joan garry

So John Edwards made it official today.  Although not directly.  He had someone tell the press that Quinn is his daughter.  You remember.  The woman he had an affair with had a baby.  He denied it was his child.  We all knew it was his child but he said it wasn’t.  Now he’s said she [...]

A mere 7/10 of a mile from my home  rests a small shopping area.   Watchung Plaza.  Named no doubt after a New Jersey based Native American tribe.   For the past 25 years, Eileen and I have lived in walking distance (693 steps as the pedometer counted it yesterday) and in fact, when we moved from [...]

Not just one hit in today’s Newark Star Ledger.  Although that would be enough (Diyenu! says the shiksa).  I do have an op ed running in the Sunday paper today (click on the article picture to read – no squinting necessary).  So yes, I am excited about that.
BUT WAIT. There is more.
On page 10 of [...]

This picture was taken of me and my partner Eileen in 1981.   I know we look fabulous, but don’t you dare say it out loud.  You can think it in your head that we look so young but I’d just prefer not to spread it around.   As an aside I should point out that while [...]

Back in the day, waiting for your car to be serviced was nothing but a headache.  They would tell you 45 minutes and an hour an half later, you’d still be waiting.  How many times could you thumb through US Magazine?   Then car dealers got a little smarter.  They added TV’s in the waiting area.  [...]

Here’s a shot of me and my mother.    Joan Garry and Joan Garry.  Yes, we both have the same names.  And the same hats too.
My mother had emergency eye surgery this weekend and  I won’t bury the lead. She is doing quite nicely.
This photo was taken by a nurse right after my mother had put [...]

It is just amazing how cluttered a garage can become.  One minute it is so neat and tidy and you are sweeping out the last two leaves, marveling at your handiwork.  Then it seems like only days later that you are heaving things (big things) into the garage without even looking.  And then in just [...]

I love this book.  Because it is an age appropriate book about two males who raise a baby together.  And because it is a true story.  It really happened at the Central Park Zoo.  Roy and Silo were inseparable as a couple for six years at the zoo.  They wanted to raise a baby so [...]

Look.  I know I am no longer welcome in this club.   And while I think this photo is hilarious, it does not evoke fond memories of my devotion to Catholicism.    As I believe I have mentioned before, it only really stands as evidence that I did wear a dress once and that I did get [...]

How exciting to learn that Sean Hannity reads my work. I don’t care much that he doesn’t agree. If fact, I consider it a gold star to have someone like Hannity dismiss me. I have been on many of these shows in my day and no one was more dismissive than [...]