Where living an amazing life never gets old
I’ve always been a magazine junkie. I suffer from a serious Us Weekly addiction, as you may remember from my Blogger Idol post about the apocalypse, but my obsession goes way deeper than that. Growing up, I devoured every type of magazine – fashion, celebrity, travel – carefully cutting out pages which I then pinned…
The first time I read the Old Testament I broke out in hives. I was ten years old, sitting in Sunday school trying to make sense of the stories we were reading, which the teacher explained were considered to be “God’s word.” I couldn’t get the echo of his comment out of my head. “God’s…
Michael and I celebrated our first New Year’s Eve together at my friend Rachel’s party (Happy birthday, dear Rae!) over winter break in college as 1977 turned into 1978. It was our second or third date and I was smitten. I was practically strutting because he had cancelled his other plans so we could be…
A generation or two before Amy Winehouse, there was Janis Joplin. Both powerhouse singers died tragically at the age of 27 from substance abuse and, with the release of the eye-opening new documentary, Janis: Little Girl Blue, the comparisons are inevitable. But what’s actually most striking — and surprising — are their differences. I was…
Don’t throw out the corks from all those wine bottles you went through on Thanksgiving! We’ve told you before about how to recycle them, but here’s an even better way to use them to do good this holiday season. I saw this on Dawn Carroll’s Facebook page. Dawn is the co-founder of the Over My…
As we all know, there are few things as emotionally charged and inherently dramatic as the mother-daughter relationship. So it’s no surprise that Miss You Like Hell, La Jolla Playhouse’s new, highly-anticipated world premiere musical, is a combination of funny and sad and poignant. Plus, it’s got some great songs.
Thanks to The Crafted Cup Company for sponsoring this post. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine. I have no problem finding great gifts for the women in my life, yet it seems like I’m always struggling to find something interesting for the guys. I want a gift that’s unique yet practical – something personal…
In Submission, Ted (Stanley Tucci), a jaded college professor, becomes obsessed with Angela (Addison Timlin), one of his creative writing students whose talents apparently go beyond her writing skills. “Oh,” you’re probably thinking, “this is so timely now that we’re finally having the conversation about sexual harassment. Thank goodness there’s a movie that addresses that issue…
