My Letter to Fear
Based on interviews with women, these essays about life (and all of its funny, sad and ridiculous aspects) were published in 2014.
Jessica Fletcher?
I noticed this morning that one of you found this blog by searching “Jessica Fletcher Dating?” So… which one of you was trying to figure out the romantic trials and tribulations of Murder, She Wrote? Am I going to start seeing Tumblr posts waxing poetic about Jessica’s unexplored lascivious yearnings?
Holiday Bits
I’ve been getting pitched holiday gift ideas over the last month, and I feel like I need to start sharing some of them with you. There will be no theme for these holiday bits. I won’t be restricting them to things under $100, gifts for women, gifts for men, gifts for dogs, etc. These are
Chance or a Sign?
I tend to scoff at concepts like fate. I don’t believe, for the most part, that the universe has a plan. I don’t look for signs. BUT there are moments when I wonder. Have you ever had a person consistently appear in your life? It could be someone you don’t really know, but he keeps
Respectable
During my first couple of years in Los Angeles, I would meet up with friends and watch this local band play. It was fun, low pressure and pretty casual– particularly since we knew the guys in the band. We weren’t besties, or anything like that, but we knew them well enough. Sadly, I had not
Oh, So That’s Empowerment…
I get a lot of emails trying to sell me stuff. One recent one was a coupon for a discounted rate to learn pole dancing. Don’t worry—I am not about to go on a rant about pole dancing. I understand that it can be a great workout. I get that many people, soccer moms and
Please Explain to Me: Ombre Hair
I’m trying a new occasional series here. The object is for you to explain to me a current trend/policy/word/phrasing that baffles me. Today’s trend that baffles me: Ombre Hair. What is Ombre hair? I see this happening on actresses and models all the time and my immediate thought
Good Riddance Day Contest
Info on the “Good Riddance Day Contest” landed in my inbox, and I knew I had to share it with you all. Even the most well-adjusted person has at least one thing that they would like to bid “Good Riddance.” Others may have two or twelve things that they would like to eliminate from their
And Here We Are
And here we are again. It’s a Monday. You were probably off of work last week, so the return to nine to five living is not quite what you are ready to do. Couple that with Cyber Monday, and I figure that you’ll be spending a lot of time on the Internet today trying to
The Travel Day
For many of you, today is a travel day. Have a safe journey and enjoy the holiday! For those of you staying in town and sitting at your desks counting down the minutes until you are freed, I bring you my words of wisdom.