Best headline news story of the day...Old is the new sexy. I couldn't be more pleased.
Start humming a happy song...because I need to get happy and I've got to catch it from someone. Doctor, doctor...give me some good news...I need the 'get happy' virus.
Wallets are very thin this holiday season. Here's some tips on how to have happy holidays when unhappiness comes knocking at the door.
Oh happy day! I have a kindred spirit in Noelle Carter at the LA Times. It was brought to my attention yesterday that Carter, a self-professed 'bacon fanatic', prepared a list of 1001 things you can do with bacon. Number one on the list is a Candied Bacon Martini...my interest is piqued...but what really intrigues is the recipe for an Apple Bacon Coffeecake. Yummy!
NHL thug and Vogue magazine intern Sean Avery proved he's got a way with the ladies this week when he referred to his ex-girlfriend actress Elisha Cuthbert as "sloppy seconds" in pre-game comments. Cuthbert is currently dating Calgary Flames superstar Dion Phaneuf. I think the one thing that Avery made crystal clear with his statement is that while he's dated way, way more than his fair share of beautiful women...they've all dumped his ass and he's a bitter and lonely man. I have a feeling he'll find that hooking up with sober chicks is going to be much more difficult for him. Girls love hockey, but we can tell the difference between guys with talent and guys with nothing. And yes, I am using the word 'talent' as a euphemism.
The other dude who bent over backwards to make a gigantic ass out of himself this week was Pennsylvania Governor Ed "Yes, I'd love another doughnut! Why not? I'll take two." Rendell, who backhandedly complimented Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as a good choice for Homeland Security Chief because she has "no family." Yes, despite the fact that this hard-working woman is smart -- she still has a vagina that might make her trip and fall down -- but since she's chosen not to use hers -- we can expect her to work 18 or 20 hours a day. Gosh, I don't know who should be more insulted -- unmarried women or working mothers. The one thing I think we can all agree on is that Rendell is a big fat boob. No wait -- boobies are good -- Rendell is a big fat moob. (That's a man-boob, Betty!)Let's face it -- with or without children -- women are capable and hardworking. I'm tired of the same old song about how women have to choose between children or a career. It's time to move on! Have we learned nothing from Hillary and Chelsea Clinton?
I spent the morning in the doctor's office, so today's hot flash will have to be quicker than usual. That doesn't mean that it won't be just as much fun!
I've been wearing her clothes all of my life...I can't afford it, but I would rock one of her outfits in a jiffy...if someone else paid the bill. I think Lilly Pulitzer is just one cool chick.
Isn't this the premise ofDevil Wears Prada? Someone is loving watching kharma coming back around to smack Anna in the backside. I loved the book because of all of the years I spent being someone's assistant. (Yes, I did it all...the kitchen sink and I wiped their butts!) But I have to admit that I think the screenplay is a better story...it's rare when that happens so I think it should be pointed out.
I believe the headline of this article is "He's So Old." And I might add...he's only one year older than me. This does not make me happy.
How fun would it be to have a signature scent created for yourself? You don't have to be one of the Olsen twins to make your dream come true.
Oh, look! It's House Hunters International in the New York Times. How many BEAD-rooms does it have?
From the department of tell-me-a-little-something-that-isn't-playing-nightly-in-the-privacy-of-my-own-home: we're all losing sleep over the current state of the economy. I vote we all designate one person's house (Does anyone know anyone in Kansas?) as the meeting place. Middle America just seems cozy and most convenient. We can gather there in our jammies for some cocoa and late night chit-chat. If you don't think that'll work, there's always yoga, pilates, a spicy cabernet or, if you can get 'em...prescription drugs.
I went with the Handsomest Man Alive, Part One and The Sequel last night to see the L.A. Kings play the Detroit Red Wings. He shoots! He scores! He shoots! He scores! It was great!
I just love it when real life turns into the plot of a Disney movie. If only for a few minutes, an entire major metropolitan airport is foiled by the hijinks of a poodle.
One of my favorite children's books ever -- Walter the Farting Dog -- is coming to the big screen.
I was watching the other day when MSNBC commentator Chuck Todd made a reference to Shakespeare in his election coverage. And I'm still watching...
Meet Amy Adams. I believe she's a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood.
Up 'til now I thought 'hockey hair' was a modified mullet that my little Red Wings wore under their helmets. Now it turns out to be a trendsetting upswept updo -- you didn't think she was managing that by herself did you?
Men who love cats are so much nicer and more complicated than men who only appreciate dogs. I love them both equally. The cats and the dogs, that is...
If Angelina and Brad have more children, she's going to need longer arms...like a chimpanzee.
I'm not sure how this helps...but we all need a little assistance now and then.
Just in case you've forgotten about the Keating Five...the Obama campaign wants you to take a little trip down memory lane.
