What You Should Be Watching: Las Aparicio

I have to preface this review with a muchas gracias to one of my international readers who turned me on to the Mexican telenovela, Las Aparicio.  The sexy soap opera chronicles the lives and loves of three generations of extremely strong, successful, and at times flawed, women who share a family tradition of all giving [...]

Rent-a-Friend? Really?

I was just beginning to shake off my less than three cups of caffeine morning fog when I heard on the Today show a segment referencing renting a friend.  Surely, I must be in some blood sugar stupor of post-Independence barbecue bliss.  Really?  There is a website where you can rent a friend for the [...]

Eclipse…True Blood on Training Wheels

Ok, I admit it.  I saw an early screening of Eclipse.  I know, I know, I can feel the accusatory fingers of friends pointing in my hypocritical direction, but I must preface this by saying I became involved in a spur of the moment charity event.  A friend of mine was having difficulty filling a [...]

Palin Calls on Those With Dike Experience

embedded by Embedded Video In keeping with the June is Pride theme, Sarah Palin is questioning the government’s rejection of those with experience in plugging dikes.  Well, Sarah, isn’t that the same question we are asking when demanding the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”? I know, I couldn’t resist teasing the former Governor of [...]

Friendtrips…

I have a good friend visiting in a few days.  Now this would be no big deal, except for the fact we have never met in person.  Weird, right?  Well, not so much in today’s electronically enhanced and shrinking world.  Though I have traveled quite a bit, and I have lived abroad, never have I [...]

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