A Blog is a Journal (Diary) and is made up of MY thoughts & opinions

Recently, there are reports of people criticizing bloggers for "whining" and "complaining" etc. Blogs are, quite simply, a personal journal or diary...just online so anyone can read it. When I blog, I'm talking about my day, New York tourism (my field), showbiz and celebrities (also my field) or any other damn thing I want to talk about. If I feel like complaining or criticizing something, this is my place to do it. Anybody who doesn't like it is free to simply "exit" and read somebody else's blog!

I recently saw the fabulous movie "Julie & Julia" which tells two stories side by side: the story of how Julia Child (in the 40's and 50's) learned how to cook, wrote her book and BECAME the Julia Child we all know and love. Interwoven is the true story of a young woman (a BLOGGER) who simply cooks her way thru Julia Child's famous French cookbook and blogs about it and learns more about herself in the process. Many critics referred to her as a "whiny blogger" which I think is really unfair. This isn't merely "the Julia Child story" it's Julia Child's story told thru another woman's eyes (and kitchen). An interesting concept. Julia Child is played by the wonderful Meryl Streep and the girl (Julie) is played by the delightful Amy Adams (Disney's ENCHANTED princess).

I've met both women and am fans of both of them. I first met Meryl Streep as a young teenager when she was on Broadway in The Happy End at the Martin Beck Theatre, now the Hirschfeld. I hadn't yet moved to New York permanently...I was visiting a woman in her dressing room (Grayson Hall)who was the leading lady in the show and Meryl was the soprano ingenue (she sings!), freshly out of YALE, and still hadn't been stolen away by Hollywood. She was down-to-earth and lovely as I recall. Years later I had a teensy-weensy part in the movie SHE DEVIL with Meryl and she was just as lovely to me on set. She remembered our meeting (or said she did anyway). I've also met her at industry events and screenings. Both ladies (Meryl and Amy) are total pros...first on the set, completely rehearsed and ready to go, however many takes are needed.