tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12324091995598177032024-03-05T06:40:03.536-05:00Candy's daily DandyA daily blog about all things CandyCandy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.comBlogger1410125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-20549668134075129992020-04-27T12:28:00.000-04:002020-04-27T12:28:16.602-04:00Captian's Log
Captain's Log, Star Date: Day 41 Quarantine 2020:
The troops are getting restless.
41 days into a Nation-wide shutdown and life on this ship is stable but teetering on danger. The crew of five is well fed, well clothed, clean, (depending upon the day) and rested. Provisions are abundant but restlessness is approaching like a meteor heading straight into our galaxy. Morale is stagnant.&Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-55028249629151899832020-04-13T11:04:00.000-04:002020-04-13T11:07:19.575-04:00Reinventing The Wheel
Lately I've been busy...
Like strange busy. While quarantining at home I thought I'd have all this time to do all the things I like to do, like read, blog, do laundry, etc. But I find that I don't have time because lately, I've been doing a lot of reinventing. Social distancing policies have forced me to reinvent how I do my business in the midst of a pandemic, but it's not just work. I find Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-26164296015296804552020-03-31T11:18:00.000-04:002020-03-31T11:32:26.668-04:00What Would Carrie Do?
Let's take a different angle on all this Covid-19 perspective today. While watching my favorite go-to on TV, I decided to think about what this apocalyptic world would look like for the girls from Sex and the City. How would they handle this Social Distancing when their entire existence is centered around Sex...in the city? And just like that, I had my blog post.
I'm going to start with Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-326679799414389782020-03-27T12:49:00.000-04:002020-03-27T12:49:40.865-04:00Dire Straights
Let's face it, things are becoming dire.
During these desperate times its easy to fall into the black hole that is depression. The way I look at it we have a choice: fall into the black hole or step back and decide not to jump head first. How about we decide to take a deep breath and tap into all our strength and courage? Resiliency is needed, because we are all resilient and Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-15964261799403902602020-03-25T11:48:00.000-04:002020-03-25T21:16:24.924-04:00What's For Dinner?
In this historic age of Covid-19 home quarantining, with restaurant and bars shuttered down for the near future, I like everyone else, have been cooking almost every meal at home.
You may be asking yourself why this is a big deal?
Because My Guy and I eat out nearly every single night.
I don't tell you this to brag or to sound pompous, I tell you this because since the kiddos left the nest, Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-51168219568535262732020-03-24T09:31:00.002-04:002020-03-24T11:12:54.872-04:00Selfie Free Zone
Being home ALL DAY LONG has both positives and negatives, as we are all discovering what our new normal looks like. I know this may come as a shock to some of you, so brace yourselves,...
I haven't worn makeup in about 4 days.
Normally I wear makeup every day, as it is my business, quite literally, but being at home has given me the freedom to go without makeup and it has been Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-65832792859614459742020-03-22T15:35:00.001-04:002020-03-22T15:42:45.642-04:00Remember Me?
I've returned.
It would seem that I turn to writing when I don't know what to do with myself. I put my words on paper and try to make sense of it all. And there's a lot going on that doesn't make sense these days. So, I decided to click onto my old friend Blogger and I signed into The Daily Dandy. It was that easy.
It feels good to be back. Me and the keyboard "having a conversation Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-51781008466818254752016-01-18T10:32:00.001-05:002016-01-18T10:35:31.917-05:00Mini Me
I got the chance to spend some quality time with Frick this weekend before she headed back to the Big Apple and you know what I discovered?
She is a total Mini Me.
I guess I always knew this to be true, but the older she gets the more I begin to see the similarities in our personalities. She is totally me.
She's been going through some stuff recently, and that stuff is stuff we all go Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-43262909991444495022015-12-02T12:01:00.000-05:002015-12-02T12:01:53.936-05:00My Birthday Ode To My Mom On My Birthday
She was a young and vibrantly beautiful woman, two years short of her 40th birthday, and ready to pop with her fifth child. Almost as beautiful on the inside as out, she possessed an incredible strength that she still holds today, and she knew that she had to be prepared. It was early December, but the spirit of Christmas was already heavy in the hustle and bustle of the air. She had to be Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-69280476318453523462015-11-16T11:00:00.000-05:002015-11-16T11:00:22.183-05:00From Paris With Love
There were so many incredible things that happened over the weekend, but none more devastating than the attack on our innocence. Terror took front stage on Friday and our innocence was the victim. But rest assured good prevails, as it always does because evil has no place amongst our existence. Yet we are changed as a world, and we now know that this cowardice act of terror will NOT, can NOT,Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-29480601892092529942015-11-13T09:13:00.000-05:002015-11-13T09:14:53.205-05:00Trainwreck
I've been a bit of a trainwreck lately.
In the best possible way, of course. But my blogging time has been directly affected. The more The Candy Bar's numbers go up, the less time I have to blog. These are good problems to have because when all is said and done, I gotta devote my time to the thing that pays the bills. All week I had plans to blog, yet I never seemed to find any time. Like Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-27319150549331398632015-11-04T11:27:00.001-05:002015-11-04T11:27:52.271-05:00This Is Getting A Bit Weird...
So I'm watching TV on Friday night and I happen to catch the 20/20 episode with Leah Remini. By now the entire world knows that Leah, a once famous member of the Church of Scientology, is a Scientologist no longer. Leah has just written a book entitled, "Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology". In this controversial memoir Remini makes some stunning claims about her former church Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-21539089823299141652015-11-02T12:05:00.000-05:002015-11-02T12:05:16.621-05:00On Borrowed Time
Daylight saving time and, whoo hoo, if Fall Back isn't my favorite time of the year! I remember it best back in high school when it gave me an extra hour with my friends at that certain upperclassmen party! As I got older, had children and worked harder than ever that extra hour was a welcome gift. Yes, yesterday morning was a pure delight when I realized that I had an extra hour of sleep, Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-37445554629196713532015-10-28T13:16:00.000-04:002015-10-28T13:16:45.928-04:00I Have An Emergen-C
It's THAT time of year..