It's all 'Lipstick Politics' today. I thought I mentioned here prior to the Democratic National Convention that I thought that women were a force to be reckoned with in the 2008 Presidential race -- but no one seemed to be listening. They begged for Hillary Clinton to bow out of the race with grace. Well, they're listening now -- unfortunately, women want to see a woman succeed in politics so badly that they aren't listening to Sarah Palin. Her politics are right-wing fanatical. She's James Dobson in a skirt. She scares me to death. I know she never took an economics class in college. I know it without even looking at her transcripts. And her knowledge of foreign affairs is frighteningly lacking. But it doesn't matter to white middle-aged women who feel like they haven't been heard or seen. They look at her and they see a familiar face. I don't know how Obama can combat this kind of rage once it's been unleashed. I don't know if I can survive financially during another four years of disastrous Republican economic policies, and I don't understand why people don't want someone smarter than they are leading the country. I want the best -- not the best dressed. Obviously, I'm in the minority...I'm frightened.
Forbes has put together a field guide to the modern American mom. They're not your momma's mamma.
When I think of legendary journalist Bob Woodward...Robert Redford appears in my imagination. That'll happen when you get a pretty boy to play a hard-nosed newspaper guy in a film that I've seen more times than I should admit. Redford may be star of stage and screen, but Woodward usually has interesting things to say.
For Christmas last year my boyfriend surprised me with a little bauble from Tiffany & Co. Never in my life did I think I'd get a little something from Tiffany & Co., but the surprise was doubled because the signature turquoise box was wrapped up inside an AT&T cellphone box in order to keep me guessing even longer. It was a delightfully delicious deception that pleased both the recipient and the giver. On the other hand, Sarah Palin's politics are not delightfully deceiving. Her politics are deception at its worst. It's James Dobson's far-right uptight evangelical politics gift-wrapped in such a well put together package that you almost buy that Sarah Palin is a feminist breaking new ground for women all over the world. Sarah Palin looks a lot like me -- with better clothes and professionally styled hair. So like other middle-aged women, who have been forced to swallow the bitter pill of sexism, I'm also forced to identify with her. I hate that I'm being manipulated. I hate that this deception is working, but I don't like people spreading false rumors either. I want the facts.
Dear Sarah Palin. I spent last week at home watching the Republican National Convention. I'd like to know who to send my invoice to and when I will be reimbursed?
I haven't been able to take even a 'staycation' this summer. So I've invented something new that I'm sure you're gonna love. Come with me now on...a...wait for it...'an imagi-cation.' Completely imaginary travel. Do you love it? Here's just one of the many places you can imagine yourself visiting this fall...did I mention it's free?
I'm trying to take the high road this morning...Oops! I tried, but there's a parade with ballooons and everything on the low road. It's much more fun.
What we need to do is to make sure that the men who don't have the fidelity gene are marked. I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest having the word 'asshole' tattooed on their foreheads. That way, if you're into that kind of thing -- you know what you're getting right up front. Otherwise, you can avoid them like the plague, and wait some place safe 'til something better comes along.
Did you watch MSNBC's coverage of the Democratic National Convention? Then you know that there was a lot of bitch-slapping going on between their big-haired big ego boys. But here's the whole poop -- it's almost as good as Obama's speech. Boorah!
This film fascinates me. I remember when this crazy French dude did this...and it's also a different view of the World Trade Center Towers than we've seen in a long, long time. Which is really nice.
The Women On The Web website has come up with a list of the best breasts on women over 40. Unfortunately, a few of the picks probably made it onto the list because they're friends with someone on the panel...but I think it's nice to celebrate boobies of every age. Click here to see if yours made the cut!
More and more reasons to smile in the face of your future. Rock on!
No one could possibly be enjoying the Olympics more than I have been loving them, but it is dis-heartening to learn about all the fakery going on behind the scenes. It's an athletic competition, not Hollywood.
One of the most interesting articles I've read recently is thisAtlantic monthly feature about why Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign failed. I'm a big fan of Hill, but if she wasn't able to get her house in order, I'm almost glad that she didn't get the nod. The United States has been operating without a Big Cheese that actually knows what's going on for too many years -- it's time for someone who knows what they're doing to run the show.
I smashed my piggybank after I heard that Cher has put her Malibu mansion up for sale. Do you think she'll take 42 cents as a deposit on a $45 million home? Wait? I may have a couple of dimes in the seats in my car...
Movies starring old grey-haired people? Shocking! Horrifying! Stop, I'm trying to eat my breakfast.
The world's most beautiful newborns, Knox and Viv, will make their first scheduled Internet appearance at 7:00 pm EDT on Sunday, August 3, 2008. Please plan your weekend accordingly.
Just as I've always suspected, the world's oldest joke is all about the fart.
I can quit the Internet at anytime. I don't need to check my Facebook page or send Tweets. I'm totally cool.
Hockey bad boy and fashionista, Sean Avery, is into cougars. Could some one please slip him my URL?
