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Carrots, Eggs and Coffee

This came via email this morning – and really spoke to me:
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her–she didn’t know how she  was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed [...]




RIP Beautiful Farrah

My favorite photo of my father is packed away in storage right now while we are having our house rebuilt – but it is circa 1978, at the beach, and he is wearing his Farrah t-shirt (same as above photo) and wearing a Speedo.  So funny – I would give anything to be able [...]




Slideshow: Home Demolition

This is a slideshow from my Flickr account of days 1 and 2 of our new home project. We demolished the house on Monday morning, and they continued on getting rid of the debris today. Doesn’t that sound like big fun? If you only knew what all else was going on in our lives right [...]




Lady Gaga Plus Vampire Eric Equals Yum

Lady Gaga "Paparazzi" from SocialiteBeauty on Vimeo.




Clean Living




Who Cares If You Have Wrinkles Or Not If You’re Dead.

So this is me, pulling it together.  I promised myself that I was going to get back to normal today, so here goes my best effort. Apologies for those who are tired of my whiny getting healthy posts.
I have been “gone” from blogging for a couple of weeks now – for [...]




Much Work To Be Done

Well, its been a wacky week or two.  I quit smoking for the last time (ahem, those who know me know I have quit many-a-time) on January 8th.  Then on or around the 12th, I got sooooooooo sick.  The worst. cold. ever.   Some say I am detoxing, but whatever it was, I felt like big [...]




Subject: HELL EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid term.  The answer by one student was so ‘profound’ that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well:
Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives [...]




Winter Is Officially Here: New Melty Kiss Flavors Coming Your Way!

 
Do tell me you know about the heavenly chocolate that is Meiji Meltykiss.  If you do, then I am happy to announce this winter’s selections:  Creamy Chocolate, Fruity Strawberry and Dark Rum.  Yum.
If you don’t know about the magical Melty kiss – its time to learn.  My friend Hsien turned me on to them [...]




Five Nuns Go To A Bar…

Sisters Mary Catherine, Maria Theresa, Katherine Marie, Rose Frances & Mary Kathleen left the Convent on a trip to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City and were sightseeing on a Tuesday in July. 
It was hot and  humid in town and their traditional garb was making them so uncomfortable, they decided to stop in [...]