HILLS NEWSPAPERS: December 24, 2010
Now that it’s officially winter, boating season is under way in the upper Midwest. We’re talking ice boating here — a sport that combines sailing and snowmobiling in weather so raw your whole body has to be covered. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: December 10, 2010
There’s something about the holidays that’s both sweet – and sour. Sweet is the sound of trumpets and carolers and choirs and bells. Sour is the sound of horns blaring in traffic and motorists jawing about parking.
I take this time, each year, to recount the memory of a man who gave me the middle figure salute one Christmas Eve in the parking lot of Lucky’s. He was a senior, but his arthritic finger drove home the point that his time was too valuable to be spent waiting for me to pull out.
Okay, I get it. We’re all really busy – especially at holiday time. But there is no excuse on earth for this next bit of news, which involves a local dad and a hit and run Prius driver. Continue reading
MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL: December 3, 2010
He’s the voice of experience. Mature and confident. You get the sense that his mettle has been tested in every arena.
Meet Al Attles, the voice behind a new series of Toyota truck commercials. It’s the same Al Attles who played 11 seasons for the Warriors, then coached them to an NBA title in 1975. In the world of advertising, as in basketball, he’s still got game. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: December 3, 2010
Now that we’ve survived Black Friday and the gluttonous feast that is Thanksgiving, let the countdown for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa (or fill-in-the-blank) begin. In our house, the tree is up, and it’s Day 3 of little chocolates on the Advent calendar. Meanwhile, I’m exercising furiously to fit into my red velvet leggings and sequin-studded top. I’ll be retiring my dancing cat Christmas sweater this year, after finding out my daughter wore it to the Tacky Holiday Garment Party at her college sorority. It hurts, but it’s time to move on. Continue reading
OAKLAND MAGAZINE: December 1, 2010
Who: Jules Bruff, 37, a Montclair native living in Los Angeles
What: Bruff is a Hollywood actress who has worked in more than 40 commercials, network television shows and feature films including David Fincher’s Zodiac. She recently finished writing and producing an indie film on depression (in which she also acts) called Part Time Fabulous. Continue reading
Ginny Prior 