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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Call Me Prissy, Butt…
(Note to reader: I sweat sarcasm. If it sounds like sarcasm, it is. Also, check out some of the links here, there are some kick ass articles about the sexualization of young girls and the history of underwear. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Yoga
Tagged blog, Humor, media, Modesty, Musings, news, Sexuality, Teens, Thongs, Yoga
29 Comments
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…
What a month it’s been, what a week! Ok, what an amazing summer, for me to take stalk, explore new roads (literally and figuratively) and to look at a lot of things with new eyes. Coming out of some dark, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, My world, Women's issues
Tagged blog, Freshly Pressed, Home, Musings, self, travel, WordPress, writing
14 Comments
Ode to the Middle Man
Note: Strong sarcasm ahead. It is bred in me, and having just returned from the Boston area, where I grew up, it is on high gear right now. Also, while my kids have forbidden me to post their pictures or … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, Parenting, summer vacation, Women's issues
Tagged blog, challenges, college, family, Humor, Israel, Judaism, parenting, summer vacation
11 Comments
Come Fly with Me.
I’ve been traveling all day, from my original home in the Boston area, back to my current and forever home in the Seattle area. It is about a 12 hour trip, or more, with drives to each airport (rental cars … Continue reading
PS to Grass is greener…
You can be sure that I will not make three posts on any other day, however, I have gotten so many comments from the Freshly Pressed post, “The Grass is Always Greener on Someone Else’s Head…” I’ve heard from so … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Honest observations on many things, Musings
Tagged blogs, feedback, hair, reading, Red hair
2 Comments
Playlist to a reunion, just for the fun of it.
Don’t bother if you’re not a music person… but this is the playlist for my 30th high school reunion. There are so many songs I left off, so many more I could have put on here, but it touches on … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Musings, My world
Tagged 70s music, 80s music, Class reunion, music, playlists
5 Comments
Wicked good.
It’s hard to sum up the past few days. It occurred to me to write some quick line like: “The reunion was amazing, I can’t say anymore.” or “No comment.” or “Two days later, I think I’m still hung over.” … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Beauty, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, travel
Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Class reunion, Doritos, Scituate
18 Comments
Friend me.
Life is funny. I waited a long time to get a Facebook account, and I’m still totally lame when it comes to working all the technology and keeping up with stuff that changes on line… But who knew that it … Continue reading
Posted in Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, travel, Yee haw
Tagged Aerosmith, class reunions, Depeche Mode, Facebook, high school, Musings, Plymouth, Scituate, social neworking, the Cure
13 Comments
Thank you, merci, gratzi, спасибо, tak, תודה, gracias!
This is a brief post to thank you to Word Press for featuring my last post, “The Grass is Always Greener on Someone Else’s Head” in Fresh Pressed yesterday. I was totally stunned, completely surprised, dizzy with delight, thrilled. I … Continue reading →
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