Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul finds something missing on his return from Mexico—Frida! Ay caramba! Several things were seriously out of whack last night when Chef and I returned from his 40th birthday celebration in Mexico. You know something’s wrong when a plane full of South of the Border citizens gasps upon hearing the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘frida’
June 24, 2010
Seven Year Itch
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul realizes Frida has reached middle age, and that Chef may have got bitten by the seven-year itch. Our little goose turns 7 today, which effectively means that our incurably cute Bichon Frise Frida has reached middle age. Chef and I have begun noticing the telltale signs of aging (early [...]
June 8, 2010
Beantown Book Tour
Today on Alphabet City: On book tour, Jon Paul takes Boston by storm. I took it as a good omen when Vanessa Williams was in my room at Kimpton’s Nine Zero hotel in Boston. After all, Tyra had accompanied me via American Way on my first leg of the journey, and now Chef spotted Vanessa [...]
April 21, 2010
Someone to Watch Over Me
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul worries about the disappearance of a supporting character. The longer I’ve lived in New York, the more I’ve added to my collection. Not bric-a-brac, mind you—although that “vintage” stool in our kitchen was once rescued from the street by Angela. No, I tend to collect people, characters, supporting cast [...]
February 26, 2010
Snow Angel
Today on Alphabet City: Record snowfall seriously affects Frida’s morning routine. Two things make me feel better about shoveling record amounts of snow first thing in the morning: 1) The upper body and lower back workout means I don’t have to go to the gym. 2) Frida the Bichon frolicking in the aftermath makes me [...]
December 15, 2009
Raising Canine
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul lands an appointment with a much sought after NYC doggie dermatologist. REMINDER: “New York, where everything is harder than it should be. And more expensive,” said my dear friend Martin (in a made-up Brooklyn accent) many years ago when he helped me move to the Big Apple. And boy [...]
December 8, 2009
Dog of Carnage
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul deals with the aftermath of a dog fight that leaves little Frida wounded. New excerpt available from Episode 14: And Baby Makes Three. Last week, my foofy six year-old Bichon Frise dog-daughter Frida was roughed up and bitten by a bully named Flavia. Since I wasn’t present at the [...]
December 4, 2009
The Bodyguard
Today on Alphabet City: Kristin Chenoweth and her hunky male Christmas pinup calendar inspires Jon Paul to reveal more of his cross-country travels with Tyra Banks. Full Episode 5 now available. Chef and I decided a few years back that if our little dog Frida were ever an animated character that she would be voiced [...]
