By Sue Murphy For a short time (very short) when I was growing up, I shared a bedroom with my sister. It didn’t go well. When we moved a few years later, in a brilliant stroke of self-preservation, my mom and dad let go of the idea of having a separate den and gave us each our own room. Today, my sister and I get along great. It only took … well … a lot of years and each of … [Read more...]

By Sue MurphyThis was a good summer for movies. With “Aladdin” and “The Lion King” coming out back-to-back, it was like a Disney-palooza. While the thermometer hovered at 95 degrees, I spent many happy hours sitting in the dark with my Junior Mints. I also went to see Red Mountain Theatre’s production of “Matilda,” which was great fun. No Junior Mints there, but I … [Read more...]

By Sue Murphy The U.S. women’s soccer team got a lot of flak for being over-enthusiastic winners this season. They won the World Cup, thank you very much, so I guess they were entitled to gloat just a bit. Still, running up the score and dancing with joy pretty much puts a target on your back for next season.  Here in the good ol’ U.S. of A., we’re getting ready to … [Read more...]

 By Sue Murphy It’s like Jumpin’Jack Doritos all over again. When I asked for my usual green iced tea and morning muffin at Starbucks a few weeks ago, I was told that the muffin had been discontinued. To give you an idea of the magnitude of this loss, you need to know that I have ordered the muffin at least twice a week for the past 6 months. After every … [Read more...]

By Sue Murphy Sequels are risky. People will invariably say that one issue was better than the other, and truth be told, there isn’t that much more to be said. Still, I’d like to make a case for filming “Finding Nemo: The College Years.” If you recall, our friend Nemo had a rough start. His mom was eaten by something dark and scary (so very Disney), leaving him the only child … [Read more...]