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Tag Archives: Culture
U Maniacs! U Blew It Up!
I’ve been thinking a lot about Planet of the Apes recently. Specifically, how it is that in this fictional account, humans lost their ability to speak and apes acquired advanced language skills. It seemed so far-fetched…in the days before texting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Celebrity, Culture, Drama, Imagination, Social Media, Technology
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TEDx: Darryle Pollack: I Never Signed Up For This
I am thrilled to share Darryle Pollack’s TEDx talk with you. Smart, funny, breast cancer survivor, and co-founder of WHOA (Women Honoring Our Age) Network are among her many accomplishments. Darryle was kind enough to interview me about my book last … Continue reading
It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A…Teenager?
This whole Crazy Kid in the wheel well of the airplane nonsense really has my hackles up. First of all, like many of us, I’m wondering why I have to go through security barefoot and half naked, being frisked by … Continue reading
Which Direction? A Philosophical Choice
This seems like the perfect day for me to potentially offend and alienate my readers with a blog about The Vatican. Well, not about The Vatican so much as the Sistine Chapel. Dan and I traveled to Italy for the … Continue reading
The Gang’s (Almost) All Here
When I was growing up in the wilds of Northern Virginia, I ran with kind of a hip crowd. My friends were Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Archie, and a guy we called Jughead. We were mostly good kids; sure we got … Continue reading
A Pound Sign By Any Other Name
Remember when Prince decided to change his name to some unpronounceable symbol? And then he was “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince” and now I guess he’s Prince again? Same thing with John Mellencamp. John Cougar. John Cougar Mellencamp. Not … Continue reading
Aubrey Turning 26? OMG! Whatever.
Wow, it’s hard for me to believe that another year has flown by since I posted last year’s birthday message to my niece Aubrey. All I can say is that she continues to be a joy; smart, beautiful, kind, talented…the … Continue reading
My Life And Times: Awkward Moment #4,687
So many awkward moments in my life…so little time. I was recently getting a routine chest x-ray, and of course because I’m me it turned into a whole thing. First of all, the protocol at the hospital is to ask … Continue reading
This, That And The Other Thing
Sometimes I have loose bits of odds and ends that don’t quite add up to a whole blog post, but are still interesting enough to share. Well, I think they are anyway. So I offer for your consideration a number … Continue reading
The 80s: Through The Looking Glass
You know I love reality TV, but sometimes reality is even better than reality TV. I recently went to see an 80s tribute band, The Legwarmers, with some of my girlfriends. Let’s start with a few facts: Approximately 90% of … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity, Culture, Fashion, Friendship, Imagination, Middle Age, Music
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