Cutie thinks Dorothy Parker was all wet when she quipped “men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.” Let’s tag along as she pays a visit to the eyeglass shop to pick up her newest fashion-forward frames, and offers some words of grandmotherly wisdom for all the gals who need a little vision correction–and even those that don’t!
Month: December 2010
Cutie Goes Ghost Hunting
Join Cutie as she takes a day trip adventure to explore Riverside’s historic Mission Inn, where she enjoys the old world atmosphere while keeping one eye peeled for ghosts.
Storm Watch 2010
It’s raining, it’s pouring in Southern California today, and Cutie has battened down her hatches, filled up on steamy soup, and tugged on her warmest socks. But for her friends and fans who don’t have the option of staying inside where it’s warm and dry, she has a few wise thoughts on surviving the wet season.
Broguiere’s Chocolate Milk
Scrumptious, creamy, incredibly delicious! That’s what fans say about Broguiere’s glass-bottle chocolate milk, a Southern California favorite for almost a century. Since the beverage-resistant Cutie has been more open-minded than usual about trying new drinks, we picked up a bottle and asked for her review. Can plain old chocolate milk really be that good, or is it all hype? Tune in as Cutie tells it like it is.
Help with a hubby with hobbies
In this latest edition of Ask Grandma Anything, young wife Laura wants to know if there’s any hope for her marriage, when her husband’s top priority is his hobbies and his pals. Cutie eases her mind with the wisdom of the ages. Tune on in to get the skinny.
Cutie meets Mr. Atlas
Cutie recently paid a visit to her local teaching crime lab to meet the scientists and learn about their work. While taking a breather from the lab tour, she sat down beside an anatomical model and couldn’t help but notice his unusual good looks. Let’s drop in and see how Cutie and “Mr. Atlas” are making out.
Gatorade Taste Test
All the health experts advise “stay hydrated,” but for Cutie that’s a
challenge, because she really doesn’t like the taste of most liquids.
That all changed when she recently took her noon-time pills and washed
them down with the only available fluid, a sip of Gatorade from a
vending machine. “What is this wonderful beverage?” demanded Cutie.
And so a new love affair was born, and you’ll see just how passionate
she is in this taste test video.
An Old California Christmas
Cutie celebrates the season with a trip back in time, courtesy of the kind and talented volunteers at the Rancho Los Cerritos adobe in Long Beach. On her candle-lit tour, Cutie met many interesting Rancheros from 1850s California, viewed their Christmas pageant, heard them gossip about business and the recent war, then feasted on cinnamon-dusted buneolos, a traditional holiday confection. Let’s drop in and see what she thought of the tour.
What’s A Latke?
In this Hannukah-themed episode, we find Cutie making latkes, traditional Jewish potato pancakes, and expressing no small amount of affection for the humble Idaho spud. Tune in, and get hungry!
Ask Grandma Anything: Should We Be Worried About Arsenic-Based Life Forms?
Cutie’s taken a few more spins around the sun than most of her fans, and the announcement that an arsenic-based life form has been discovered in Mono Lake doesn’t phase her one bit. She’s got some thoughts about how to look at this potentially world-changing bit of information, and a very stern message for any arsenic-based troublemakers tuned in to her Youtube channel.
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