75 years old, now that is a major accomplishment. What’s even better? Looking good! You tell me if my uncle looks like he’s 3/4 of a century old. Front and center is the birthday boy holding his granddaughter. He’s my…
Archives for 2012
Work Day Recap
The alarm of crashing waves goes off at 7:00am. I feel like I can sleep forever. I whack the snooze button. 9 more minutes. 9 minutes later, the waves return. Whack. Another 9 minutes please. No morning meetings. I can…
Fashion Friday: Academy Awards 2012
Angelina Jolie was gorgeous as always. The way she kept pushing her leg out of the slit, though, was completely obnoxious. The award winner who mimicked her was hilarious. Sandra Bullock needs a stylist. She always looks frumpy. GOOP consistently…
Chink in the Armor: That’s Funny
In the flurry of Linsanity and Jeremy Lin’s epic rise to fame, an ESPN editor was fired for his “Chink in the Armor” headline after the Knicks’ game-winning streak came to an end. Am I the only person in the…
Book Review: Wizard of the Upper Amazon
I really don’t read non-fiction. I just can’t get into it. An article, a magazine, a paper, short discussions on topical issues, but a whole book? Usually not for me. I read literature; I’m an English major! I was surprised…
Spa J’adore
The Secret thing is really working. I got a free massage because someone wasn’t able to use their Bloomspot offer and didn’t want it to go to waste. Spa J’adore by Union Square–penthouse suite of 490 Post Street–is one of…
Money Monday: Almsgiving
Well it’s Lent so here’s the article I mentioned in my last post. There are a couple references to charitable giving. Give and ye shall receive. Journey To The Foot Of The Cross: Bishop Ricken Offers 10 Things To Remember…
Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
You gotta check out the ashes I got doused with at the 5:15pm mass at Old St. Mary’s. It’s good I went in the evening; people would have thought I was nuts walking around with a black forehead. I didn’t…
Pics from LACMA
Fashion Week
It’s not just Fashion Friday, but Fashion Week. I went through all the designers on the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week website and have these two faves. For work wear, classic and hip Ruffian. Imagine looking like a million bucks every time…