cindy capitani
- Location
- Rutherford, New Jersey,
- Birthday
- August 11
- Bio
- wordsmith at a paragraph factory
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MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “i can't stop laughing.
i've read a few of you things
from
time to time -
awesome,…”
November 19, 2009 09:03PM - “There's nothing else
like OS. It's like a newspaper
site of
just blogs, except
it…”
November 15, 2009 09:32PM - “the pressure we journos
are under now is to be 1st --
be
right -- but be first.
o…”
November 12, 2009 10:14PM - “Interesting info Des,
thanks! I'll check out
Raven's
post.
Oh
thanks Monkey!
Good
t…”
November 11, 2009 08:57AM - “This was way fun JK!
Very clever.”
November 11, 2009 08:28AM
Cindy capitani's Links
Though he’ll always be remembered as the Pulitzer Prize winning author, whose memoir Angela’s Ashes spent over 100 weeks on the bestseller list, Frank McCourt, was primarily, a teacher. For over 30 years, he taught in the New York City school district, and though I first came to know him… Read full post »
Does anyone believe in love at first sight? (An OS poll)
Dr. Ruth Westheimer does. Remember her? The German sex psychologist who said the words “penis” and “vagina” all over the airways in the 80s? I dug up a column of hers from April 18, 1987 in the Chicago-Sun Times. She told a reader there is “absolutely such a thing as lov… Read full post »
Do men want to be pursued? (an inspired poll)
Even though I'm on a dating hiatus (and cultivating inner peace), the jury in my head is still out on whether this should be a permanent state of being or a temporary state of bliss.
A post by Divorceland inspired me to pose the question: Do men want to be pursued… Read full post »
Sweet love: A picture at Woodstock, happily ever after
They took the back roads in a Chevy Impala, arriving mid-weekend
for what would turnout to be one of the most memorable music
festivals in history.
Little did they know they too would become a part of that history,
lovers huddled standing under a blanket in a sea of mud, sleeping
bodies… Read full post »
The hardest part was seeing the big yellow truck parked out
front. I knew he was going; it was time. We discussed it; this
wasn’t a surprise.
But the sight of the truck, knowing it was for my house, would be
filled with his things…it was only then I understood he
was… Read full post »
They’re all older than me. Walter by many years (like,
almost 50 years-- who's not dead but dying), Michael a handful, and
Farrah in between.
Farrah’s death today at 62, is the hardest hitting, since
it’s she whose hair and body had the biggest impact on my
way-younger self. It&rsq… Read full post »
"Might as well face it you're addicted to love"
No! Go away Robert Palmer, you sorry excuse for a band (ok, I
like them). I will NOT face it. I will not admit that after my
divorce I was certain (certain!) I would meet my one true love (any
minute, any date now! c'mom, step on up!)
Nope. You and… Read full post »
This is the 3rd, maybe the 4th -- I’m losing track -- layoff in the past year at my newspaper. The layoff gods have been good to me, and were again once more. I’m happy to say I still have a job, I remain among the employed, still a working journalist.… Read full post »
At first, news of the big FBI round-up of corrupt politico types didn't interest me a lot, except to see if I knew anyone on the list, and what local news angle could be uncovered.
Pablo Neruda "I Crave Your Mouth" (open call)
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose real name is Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, was born on 12 July, 1904, in the town of Parral in Chile. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
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I never knew his work until a guy I met in the library…The curious case of the Chester cat lady
Wanda Oughton lived with about 150 cats in a 12 room mansion at
the end of a cul-de-sac, the kind of upscale neighborhood where
people know each other only if they go out of their way.
The houses are spread far apart by rolling green lawns, and
it’s a long walk… Read full post »
Is there really such a thing as a soul mate?
Of course when I got married I thought I was marrying my one and
only soul mate. I had a young girl's notion that things happen for
a reason and everything unfolds the way it's supposed to.
Fast forward a decade or two, and boy, did things turn out differently… Read full post »
Everyone gets naked at the NYC OS anniversary party
(hahahahahahaha)
segue into ….
