Although I consider myself a morning person, 8 a.m. sessions at conference get-togethers have never been a favorite.

In my oft-mentioned former life as a home furnishing editor, I had the pleasure of meeting the occasional (random) celebrity.

First, this month’s editorial doesn’t even come close to Jonathan Swift’s satirical essay about Ireland solving its hunger crisis by serving up babies to the British aristocracy.

Most trade shows go unnoticed by the public, who’ve no reason (nay, inclination) to attend.

I’m sure most of you have seen the Martin Scorsese film “Goodfellas” starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci, which focuses on main character Henry Hill’s career as a Brooklyn mob wise-guy.

When it rains, it pours. As you know, this popultar idiom refers to something occurring in large quantity after a lengthy absence. And although it’s often used to describe unhappy ends, that’s not always the case.

Believe it or not, I was a skinny kid growing up. Excluding baby pictures, I was a swift and slender lad. Okay, hard to believe now, but it’s true.

In episode 39 of “I Love Lucy,” the show’s red-headed heroine and her neighbor, Ethel, take jobs at a local chocolate factory.

As we - at least those of us who live in northern climes - watch the last vestiges of winter give way to tulip tips breaking through the ground, it becomes just that much easier to start thinking about spring.

On a recent trip to Florida for some much-needed R&R, I had a familiar experience.