Few women walk into a room and really make people take notice. I mean straighten their posture, wipe the spittle from the corners of their mouth, brush off the lint from their lapel, and really take notice. Most women enter a room with no fanfare, silently slipping in among the … [Read more...] about Channeling Joan Harris: Mad Men’s Vixen
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Pineapple Margarita – 5:00 Fridays
Perhaps you remember Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's giving the weather report to Sally Tomato. In her case the weather report was some mobster code. In my neck of the woods everyone is talking about the weather too. Mostly whether the weather will ever cool off. While … [Read more...] about Pineapple Margarita – 5:00 Fridays
Wake County Boys and Girls Club Ubuntu Scholarship
Sometimes I get my bloomers in a bundle over really stupid stuff. The Universe seems to know when I need Reality to slap some sense into me. The Universe was chiming in loud and clear when my friend Tia called me from the Wake County Boys and Girls Club recently. I, with two … [Read more...] about Wake County Boys and Girls Club Ubuntu Scholarship
Sony PSP at 3 o’clock. AM. – Wordy Wednesday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aG6S9wh3f8 Special shout out to my camera man. Bird, you did a fine job holding the camera as still as possible while stifling your giggles! … [Read more...] about Sony PSP at 3 o’clock. AM. – Wordy Wednesday
Project Mom Casting: The Dirty & Noisy Version
I never wanted to be a mother. While other little girls were playing with baby dolls I was ripping up Barbie's clothes and sewing them back together into my own Frankenfashion. I was all about crafting Barbie furniture out of found objects (the plastic thingee that keeps cheese … [Read more...] about Project Mom Casting: The Dirty & Noisy Version
Yahoo! The Mother of All Dirty Martinis: 5:00 Fridays
You have no idea how humbled I am. I got to hang in the company of some insanely talented women who rock my proverbial boat. I mean, they rock. And they rock it. Solid as a rock, baby. Rock on. Rock stars. Geesh, I am suddenly feeling a bit off my rocker. And I wish I had rock … [Read more...] about Yahoo! The Mother of All Dirty Martinis: 5:00 Fridays
March to Support Wake County Diversity Policy: Wordless Wednesday
table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff">Photo slideshow personalized with Smilebox … [Read more...] about March to Support Wake County Diversity Policy: Wordless Wednesday