contraptions can do. How they work. Their simplicity. What I don’t enjoy is having to figure out how they do what they do, and set them up myself. Enter ENJOY, the new home tech delivery service I tried out last week. ENJOY […]

How Not to be “That Person” in Your Co-Working Space

Apr 18 Posted by nancyjrab 4 Comments

WeWork. NeueHouse, Grind, The Yard. If you’re a small business or start up owner, chances are you are either already in one of these hip or pseudo-hip shared office environments, or thinking of joining one. Want free beer? There’s a co-working space for that. Want foosball tables? Check. Want camaraderie, parties, inspiration, motivation? Check Check […]

Summer Ready Feet with Zim’s Max Crack Cream

Apr 15 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

If ever there were a blog title destined to get the WRONG kind of attention, this is it. But I felt I needed to write this post, since the folks as Zim’s were kind enough to send along a full-sized sample of their Zim’s Daytime Formula Max Crack Cream to check out. It’s AWESOME. Over the […]

Peapod Meal Kits to the Rescue

Dec 7 Posted by nancyjrab 2 Comments

You get an simple recipe and all the ingredients: pre-measured

When holiday cooking gets you down, Meal Kits from Peapod home grocery delivery and Barilla can help. I received a gift card to facilitate shopping for this post. I once saw a headline in the Onion: Mom Does VRBO in the Caribbean: Does Same Sh@# with an Ocean View! That’s a little bit how I […]

Unravel: The Gorgeous Game that just might turn this non-gamer into a gamer

Oct 14 Posted by nancyjrab 1 Comment

I am not a gamer. I have never played Mario Kart. I have never tried Halo. I have never even seen Grand Theft Auto I, II,III,IV, or V. But last week, I attended the Electronic Arts (EA) Preview of it’s upcoming games, and I think I may have seen the game that will turn me into […]

I went Camping in the Pocono Mountains …and liked it!

Sep 2 Posted by nancyjrab 4 Comments

I peed in the woods this summer. Twice. That may not sound like a big deal to you, but having spent three quarters of my life living in NYC, peeing in the woods is not a usual part of my day. Poconos Mountain camping is not a usual thing. Ditto camping along the Delaware River. […]

The Last Disconnected Summer

Aug 14 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

Why an admitted tech addict mourns the loss of her kids’ tech free summers. Every summer, for the past six years, my kids have been disconnected from the digital world for seven weeks straight while they swim and bike and canoe and do every land sport imaginable at sleepaway camp. But this summer is […]

9 Tips for Broadway Theatre Goers

Jul 11 Posted by nancyjrab 1 Comment

1. Shut your damn phone off. Generations of theatre goers have survived without people being able to reach them for a few hours. You will too. Honestly — you’re not that important. Get over yourself. 2. Tone Down your ‘do. If you’re tall, it’s one thing. No one likes to see Lebron James scooting his way into […]

5 THINGS I LEARNED about PINTEREST from PINTEREST

Jun 29 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

The secrets of maximizing Pinterest from the #5 employee at Pinterest herself. As a blogger, I’m invited to a lot of events. And each of those events comes with an unspoken contract: the sponsor will provide you with information or an experience of some kind, or some swag, in exchange for you using your social media […]

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