2012 - Page 10 of 14

9 War-Weary Requirements For Doing A Good Job

I’ve been working for 34 years now. I took time off to stay home with kids but, as anyone who’s been the primary caregiver for

April 28, 2012 53 Comments

Interesting brands

When Susan And Martin Got Married

Last Sunday I attended Susan and Martin’s wedding. Here’s the happy couple. It was a lovely day. Everyone got California fancy. Men donned jackets, women

April 26, 2012 48 Comments

Style

The Subtle Pleasure Of A Spectator Shoe

I’ve always been a sucker for two-tone shoes. They were big in the late 70s, early 80s. To this day I remember a pair of

April 24, 2012 42 Comments

Stopping In A San Francisco Crosswalk, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:28am

I’m going to tell you all, go and start a blog right now. Yes, right now. Write for one year. Post your picture. Write for

April 21, 2012 54 Comments

The Highland Fashionista Goes Gray

The Highland Fashionista, a very amusing American blogger living in Scotland, has finished her transition to gray hair. Looks pretty smashing with some pink lipstick.

April 18, 2012 17 Comments

Career

Building Attractive: Let’s Talk Hair

I got a haircut recently. I love my hair guy. And at last, in Building Attractive, we enter the realms of relative frivolity. My friends,

April 17, 2012 42 Comments

Literature & the Arts

The Apotheosis Of Smart, Where Women Are Difficult, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:11am

Let’s talk about smart people. Not real smart people, mind you, but the pretend sort we see on American television and in the movies. Have

April 14, 2012 45 Comments

Fierce at 50

Building Attractive: The Concept Of “Net Plus”

In the first post on Building Attractive, we discussed diet and exercise. MJ replied in the comments. “Interesting – I thought that your deconstruction of

April 12, 2012 28 Comments