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RU ready for some football?

After years of mediocre playing -- Rutgers is having a phenomenal season.  And tonight is one of the biggest, most-hyped games we've ever seen (in our 20 years as RU fans) and will probably ever see.  They are the hottest ticket in town (seriously people are paying hundreds of dollars for tickets that RU couldn't give away last year).

And we'll be there, cheering on our boys -- in a sea of red.

and you thought it wouldn't last, y'all

Oh wait, it didn't.

Britney files for divorce.  Who wants to bet that within nine months there's a new Missus Federline knocked up down at the trailer park?

wow, desperate housewives truly didn't stink last night

I was actually entertained by last night's episode and chuckled out loud a couple of times.  Even though I heard spoilers and knew Nora was gonna die, it was still rather shocking the way they did it.

from old ladies to earl hickey -- you never know where inspiration will come from

As a writer, I often worry that I'll run out of ideas or just keep repeating myself (as Aaron Sorkin seems to do brilliantly).  But inspiration comes from so many places, that it's really just a matter of being open to whatever the universe presents to you.

For example, over the past year I have been helping to shoot a documentary about a group of elderly women who met at the Red Bank YMCA 15 years ago, and have been meeting for bagels and coffee ever since. These ladies share a great zest for life.  And their story of long-term friendship is inspirational.  It is a sweet doc.

As a writer, spending time with 20 very different women from 20 very different backgrounds has given me great "material".  I feel like I could now write a part for an older woman that is well-rounded and interesting, rather than one-dimensional.