Big Little Wolf's Daily Plate of Crazy

Help, please! I need advice. Seriously. I give good phone, and I’d like to get some, too. But I’ve been limping along on a hand-me-down 3-year old cell that’s on its last legs. I need suggestions – truly.
Cell phone requirements
Here are my requirements:

small (to put in jeans pocket, small purses, or cleavage)
gives good Google / [...]

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Did the Jetsons have a jukebox? Did they ever cut the rug? Dance cheek-to-cheek? If not Jane and George, then daughter Judy, or their boy Elroy?
Mosh Pit?
Don’t ask me what prompted thoughts of Jane Jetson, mid-century visions of the future, or spontaneous fits of dancing.
But here we are, memories triggered by who knows what – [...]

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When I was seeing someone awhile back, there was virtually – and I mean virtually – no mention of him, or “us” on the Internet. I was quiet as a (dare I say it). . . mouse. 
After all, even in our online world, some things (to some of us) are private. Very private. Like [...]

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That big M tattooed on my chest? Uh, nope – just paint. Maybe it’s the big M on my form-fitting super sexy spandex uniform of daily duties, the sequined M emblazoned on my ruby-colored cape, the glitzy grosgrain ribbon folded and tacked into embellishment in the shape of M’s, a perfect pair of M and [...]

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Shopping online? Caveat Emptor.
Discount designer shoes? Replacement peripherals for your computer at a low-low price? Who doesn’t love a bargain? But if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Last summer, I was thrilled when I discovered an online boutique for purchasing a variety of fashion items, including brand name footwear, presumably from [...]

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(Wednesday, January 13, Center City, 6 a.m. EST.) An unidentified woman was found weeping and incoherent, muttering in French about Imelda Marcos, Carrie Bradshaw, and a litany of shoe designers. She was huddled in a ball, on the steps of Traffic Court, wearing a London Fog trench, La Perla lingerie, Jimmy Choo red satin pumps, [...]

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English version : Why Facebook sucks for your sex life © D A Wolf
Vous consultez le statut de celle ou de celui qui vous intéresse deux fois par jour ? Six fois par jour ? Vous consultez Facebook pour voir si le statut n’est plus « célibataire » ? Eh alors ? [...]

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Checking that status on Facebook every few days, or every few hours? Waiting to see if he (or she) switches from “single” to “in a relationship?” Able to see that the honey-of-your-dreams is online, but won’t respond to your chat requests? Feeling forlorn because you think it’s over before it’s even begun?
And I’m not talking [...]

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I feel like the little engine that could!
It’s been weeks and weeks of trying to copy my (rather hefty) content over to my new dot com planet – and a HUGE shout out to J for many offers of help and many hours of email hand-holding AND emailing on my behalf that resulted in [...]

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Have you started getting those solicitation letters from your Alma Mater? Or from a variety of charitable organizations asking you for money? It’s that time of year – the season of giving – in more ways than one.
Philanthropy
Why do universities, museums, research organizations, health care facilities and others stuff your mailbox this time of [...]

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