Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
I”m feeling a little Cupcake Murphy this morning.
Dear lady who could be my mothers age,
Did you forget you were supposed to shop at Walmart today with their people? As I saw you lumbering into the checkout lane one aisle over, I seriously couldn’t take my eyes off of you! Lord knows, all [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 9th, 2010
I know you watch them. I watch them at three in the morning, and think to myself “Aren’t that Mick and Mimi and their Magic Bullet just the greatest?” And what about their neighbors Hazel and Berman? Delightfully wacky!
Surely there are other infomercials equally compelling? Or maybe repelling?
It’s that crazy ass redhead [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 6th, 2010
In last week’s episode of the I Can’t Help Myself I’m not writing this Friday, Meg and her sister were on Cape Cod wondering what on earth their mother had done to her foot, because Lord have mercy, that was no sprained ankle she was sporting.
This past Fourth of July weekend, Meg took her [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2010
I was wandering through my local cemetery last month taking photos for a photography class, and I stumbled upon this gravestone.
Sharper Freeman was kidnapped in Africa
when about 16 years old and enslaved here.
He fought in our army and served in the Revolution,
for which he received a pension and his freedom.
I am completely enchanted [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 30th, 2010
Main Entry: lexicon
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: collection of word meanings, usage
Synonyms: dictionary, glossary, terminology, thesaurus, vocabulary, word stock, wordbook, wordlist
Do you are your spouse have a language of your own? Do you have catch phrases that send you into fits of laughter, causing strangers to eye you with suspicion?
I read an op-ed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 28th, 2010
I am in the midst of planning this year’s vacation, and have the location, the flights, the lodging booked. I have sifted though reviews on Trip Advisor (which P.S. is REALLY good site, because you can get comparisons from 5 different sites on say, the price of a hotel), evaluated the reviews, and am confident [...]
The Member's Lounge and her sister Ain't Misbeehavin are going to NYC in August! See you there, perhaps?
The goal of Songs for Soldiers is to give a new MP3 player to every single active duty service member in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each player will be pre-loaded with songs from a variety of artists who have donated their music to this effort.
Find out how you can help the USO send an MP3 to a soldier overseas!
I'm always on a quest for the best yogurt. Siggis is an Icelandic yogurt that comes in unusual flavors like Orange Ginger. Grapefruit and Pomegranate. If you like tart not too sugary yogurt, this one's for you! Yummy!
Reading on the Kindle
From Amazon:
"Skeeter Phelan is just home from college in 1962, and, anxious to become a writer, is advised to hone her chops by writing about what disturbs you. The budding social activist begins to collect the stories of the black women on whom the country club sets relies and mistrusts ..the book Skeeter puts together based on their stories is scathing and shocking, bringing pride and hope to the black community, while giving Skeeter the courage to break down her personal boundaries and pursue her dreams."
I loved this book, and the author Kathryn Stockett was especially adept at capturing the dialect of the maids.
5 stars in my book!
Reading in Hardcover
"To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus - three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up."
I can't believe I was never assigned this book somewhere along the line, but it seemed a good choice after reading the Help.
Does a garden get any better than in the month of July? Free flowers for a next 2 months!
Look Mom! It’s a priest for Jewish people!
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