There's a resurgence going on in America. Organic. Local-food culture. Farm-to-table. Chefs are celebrities. Reality cooking and baking shows are on every cable channel. Food is the new rock 'n' roll. I am a rock chick at heart. I worked in record stores when they were still called record stores. I worked for a music... Continue Reading →
A New Lease on Life
I didn't even know how much I needed it until it arrived. (Well, that's not exactly true.) I was crossing my fingers and toes that I would get good news, but I was preparing myself for the worst just in case. "Just in case" may feel like a denial of hope in a given situation.... Continue Reading →
How Cool Is Cool? Thoughts from a Recovered Betty
You wouldn't know it now, but I had a thing for skater boys. When I really think about it, I have to admit it was probably because I liked the way they turned their feet in on their boards. All those foot positions made them look a little awkward and I found it ridiculously charming.... Continue Reading →
Raise Your Hands If You’re Desperate!
Just typing the word desperate makes me feel uneasy. It's a word I am wholly uncomfortable with because I do not identify myself that way. I'm capable, self-sufficient and charming. Who would want to identify themselves as feeling anything like desperation? (Just ask Teri Hatcher or Eva Longoria.) But yet, we all hold a kernel... Continue Reading →
Use Both Lanes Until the Merge
When you're driving on the interstate and the lane you're in ends in five hundred feet, do you get over into the next lane as soon as you can or do you stay in your lane until it ends before moving over? I always believed the right thing to do was to get over as... Continue Reading →
What’s With All this Mother Bear Business?
I have a thing for bears. It started years ago when I lived in Boise, Idaho. I was working for a book store with a woman quite a few years older. I saw her as a mentor. She was going through a separation from her husband and had moved from a big house in the... Continue Reading →
Chippee Is Off the Old Block
When I saw your scruffy face on the shelter's website I thought you were the one. A virtual match connecting you to me, You busy little bee. Your golden hair and your button nose Imprinted in my memory. One simple picture, one slightly too-perky name. A sign, a wish, a silent hope That you would... Continue Reading →
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Okay, I admit it. I was inspired to write about secrets because of Project Runway. I know it's on Lifetime now, but I don't care. I'm a loyal fan of the show. As far as reality shows are concerned, at least this one has fashionable people who are talented, creative, unafraid to speak their mind... Continue Reading →
You are a Figment of Your Own Imagination
"Someone else's experience is always a reflection. Your own experience is your reality. The physical world is always a reflection. Your inner world is the reality." -- John-Roger I've been thinking about this quote all week. Not every minute of the day, but it keeps showing up in my head reminding me how true it is,... Continue Reading →