Whatever life dishes out, and whatever we can make of it. . .
Posted in Entertainment, Language, Lifestyle, Morning Musing on Jul 20th, 2010
It’s the word that popped into my mind a few minutes ago. Intervention. I am late to writing today because I’ve been translating reviews from French into English for a painter. “Life intervenes,” I thought to myself, smiling, knowing that however much I want to start my day by writing – for myself – responsibility [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Other Stuff, Parenting on Jul 18th, 2010
It’s a ghastly smell. Far worse than bread charred in the toaster.
Burnt popcorn. And I wanted that popcorn for breakfast! Of course, it was nearly six in the evening when I tossed the package carelessly into the microwave. Yes, I’m running a little late today. Ten hours late to be exact.
It’s been a day of [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Jul 17th, 2010
“Who are you, really?” he wrote, in an email.
That’s not a question I answer easily. I know my public face, and my private selves. I keep them fairly separate for a number of reasons. And I like it that way.
Who are you may seem like a simple question, but it isn’t something I [...]
Posted in Art Art Art, Language, Other Stuff on Jul 16th, 2010
The other evening’s episode of Work of Art has been rolling around in my mind since I saw it. And for more reasons than trying to figure out what would make the series both entertaining (ratings, ratings, ratings – to keep it on the air) and more reasonable. Let’s face it – (so-called) fine artists [...]
Posted in Art Art Art, Entertainment on Jul 15th, 2010
Welcome to the Work of Art Episode 6 smack-down! We’re about midway through Season 1, so isn’t it time to see if the contestants play well in groups?
Yes, indeed. It wouldn’t be the formula we love to hate if we didn’t stir the pot, turn up the heat, and watch our favorite personalities go at [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting on Jul 14th, 2010
I am looking forward to having food in my fridge and a filled pantry. It’s been nine days since I last shopped; I’m down to one Lean Cuisine, one frozen pork chop, four microwaveable soups, and two yogurts long past their expiration dates.
I am not looking forward to visiting the supermarket this morning. It is [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting, Surviving Recession on Jul 13th, 2010
“What’s next – locusts?”
That’s what a friend said to me last week, after hearing about the computer viruses, the broken down car, the hole in my son’s ceiling the night before we were leaving town, the air conditioning that died and required repair – twice, water pouring into my bathroom through a light fixture, the [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Love, Morning Musing on Jul 12th, 2010
I recognized his writing immediately. His cursive was unmistakable. Even all these years later, I knew its wide, angular style.
He used to send love letters. I hadn’t seen them in years – not since the last time I was searching in my dresser and came across the small sheaf of envelopes tucked under photographs and [...]
Posted in Fashion and Style, Lifestyle, Other Stuff on Jul 11th, 2010
Gleaming counter tops? A place for everything and everything in its place? Um, not in my house. But it’s my mission-not-impossible. Order out of chaos. Cleanliness out of clutter.
For days and nights I have been shuffling boxes and opening storage containers, sifting through files and unearthing photographs, throwing out magazines, tossing ripped clothing, processing, processing, [...]
Posted in Fashion and Style, Lifestyle, Sexual Politics on Jul 10th, 2010
She didn’t realize that I was watching. She was in her thirties, blonde, with black eyeliner and mascara expertly applied. She had an upturned nose, and a bright, wide smile. She was trim, yet curvy, and seemed comfortable in her skin.
I noticed her feet. They were perfectly pedicured, her toe nails painted hot pink, matching [...]
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