There was a small girl with cropped hair in kindergarten who shared her cheese doodles with me everyday. Doesn’t sound monumental. But it was. cheese doodles was, and remain my favorite snack. And my mother, for whatever reason (maybe because I never though… Read full post »
100 things you don’t know about women
Esquire magazine is rather brilliant and I make it a point to not only subscribe, but get its e-newletters and Tweets. (And they get my Tweets, which really makes me feel rather cool.)
My subscription to Esquire has puzzled some people, because it is, after all, a magazine for… Read full post »
Just worship the ground I walk on & everything will be fine
I don’t do conflict. In fact, I do everything to avoid it and that might perhaps be why I have a lot of friends and few enemies – maybe no enemies. I’ve never raised a fist, rarely raise my voice and when I’m angry I might sigh or grunt, but in… Read full post »
Twinkies & exotic faces: An interview with Brian b.
Marriage statistics -- that's how I first came to know Brian b. He wrote about how his marriage was just another stat. And I recall thinking "join the club." And I've been reading about what's on his mind ever since.
So here are some random (and I do mean random!) questions I th… Read full post »
There were some tears around the office yesterday and it’s
hard not to feel guilty today that I have a cool new title. While I
was restructured in, a lot of people were shown the door, smart
editors with long histories and much to offer.
It doesn’t seem fair that it… Read full post »
It’s kind of sad when the start of a quarter signals a memo from corporate. No need for a rumor mill – though it’s there nonetheless – history’s been the indicator, and the numbers don’t lie. And just as Tuesday always follows Wednesday and July follows June, the 3… Read full post »
The paradox of relationships
There’s not a subject I ponder more than relationships.
Not just between men and women – though that’s been my
area of obsession since I first read “Betsy and the
Boys” at age 6 or so -- but all relationships.
I think about the confused dynamic between parents and childr… Read full post »
Midlife crisis dating? Sure it's fun!
When I first started dating after my divorce, I really had such
a good time, I wondered why anyone would want a relationship. Why
did I ever get married? What was I thinking? There are men
everywhere, conversations waiting to happen, all those first
kisses. How much fun is this?
I… Read full post »
Flying frogs: Croakers airlifted to save from extinction
Sure, it looks like an ordinary frog. But this one is the about 2-pounds, the size of a frying pan, tastes like chicken, sounds like a howling dog and has a roundtrip plane ticket to Sweden.
No kidding. Scientists are airlifting dozens of these chicken frogs off the Montserrat… Read full post »
Chaos & injuries at Memorial Day Parade!
There's really nothing worse than working Memorial Day weekend. Well, yes, of course there is. But let's pretend there's nothing worse.
So you're stuck working. Your work will consist of editing stories about -- you guessed it -- Memorial Day parades! What fun! I know. I’m grateful to our… Read full post »
It only would've been better if it played out in the lunch room. Of course, we would've had to toss notes across a long folding table or whisper behind smelly bathroom stalls. But the message would've been the same: he's cheating on you.
Gasp!
How sad to discover the midlife dating… Read full post »
OPen Call- For sale: baby shoes, never worn (a true story)
Except the part about them being being for sale.
Of course I'll never sell them. They'll alway be among the rest of her things (hundreds of tiny hair clips, clothes in various colors, textures and sizes, so many photo albums, too many memories). Everything nestled in a wicker trunk behind… Read full post »
Hijacked at my cubicle, assaulted with annoying phrases
Shrimp dinner in-hand, my coat still on, the hijacker known only
by the code name Boss, opens his mouth and utters the phrase that
causes grown-ups to stick their fingers in their ears and sing.
“tra la la la” (What’s that? Did you say
something?)
“Can we see you a minute?&rdq… Read full post »
Cindy capitani's Favorites
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When your Nemesis dies
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Bo Dollis is the Best American Singer You've Never Heard Of
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Best Advice on Your 1st Novel, Pt. 6; Thanksgiving Edition
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Mr. President:"Stop fearing Palin and her nitwits!"
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Hey OS, want to know what I am really thankful for?
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Finding Your Inner Voice
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Whoa There, Trigger!
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"Hi! I'm shit!"
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