(Part 3—more or less; Part 4 coming soon) I was all set to write the last of the Oprah Skirt Saga blogs—as I blabbed about the skirt to a charming woman yet complete stranger—the attractive Marlene from Aptos—last Sunday in Ross for Less. And again on Monday to two male insurance agents at the AAA [...]
I love the indomitable Irish. I want to be one of The Clan. Sometimes I pretend I have Irish kinship. Like today. I don’t think they’d mind… This is my favorite Irish Blessing: May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your [...]
The 9th Annual New Living Expo will be held in San Francisco on April 30-May 2 this year. The tagline for the Expo is “21st Century Village for Health, Prosperity, and Happiness.” It’s one of my favorite conferences so I was excited when the brochure (more like a catalog at 56 pages) arrived in the [...]
[NOTE: Part 1: 3/11/10. This is Part 2. Part 3 coming soon.) Last Thursday, I was in the throes of Buyer’s Remorse for the purchase of a skirt from the Oprah Cleans Out Her Closet EBay Charity Auction Event. If I had seen that skirt at Nordstrom’s (rarely shop there but that store would probably [...]
When I was little, I overheard my Dad talking to the Black-Haired Spaghetti (subject of several previous blogs) about Frank Sinatra—as in “Frank and Mia,” who were in town for a golf tournament. My Dad said Frank said, “Hell hath no fury like a hooker with a literary agent.” He chuckled at that statement. I [...]
What was I thinking? Ever do something, and while you’re doing it, you’re agonizing over it, but still doing it, even when you know it’s not that good of an idea? And afterward you’re filled with guilt? That’s what happened to me today. I got a little bug up my butt about a skirt on [...]
A few weeks ago an article appeared on the front page of the San Jose Mercury News. And it’s bugged me ever since. The article was titled: “Cursive’s Days Numbered.” It stated that handwriting—as a subject taught in California schools and as a useful tool in navigating one’s life— is biting the dust. Schools used [...]
A circular grassy knoll surrounds the office building where I work. Throughout the knoll are a variety of shrubs, flowerbeds, and trees. Early one weekend morning, a speeding motorist zipped around the corner, lost control of her car, hit the curb, flipped in the air, and flew across the grass. The car’s trajectory was interrupted [...]
Of course the BEST part of watching the Academy Awards Show is to see what the ladies are wearing and drool over the cool gowns. Without further ado, the winners are: 4th Runner Up: Kathryn Bigelow in a silver gray sheath with embellished bodice. Totally Fabulous– plus she’s 58! 3rd Runner Up: Rachel McAdams in [...]
This is the third and the last blog about the documentary The September Issue. The first time you see Anna Wintour on screen in this film, it’s up close and personal. She has a lovely face and looks much younger than her 58 years (during filming in 2007). She has a girly-girl, almost fragile look [...]