It's inevitable. The temperatures are changing which means that sure as sh*t-we are all gonna get sick. And sure as sh*t, Monday night, on my drive home from work I noticed I had sprouted a sore throat that wasn't letting up. Christ! I can't get sick this week! My store manager is on vacation which means I HAVE to be at work for the next 8 days-sick or not. I had to Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-34673054795152060702015-10-27T10:31:00.004-04:002015-10-27T10:31:52.063-04:00Clyde And His Bonnie
The legend of Bonnie and Clyde is at it again. A married couple from Quincy, MA ; Joseph and Jennifer Carrier, decided to support their heroin habit by robbing banks up and down the East Coast with their seven dogs in tow. Their brazen crime spree started in Ludlow Mass when they robbed a bank and made off with not-enough-cash-to-make-it-worth-it. To make things worse-the couple made their Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-37426318527577813152015-10-12T10:26:00.001-04:002015-10-12T11:08:49.332-04:00Media JunkieLI'm slightly obsessive compulsive at times. Like most people, I am attached at the hip to my mobile device and have been chastised by My Guy, My Kids and my mom about tuning out while zoning out on my cell. A self admitted news junkie, after completing my latest update on my operating system I was pleased to find a new "News" ap that I did not have before. After close inspection I have decided Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-25447045851608302782015-10-07T11:11:00.001-04:002015-10-07T11:13:28.047-04:00The Stomach Sleeper
My mom always said that I "could fall asleep on a picket fence", and she would be right. Put me in the back seat of a car on a long ride and soon enough I will be out cold. When I board an airplane-no matter how long the ride-I always drift off to dream land shortly after take off. So it was much to my surprise that just as this summer had turned into fall, I found myself awake at some Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-76572015267784679692015-09-29T12:25:00.000-04:002015-09-29T12:25:48.528-04:00Tuesday Tidbits
I went 4-1 in the football pool this week! I'm officially tied for 6th. I'm also slightly obsessed.
I'm disappointed in the Ray Donovan season finale. I like a badass Ray Donovan and this episode gave me a resigned and weak Ray Donovan. I guess I understand the reason why they chose to end the season the way they did-it's about absolution and redemption, OK, I get it. But in my opinion Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-21963729274297936282015-09-23T13:07:00.001-04:002015-09-23T13:12:46.580-04:00Dipping My Feet Into The Pool
So last month My Guy invited me to join his NFL football pool. I was a little nervous about joining a football pool with 20 guys, so I recruited my BFF to join also. I played Fantasy Football once before and made it all the way to the playoffs, but this is different. This time I need to follow the entire GAME and not just my beloved New England Patriots, but all of the games in the league. I Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-12030317132985817922015-09-22T11:49:00.000-04:002015-09-22T11:51:13.019-04:00I Was Just Thinking...
I saw this picture of Paris Jackson today and it got me to thinking about Michael Jackson's kids and where they are now. You know how a picture or a story gets you thinking about people that really aren't in your realm of life, yet you can't stop wondering what happened to them?
A quick internet check on Paris finds the 17 year-old beauty seemingly happy and attending a private boarding Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-20334823205584757172015-09-17T10:56:00.000-04:002015-09-17T11:03:09.166-04:00Black And Whitey
So I'm going to see "Black Mass" tonight. I can hardly wait.
I read the book.
I read the papers when it was happening.
I live in the city that was terrorized.
I remember the pain it caused the families of the victims; mine included.
Whitey Bulger is urban legend around here.
I'm fascinated by this moment in history that was captured on film and looking forward toCandy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-33337710772682948172015-09-16T12:02:00.000-04:002015-09-17T10:57:59.909-04:00Let's Debate
It's on for the GOP tonight!
I was thinking, on my way to work this morning, that the whole 2016 Presidential race is in the toilet. No really, I'm so disappointed with all of the candidates. All of them from both parties.
Let's take the Republicans:
Trump: The man with a double digit lead is a bully! I get that he's talking tough and people really like that, but let's talk temperament for Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-30903025852067000212015-09-15T11:57:00.001-04:002015-09-15T12:10:09.826-04:00Miss 'Merica
So our newly crowned Miss America thinks that Tom Brady is a cheater? Actually-she said that she thought that My Tommy was a cheater if there was a question, but the media blew that way out of context. What she did say when asked if Brady should be held accountable for deflating footballs was,
"Did he cheat? That’s a really good question, I’m not sure," Miss Georgia, 21, replied. "I think I’dCandy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-62233958264495600672015-09-08T13:41:00.000-04:002015-09-08T13:42:02.513-04:00Fair Game?
I just got finished reading ESPN's bombshell attack on The New England Patriots. Released three hours before the time of this posting, 12:00 EST, I literally just finished the lengthy article.
I'm dumbfounded.
The article, mainly about Spygate, a scandal in 2007 involving the video taping of opposing teams hand signals, talks in detail about the accusations leveled at the Patriots Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232409199559817703.post-5876923859520639172015-09-04T07:41:00.001-04:002015-09-04T08:44:36.255-04:00I've Got A Bone To PickSo I went to the dentist yesterday for my routine cleaning. I never used to worry about a trip to the dentist, but after a certain age a routine trip to the dentist is no longer so routine. That sensitive area or slight twang of pain somewhere turns out to be more than you bargained for-or budgeted for. A simple cleaning can suddenly turn into a "deep scaling", which causes discussion of gum Candy's daily Dandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172746492146546253noreply@blogger.com2