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We're glad you dropped by - stay and browse for some “Average Joe” laughs or a bit of inspiration to lighten your day!

Some Reader Favorites Columns by Deirdre:

A Fifth Grade Chaperone's Tale

Spring Is Here - So Get to Work in the Yard

Influenced By Movies

American Idol And The Flu

Deirdre Reilly is a well-known humorist who writes about almost anything, personally embarrassing to her or not. Having studied under the masters, (code for: she is making it all up and has no formal training whatsoever in any discipline) Deirdre is convinced that humor is an essential part of the American discourse, and rates reading humorous columns right up there with the signing of U.N. treaties encouraging disarmament, working towards a greener planet for all future generations, and texting your vote in time to count on American Idol.

Deirdre has been on radio across the country as a repeat guest in major markets (and has filled in as a commercial-reader when needed), a television guest (she is known for starting many answers to a host's question with silence, followed by muttering "You didn't tell me you were going to ask that"), and has been a guest speaker in many different settings, from professional development seminars, to PTA groups, to random people at Dunkin' Donuts when she hasn't had a gig in awhile. She lives a great life just outside Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, three sons, two dogs, one cat, and a tortoise named Gary, who is the inspiration for many of her best works (according to Gary himself).

So, enjoy the site and all it has to offer, and join us here on these pages often!
Fresh Video: Check out Deirdre's son's band
"Sour D" in this clip live from the Middle East in Boston!
April 14, 2010: Happy spring!  A quick update: still blogging almost daily, so check that out here!.  Still not writing a column; finding the break after 13 years surprisingly wonderful and beneficial so I'm just going with it. Finishing my book (editing last 100 pages) and surprised at how long it has taken. This project has taken me almost three years part-time, and is a mystery about private and government-funded space travel.  Note:I can't believe the U.S.A. is cutting back NASA funding...such a drastic mistake.  We need to be the leaders in space exploration/discovery for a host of reasons including both knowledge and defense.  Thanks for visiting and have a great spring!

Deirdre's Music, Book and Film Favorites:
 

Recommended ipod Download:
Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. Too many versions out there; stick with the original that defies improvement.


Recommended CD: Raul Midon, Synthesis. I love this artist; go ahead and purchase this one just on my say-so...I won't let you down.


Recommended Reading:
John Adams by David McCullough - this book is a must for anyone seeking information on how the United States was actually begun, and by whom. Fascinating, true look at John and Abigail Adams and what they endured in the name of freedom from tyranny. Interesting fact: John Adams once travelled on foot and by donkey through Spain to fulfill a post assigned to him by the Continental Congress; this unbelievably long, cold, hard trip took three months and he was a faithful diarist the whole trip, recording his thoughts and hopes for the U.S.

Recommended Rental: Again, an oldie: From 1990 Men Don't Leave, starring an amazing Jessica Lange as a new widow who moves to Baltimore to raise her two sons and also to try to begin again - when she really doesn't want to. One of the most touching, truthful movies ever filmed about families and their strains and their strengths. A beautiful scene: a surprise hot-air balloon ride for a woman in despair. Notable performance: Joan Cusack in one of her best performances ever. Arliss Howard, Chris O'Donnell and Kathy Bates also star. Favorite character: the sweet, observant, loving son Matthew, played by Charlie Korsmo.

These Days
 

Quote for April:
"It ain't what they call you; it's what you answer to that counts." ~ W. C. Fields