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A NEW DECADE, A NEW WARREN AND DERRICK
Happy New Year! Oh, looky. If you haven't yet noticed, we've given our blog a groovy new look. For the last two years we've gone through a few different incarnations, including the most recent being a newsy-type format. After hearing from some of our...
W&D\'S YEAR IN FACEBOOK STATUSES
THE DECADE THAT WAS, BUT ALMOST WASN\'T
Just think, it was this time ten years ago that people across the country and around the world were stocking up on batteries, cans of beans and bracing themselves for the end of the world fearing computers would take over and destroy us due to ...
W&D WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Derrick and I want to take a quick moment to wish all of our loyal readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thanks for taking time out of your busy days to spend with us. Since you bring us into your homes and offices when you visit o...
W&D DO CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK
Our originally-planned weekend in New York had to be cut short to a single day thanks to the "Blizzard of 2009", but D & I had a great time playing tour-guide to our out-of-town guests while taking in all of Manhattan's holiday splendor during o...
PHILLY SNOW DAY
Well, our original plan for the weekend had us headed to Manhattan this morning with our friends visiting from Austin. But the potentially record-breaking snowfall that began blanketing the mid-Atlantic early this morning put the kibosh on that. We h...
DERRICK TACKLES THE PHILADELPHIA MACY\'S LIGHT SHOW
A few weeks back I was hired by Macy's Parade Studio to help install the Holiday Light Show at Macy's Center City, Philadelphia (formerly Wanamaker's Department Store). It was an awesome experience working on one of Philadelphia’s most hallowed...
W&D DO MACY\'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE 2009
As we mentioned on Thursday, Derrick & I attended our very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. It was sooo incredible!! We woke up early to stake out a prime viewing spot near the corner of Central Park South and 7th Avenue. We...
W&D GET A CHRISTMAS TREE
D & I began decorating our apartment for our first holiday in Philly last weekend, and pretty much had everything done before Thanksgiving with the exception of the Christmas piece de resistance . . . the tree! Well, that all changed today aft...
A QUICK PIC FROM MACY\'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
D & I are just back in Philadelphia after spending the last two days in Manhattan, where we caught our very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in person. We've both watched this holiday tradition on TV since our childhoods, so we were beyond...
THOUGHTS & PRAYERS TO EVERYONE @ FORT HOOD
D & I extend our sincere thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the tragedy today @ Fort Hood. We have some very dear friends/family on post, included our beloved godson Elijah. We're very happy to report that everyone we know is safe...
MORE SCENES FROM THE NATIONAL EQUALITY MARCH
As promised, we're back with more pictures from last Sunday's NEM (National Equality March). First up . . . our chance encounter with Tony-winner and PRIVATE PRACTICE star, Audra McDonald, in the porta-potty line! Audra was more-than-a-little embarra...
NBC FORCES "GLEE" OUT OF MACY'S PARADE
Damn, NBC! D & I will be taking in our very first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in person this year, and we would have been absolutely giddy to see the cast of GLEE in the line-up, but they have tragicly......
STATLER & WALDORF FROM "THE MUPPETS" PULL A JOE WILSON
Growing up I was a huge lover of THE MUPPETS. Besides the incomparable Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf were two of my favorite characters. Perched high above the theatre in their special box seats, the duo's wisecracks and grumpy attitude......
W&D MAKE PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL EQUALITY MARCH
It's official. Yours truly have finalized our plans to attend the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. this October 10th & 11th. Derrick and I have been talking about going ever since we first heard about the event, and we......
WE'RE BACK FROM VEGAS!
We've actually been home since just after midnight this morning, but we had some rest to catch up on . . . as you might imagine. Derrick and I had a great time with our friends in Las Vegas as......
W&D GO DOWN THE SHORE: CAPE MAY, NJ
We’ve been here in Philadelphia for six months now, and we finally decided to take our first trip “down the shore” today to see what all the fuss is about. After taking suggestions from my fellow co-workers this past week,......
I WANT THIS! AE CORDUROY FEDORA
Saw this hat through the window of an American Eagle while I was visiting one of my stores today. LUVS it! Unfortunately, I was traveling with a corporate visitor and couldn't squeeze in a quick shopping stop to make a......
LAUNDRY DAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS
I got a postcard in the mail on Friday informing me that I had a package waiting at the local post office for pick up. Thinking it was something I had ordered Derrick for his upcoming birthday, I waited until......
DON'T YOU HATE IT WHEN . . .
see more dog and puppy pictures I've sooo been here before . . . especially lately. Blah! Which is why D & I are focusing on healthier eating and more excercise....
'9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL' ROCKED MY FAMILY'S CLOCK
My awesome mom, aunt and cousin flew east from Texas this past weekend to spend a few days with Warren and I. It was a fabulous weekend full of laughs, sightseeing, great food and much missed family time. Saturday we......
AN OPEN LETTER TO PAT ROBERTSON FROM A "SO-CALLED HOMOSEXUAL"
Dear Mr. Robertson, I am, as you say, a "so-called homosexual" and . . . believe it or not . . . I am not the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of a high school coach or guidance......
W & D DO D.C.
Derrick and I just got back from spending a fabulous day in Washington D.C. While the primary purpose of our trip was to catch a matinee performance of the Broadway tour of RENT (Derrick will be blogging about that shortly!),......
