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Horrible Celebrity Baby Names II
While laying in my death-bed, I’ve been able to read the new Vogue magazine with a fine-tooth comb, so to speak. It’s filled with horror this month. I haven’t even begun to dissect its many insults, but a feature on … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Horrible Stuff, Words
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Richard Speck
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Today’s Word is Provoke
I usually hate jewelry with affirmative words on it, like “peace” or “soul” but when I saw this bracelet I stopped in my tracks. Why didn’t I think of this before! My purpose on earth is to provoke. It is … Continue reading
Vivienne Still Rules!
God bless a woman who doesn’t want Botox and speaks her mind. This is how to be 67, if you’re as cool as Vivienne Westwood. Of course, none of us are, but here’s what she says about Sex And The … Continue reading
“Are Men Boring?”
Arts & Letters led me to an essay titled “Are Men Boring?”, where I expected to find some breakthrough study that proved the obvious, beyond a doubt. Instead, it was the usual anecdotal findings of irritated wives and girlfriends whose … Continue reading
Crap, and Other Crap
Here is a cell phone picture of my dresser tonight. Is there too much crap on it, do you think? Some of the things I considered writing about today, include: A really funny review of “the worst book ever written” … Continue reading
Let’s Talk Books
Yesterday, I came across a delightful discussion about books at Salon.com . People were invited to recall a book they really hated. It was a funny and interesting thread, which I would like to copy (since that’s the sincerest form … Continue reading
Directors Gone Wild!
When Clint Eastwood heard Spike Lee’s complaint about the racial make-up of Clint’s war movie “Flags of Our Fathers,” Clint was exasperated. After explaining to a interviewer that his film was true to history, he remarked about Spike Lee, “A … Continue reading
A New Class of Boy Toy
Seeing this photo of Mrs. Hulk Hogan with her new companion, I remembered a conversation with my friend Andy. He’d been noticing a new trend of single older women dating men who were neither young nor successful. They were men … Continue reading
I am the Meanest Person Alive
A close friend was asked her opinion of a profile for a “dating site” by a guy she barely knows. She showed it to me and we laughed our heads off. We are just a couple of cunts. It can’t … Continue reading
Being Alive
I came upon this essay today, and it reminded me to try to remember every so often that I am alive. It describes that shock of existential clarity when you suddenly experience your self in the moment. It’s such a … Continue reading