How many times have you wished you were rich? I’m talking really rich, I mean “I don’t know how much money I have rich.”

Lately I’ve been watching the decline and demise of several starlets. Most recently the heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, Casey Johnson. Her family is worth $13 billion. However, she was living without water or electric and reportedly there were rats in the swimming pool. Her family has custody of her adopted child and she is involved with a pitiful reality star called Tila Tequila, who I think is after her money.

When you see her on tape she seems to be intoxicated most of the time and the botox is so obvious around the lips and cheeks. Girlfriend was only 30. Does she really need botox?

CAST—Cast of characters not in order: Alvin Thompson, (SWEETS); La Tosha Stanton, (Angel/Tiffany); Dashawn Schaeffer, (Lamarr Jr.); Dennis Wolford (Lil’ Doughie); Samual Lothard (Craig); Pastor Brian Edmonds (Pastor Edwards James); Teresa Hawthorne (Pastor Leila) and Gary White (Lamarr) performed in the play “Masquerade” at Macedonia Baptist Church in the Hill District Dec. 31. An aim of the play was to show that people in the church are not perfect, and that they must struggle to overcome their weaknesses with the help of the church and God.

Taizé service

JAN. 13—East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Ave., East Liberty, will host a Taizé service at 7 p.m. This hour-long service includes sung prayers, simple, beautiful music, a time of silence, spoken and silent prayers and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. All are welcome. There will be a fellowship following the service. For more information, call 412-441-3800.

Oops, they did it again!

On Dec. 13 at the Comfort Inn on Rodi Road in Penn Hills EMANON hosted their annual Christmas party. In traditional EMANON (that’s “no name” spelled backwards) style, the party kicked off with the congeniality challenge also known as the ice breaker.

OFFICERS—Vice President Theo Towns, President Ronald Curry, Robert Smith and Secretary Joe Thomas.

Guests scurried around to gather 30 “truthful” signatures next to statements like “someone who really smells sexy tonight,” “someone who has read a book about Obama” and “someone who saw the movie “2012” or “Orphan.” The first three to collect all 30 signatures were winners of bottles of champagne, that is after a few of their truthful statements were verified by Lawrence Davis. Also several members of EMANON were more than willing to give the sexy smelling lady a light whiff and the joke tellers were invited to the microphone to see if their joke was really funny.

For years, Chef Wolfgang Puck has been an inspiration to home cooks across the country, teaching them how to create contemporary American dishes by mixing formal French techniques with Asian and California influences. At the center of Chef Puck’s inspiration is his WELL (Wolfgang’s Eat, Love, Live) philosophy, which means using food made with humanely treated, natural, organic and seasonal ingredients when available.

Chicken with Chardonnay and Fresh Herbs