http://www.tedalexandro.com This is Ted Alexandro Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My grandmother turned ninety-nine in March. Her name is Ruth but most people, including her eighteen grandchildren, call her Roo-Roo. That name came about when, as children, our attempts at pronuncing Ruth came out as "Roo" and then morphed to Roo-Roo. Roo-Roo is a miracle, a true dynamo of spirit and ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/roo-roo/ There is an italian deli in my neighborhood that prepares amazing heroes. They have dozens of different sandwiches, each with its own original fun name. Some are named for celebrities, such as the "Robert DeNiro" or the "Ed Burns", who coincidentally co-starred in the very forgettable and aptly named "15 ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/it-aint-easy-being-handsome/ I have decided to have a fun summer. I am going to do things and try things and go places. My life is ordinarily pretty fun but I'm going to kick it up a notch and have as much fun as I can stand. I'm going to explore New York ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/summer-fun-somethins-begun/ . Click here to post a video response. http://www.tedalexandro.com/video-contest/ Here's audio clips from Ted's appearance on the KSFM "World Famous Morning Show" with Trejo and Waynee in Sacramento. Clip 1: [audio:http://tedalexandro.com.s43761.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ted2.mp3] Clip 2: [audio:http://tedalexandro.com.s43761.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ted3.mp3] http://www.tedalexandro.com/teds-appearance-on-ksfm-radio-in-sacramento/ So it starts out as a perfect lazy spring night at home; I'm laying on the couch drinking a glass of merlot, flipping back and forth between the Mets game, Last Comic Standing and the  Spurs/Lakers. The Mets are winning, a few of my friends appear on L.C.S. and the ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/i-save-puppies/ This morning I was crossing the street at a busy intersection by an elementary school in my neighborhood. Across the street from me stood a school crossing guard, a sixty-something year old woman decked out in official "guard gear", bundled in layers despite sunny, fifty degree temperatures. Crossing guards and ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/crossing-over/ Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about Americans suffering from "Iraq Fatigue". The news is reporting that over sixty percent of Americans are fatigued by the war in Iraq, to say nothing of Afghanistan. I bet those numbers are even higher because, until I knew there was an actual term ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/iraq-fatigue/ Elliott Spitzer is the latest politician to get busted for having an affair. John McCain was also alleged to have cheated on his wife, though not with a prostitue. Personally, I don’t care if a politician cheats on his wife. That’s why a politican’s wife is referred to as the ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/et-phone-home/ And so it begins Today you honor the persistent call of your soul and leap into the magnificent unknown; terrain which will become familiar which in time will become home You will become intimate with uncertainty with doubt with complete terror You will learn not to resist but to embrace these frequent visitors And as you navigate your path they will ... http://www.tedalexandro.com/letter-to-a-young-comedian/