Tales from Vacations Past

March 14, 2012

Meg has been happily plotting her trip to France. So far, things have been perfectly falling into place. She has learned throughout the years how to glean information from the internet, books, her friends, of course, bloggers. She usually puts together a balanced itinerary of relaxation, adventure and fun, sprinkled with cocktails and good food. [...]

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I Can’t Help Myself Friday. Are We Still Burning Bras?

March 9, 2012

Lately Meg feels like she is trapped in the seventies: She feels like this chick: What the hell, politicians and pundits of America? All of a sudden Generation Y are a collective bunch of sluts. Does that make us older Baby Boomers one of these? We’ll get to Rush Limbaugh in a minute, but let’s [...]

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Potpourri Jeopardy for $500. The Daily Double.

March 7, 2012

Spring is almost here, kids! That snow we got last week has melted, the daffodils are coming up, and thanks be to God, the clocks are moving forward; which Meg is going to greatly appreciate since she practically needs sunglasses at 6:30 am because of the blinding light shining into her house. She thinks the [...]

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Prep Work.

March 6, 2012

Are you a prepper? Do you have your mise en place all chopped and ready to go when you cook? Is your luggage waiting by the door the night before when you are heading out for a big trip? Are your clothes neatly lined up in your closet, pressed and ready to jump into? Meg [...]

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I Can’t Help Myself Friday. The Silver Foot Edition .

March 2, 2012

I’m not sure who’s the gift that keeps on giving this Presidential primary season, but you’d think Mitt Romney could take advantage of the crazy ass field of candidates. Yet, he every time he’s off script he just can’t help himself: Damn right Jack rides in a car. On a leopard blanket. Let’s start with [...]

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Today I’m Grateful

February 28, 2012

Yesterday I was clicking around my usual websites, the Daily Beast, The Onion, and The Huffington Post, in a failed effort to find something comical and witty to write about. After all, this is the Lounge, and it’s my duty to keep things funny, right? Somehow, I ended up at the New York Times site [...]

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