Monthly Archives: October 2006

The Girls Next Door

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Sister Wolf

Tonight, my older son came over for dinner and before he left, he decided to check out a reality show called “The Girls Next Door.” I warned him that I saw it once, and it was really depressing. He insisted … Continue reading →

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Cashmere

Posted on October 23, 2006 by Sister Wolf

I can’t remember how I first discovered Cashmere Shampoo, a product made by a company called The Laundress. I’ve gone through several bottles of it, though, because I love my cashmere sweaters and want them to last forever. People who … Continue reading →

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Read Carefully

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Sister Wolf

This morning, a tiny news item in the Los Angeles Times caught my eye. “Congo hippies may face extinction,â€? I read to myself, thinking “wow, they still have hippies in the Congo?” But then I realized I had misread the … Continue reading →

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Death and Lipstick, Part I

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Sister Wolf

My obsessions tend to wax and wane, but for the last few years, two have remained constant: lipstick and death. First, I would like to dwell on lipstick. I only buy red lipstick, but the Red Era didn’t start until … Continue reading →

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Unbridled Fatness

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Sister Wolf

Today, I had a cup of coffee in a mall, at a Starbucks just opposite a Red Robin Gourmet Burger restaurant. I have actually dined at that restaurant, after shopping myself into a near coma at Nordstrom. The thing I … Continue reading →

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Madonna, Bete Noir

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Sister Wolf

   Sometimes I think that Madonna was put here on earth to torment me personally. Just when I feel I couldn’t hate her more, she pulls me back in… Now, she has adopted a one year old boy from Malawi … Continue reading →

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Shanice vs Caitlin

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Sister Wolf

Call me racist, but I love Black names. In my own defense, I love yuppie names too, like Hunter and Madison. But Black names give me a particular thrill, like the time I heard a mother in Ross for Less … Continue reading →

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I Hate Ellen Barkin

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Sister Wolf

I never liked Ellen Barkin, and now I hate her. During her five year marriage to Ron Perelman, a loathsome arrogant billionaire, Ellen Barkin managed to acquire $20 million worth of jewelry. It will be auctioned off at Christies today, … Continue reading →

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The Chicken Car

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Sister Wolf

Whenever I pass this Chicken Car, it never fails to brighten my day. It’s usually parked on 11th Street in Santa Monica, and I don’t know who  owns it now, but it is one enviable Chicken Car, isn’t it?

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