Category Archives: internet
New Year’s Resolutions I Probably Won’t Keep
Letting my hair go gray, like Patti Smith. Now if I could only sing. I might grow bangs, to hide my wrinkled brow, but what if I look like Lucy, in Peanuts. Not resembling a refugee when I run. Perhaps … Continue reading
Did You Know…Hollywood Edition
Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler in the film, Gone With the Wind, regretting it for the rest of his life. The Marx Brothers came up with their name during a poker game, Julius becoming Groucho, Adolph, … Continue reading
Fashion On The Cheap
I always laugh when someone says, I’m well dressed, assuming, I spend a fortune on what I wear. HAH, is all I can say. I have 3 words for you. J. Crew Factory. Alright 5, tossing in The Gap. The … Continue reading
A Miss Understanding
I hate being called ma’am. It makes me think of my grandmother when she’d roll her stockings down to her ankles, to cool off, she’d say. It sure must have cooled off Grampa. It explained all those Miss Rheingold Posters … Continue reading
To Your Neutral Corners
I’m no political animal by any means, and frankly, couldn’t care less whose approval ratings are up or down, however…there is something I’d like to say. STOP INSULTING ONE ANOTHER!!! WHY CAN’T YOU PLAY NICE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME? Excuse … Continue reading
God Bats Last
I love this expression coined by the writer, Anne Lamott. I’ve just finished rereading her book, Help Thanks Wow, I keep by my bed to remind me to stay lit from within. You don’t have to be religious nor devout … Continue reading
Writing Is An Art
I’ve often compared writing to having a child you cherish and protect, the way a bear defends her cub. An art, according to Webster, is a skill doing a specified thing, improved through practice. It’s personal, no matter the packaging, … Continue reading
What Should We Worry About Now?
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had it. The news should be brought up on charges of slander, to itself. When did it go from truth to non-fiction, since facts seem to be flagging behind the rope line. I’m … Continue reading
To Vote for Whom…That is the Question
The 2020 Presidential Potato Sack Race, my new name for it since, it does have a country fair feel to it, (don’t you think?) has brought my cynicism to new heights. Think Gulliver in a stretch class. I’ll start … Continue reading