Since I played the Indian card (coined by my friend Erin), I figured I'd stick with that theme this week.I'm no beer connoisseur but I know I'm generally not a Coors Light kind of gal. Well, if Bird and Deal are particularly whiny or petulant I might succumb to whatever is within … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
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Don't be fooled by my shoddy photography. That's no regular barber shop candy cane you see there. I have something way better in store.Some of you regulars out there already know that I am the only Indian in the world who is bad at math and science. What you might not know is … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
5:00 Fridays
Before the din of Christmas falls upon us like the anvil from Road Runner and Wiley Coyote cartoons, I'd like to pay one last homage to fall. I'm feeling a tish lachrymose about bidding adieu to the season that is upstaged by Christmas even before the last leaf has met its acorn … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
5:00 Fridays
Did you know that Milli Vanilli was stripped of its Grammy almost 20 years ago today? If you're finicky about details, it was actually 19 years and 1 day ago. I don't see why it was a big deal. Does any pop star actually sound like the album with all its digital remastering and … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
5:00 Fridays
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt0xIemkS4]When my girlfriends and I get together there's a whole lot of hoopla going on. We can somehow follow six conversations at once, sip wine while getting pedicures, read trashy magazines, gossip, and try on shoes, remark on what … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
5:00 Fridays
It's no secret that I love coffee. Coffee ice cream is even my favorite flavor. One of the reasons I grind my own beans is that it just smells so dang good. I love the sound of peeling the foil off a new canister of beans. I stick my big fat nose right into the top and inhale. … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays
5:00 Fridays
Funny how all holidays are colored with signature hues. Green and red for Christmas, despite the Ballard Designs and Pottery Barns of the world trying to trick us into adopting purples and blues and pinks. Red, white, and blue for Fourth of July. Brown for Arbor Day. Green for my … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays