Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What do you do on rainy days? Be honest.

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We all have a glorified way of recounting our days... and the there's the truth.

We all know that man who says, he got up early and went for a run. What he left out is that he came home, ate three bowls of sugary cereal then cried in the shower because he has no one to run with, no one to come home to cuddle with on the couch.

The rain, may make some people contemplative,  like poets and writers-- we hope-- while others transform into angry driving fools, speeding down slippery streets late for nothing special.

It was too early to call and ask friends, so I looked at Yahoo answers, as if the mighty Internet might once again enlighten me.
 Here is what those folks said.

 Looks like there's  still at least a few honest people in the world.
(Sharon, Mr. Green Jeans and Fabian)

 And because it's a rainy Tuesday in my part of the world, and any one of you might feel like crying,
I'll give you this:

Monday, December 6, 2010

Habits I'm glad I never started.

  • Tipping the grocery store bag boy.
  • Smoking cigars.
  • Picking the lint from my belly button on Tuesdays.
  • Serving nightly gourmet meals.
  • Ironing my sheets.
  • Greeting new neighbors with cakes.
  • Kissing strangers the European way.
  • Maintaining a vegetable garden.
  • Biting my toenails.
  • Thumb twiddling, or wrestling.
  • The Midnight Snack.
  • Running Marathons
  • Weighing myself daily.
  • Making New Year's Resolutions

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A Holiday for Sluts. Happy Halloween.

Browsing the rack of costumes at the local Target with my 12 year old daughter, we both came to the conclusion that Halloween is the Holiday for skin bearing teens to get a little more promiscuous... as if a holiday was in fact necessary. One click on Google brought me here:

Slutty Halloween Costumes

Adult


 Don't think I am a prude- by any stretch- I have absolute admiration for beauty, in all forms. And I do love the costume party. Sexy outfits or scary, I say.

 I had a recent tête-à-tête with a guy pal about the outfits some "kids" are wearing in public on a regular basis.  My point was, dang.. save some mystery. His point was, nope, make me stop and stare.  


And when the DH said he was recently hit on by very touchy-feeling co-eds so skantily clad they were presumed to be cheerleaders, I was thinking... but were they pretty on the inside, too? 


Of course when forty- somethings talk about "kids" we mean twenty-somethings, and when we say outfits we mean bikini tops and mini skirts, pajama bottoms and grandpa's flannel shirt, and maybe part of my hesitation now is that A. I am not that twenty-something getting the stop and stare and B. My daughter soon will be.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The life of a writer

It isn't the same for any of us.. and sometimes you want to slap the shit out some of them... but this guy? This guy I want to buy beers with and go sailing.
Check out Mike's great blog post for a fantastic retreat that CATERS TO WRITERS. DO YOU HEAR ME, WORDSMITHS??

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

What are you counting down to?



It's exactly that long until I will be surrounded by two of the things I love the most.

Water and writers.

JOIN US AT SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLORIDA.

Where will you be?

Friday, September 24, 2010

Tell Me Something Good

You know I like the fashion. You know I like the music. You know I like the CHAKA KHAN.

AND you know I like to tell you something good. It's coming. I promise. For now.. feel the funk.

Friday, September 10, 2010

What should I read next?


You could go here and see what they tell you to read.

 You could answer a few questions here and see what they recommend.


 You could read the NYTimes bestseller list
1THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.) The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist. Excerpt214
2THE POSTCARD KILLERS, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) An N.Y.P.D. detective joins a Swedish reporter in a search for the killer of young couples in Europe, including his daughter and her boyfriend.12
3SPIDER BONES, by Kathy Reichs. (Scribner, $26.99.) Temperance Brennan investigates the case of a man who seems to have died twice.1
4THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s ­Mississippi.374
5BEARERS OF THE BLACK STAFF (LEGENDS OF SHANNARA), by Terry Brooks. (Del Rey/Ballantine, $27.) The denizens of a valley are left vulnerable when their protective layer of magic disappears.1
6STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen. (Knopf, $26.95.) A paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double by mistake. Excerpt55
7TOUGH CUSTOMER, by Sandra Brown. (Simon & Schuster, $26.99.) A private investigator pursues a deranged killer.63
8THE RED QUEEN, by Philippa Gregory. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) More intrigue during the War of the Roses; by the author of “The Other Boleyn Girl.”84
9THE COBRA, by Frederick Forsyth. (Putnam, $26.95.) A former C.I.A. operative is unleashed on the cocaine industry.42
10THREE STATIONS, by Martin Cruz Smith. (Simon & Schuster, $25.99.) Inspector Arkady Renko faces corrupt Russian capitalists and bureaucrats.72
11I’D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE, by Laura Lippman. (Morrow/HarperCollins, $25.99.) A man who kidnapped a 15-year-old girl contacts her from death row years later.162
12*THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, by Daniel Silva. (Putnam, $26.95.) The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting.106
13LAST NIGHT AT CHATEAU MARMONT, by Lauren Weisberger. (Atria, $25.99.) A woman is challenged when her musician husband suddenly becomes a star.92
14JULIET, by Anne Fortier. (Ballantine, $25.) A woman digging into her Italian roots is surprised by what she learns.1
15THE VIGILANTES, by W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV. (Putnam, $26.95.) Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are plagued by vigilante groups.133
Also Selling
16CROSSFIRE, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis (Putnam)
17DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris (Ace)
18PRIVATE, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)
19THE PASSAGE, by Justin Cronin (Ballantine)  Excerpt
20THE OVERTON WINDOW, by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions/Mercury Radio Arts)
21VEIL OF NIGHT, by Linda Howard (Ballantine)
22SIZZLING SIXTEEN, by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s)
23THE BLACK PRISM, by Brent Weeks (Little Brown & Company)
24A DOG'S PURPOSE, by W. Bruce Cameron (Forge)
25THE LION, by Nelson DeMille (Grand Central)
26THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET, by David Mitchell (Random House)  Excerpt
27THE LAST LIE, by Stephen White (Dutton)
28THE EVOLUTIONARY VOID, by Peter F. Hamilton (DelRey/Ballantine)
29FLY AWAY HOME, by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)
30HANGMAN, by Faye Kellerman (Morrow/HarperCollins)
31SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY, by Gary Shteyngart (Random House)  Excerpt
32BAD BOY, by Peter Robinson (Morrow/HarperCollins)
33THE SEARCH, by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
34THE GLASS RAINBOW, by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
35DEATH ON THE D-LIST, by Nancy Grace (Hyperion)
 
or you could ask a friend

so, I'm asking...
 What should I read next?