Alleged Affront: Using a staw. His explanation: You never saw John Wayne use a straw, did you? Alleged Affront: Walking a dog who is wearing a sweater. His explanation: Is self-explanatory. Alleged Affront: Checking Luggage. His Explanation: Baggage Claim is for amateurs. Alleged Affront: Shampoo and then condition. His explanation: Why do in two steps […]
My Friend Karen’s Pet and House Sitting
(Painting of my critters by the phenomenal Marisa at Creative Thursday.) My friend Karen pet and house sits in the Orange County area. If you are looking for someone you can trust with your precious critters and your mail and what-not, Karen is your gal. I give my whole-hearted stamp of approval to Aunt Karen. You […]
What I can’t Stop Listening To Now: Eva Cassidy
Most people haven’t heard of Eva Cassidy, her stunning voice and tragic life have largely gone unnoticed in the United States. She has become one of my favorite singers and I think you will be truly moved by her life and music. It will take some time. Here is an old Nightline “Encore” presentation of […]
I’m just not getting it…Sex and the City
I’m not trying to be difficult, or mean, or even snarky, but I just don’t get the allure of Sex and the City. I have tried! Really, I have watch maybe 4 episodes, maybe a few more and that was just about all I could take. I am being completely serious when I ask, what […]
My TV Debut on Daybreak OC #1
My first television experience is now behind me, but I am still talking about it (and you thought I was impossible after McSweeney’s). I wrote about it in my column: My Television Debut. This vlog includes the whole saga–from nausea to the best message ever from my mom.
We all went Wii (iiii) !
On Thursday me and some of the mom bloggers from ocregister.com went down to the OC Register building to test out the new Wii Fit. Read the story in The Orange County Register: Moms take the Wii Fit challenge. Make sure to check out the pictures… While there, I took this video with my nifty […]
All this for meatloaf burgers…
We headed over to the Mitchell’s house for a little Memorial Day BBQ this afternoon. The guys took to the kitchen and the girls to the new Wii Sport…What did the kids do? They were around somewhere. Ben did get stuck in the doggie door once, but besides that little incident, they played nicely amongst […]
Memorial Day
Every Memorial Day for the last five years we have gone to the Memorial Day Service at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana. My husband served in the Special Forces as a Green Beret from 1983-91 and today holds profound meaning to him, as well as other veterans and their families. My favorite part of […]
The Broughton Quarterly
The summer issue of Broughton Quarterly is almost completed. I have been so busy with all of my other projects I neglected my responsibilities as Lifestyle Editor a little–well more than a little…So, with a minuscule amount of help from me, it looks like this issue will be one of the best. We have decided […]
Social etiquette injustice in Villa Park!
Today on my blog at “The Mom Blog” at ocregister.com I tell the story of social etiquette injustice in Villa Park. This happened to me almost a year ago and I still get all worked up about it. Not sure what that says about me…probably not anything very good. Anyway, it is good to have […]
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