Surprisingly Full Of Energy, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:17am
For superstitious reasons I hesitate to tell you, but, this past week I’ve had a burst of energy. I almost don’t know what to do!
November 5, 2016
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Year: 2016
And For Your Friday Amusement, Special Blue Nile Discounts Just For Privilege Readers
The week is winding down. Or done. You’re at your desk, hearing the sound of the customer service people gathering for an in-office happy hour.
November 4, 2016
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Fierce at 50
Can A Mother And Her Daughter Wear The Same Sequined Skirt?
You already know the answer to the headlined question. Back in 2012 I bought a sequined skirt at All Saints. I wore it to the
November 3, 2016
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Travel
Have You Ever Wondered What Austin Is Like?
I’m just back from from my first trip ever to Austin, Texas. I’d happily go again. I was visiting two of my college roommates. Such
November 1, 2016
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Wondering What Sixty Is, Or, Saturday Morning at 8:10am Central Time
I’ve had the occasion these past few days to see old friends. As I’ve told them, I’m researching. They both had their 60th birthdays earlier
October 29, 2016
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Picking Up A Few Household Items That Just Might Help Prepare For Guests Who Just Might Be Coming For Holidays
We’ve been feathering the nest, a tad. I know nobody wants to talk holidays yet, so I won’t mention Thanksgiving, or Hanukah, or Christmas. We’re
October 28, 2016
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Career
How To Build A Simple But Powerful Work Wardrobe, From Scratch
A couple of weeks ago, one of you asked for my thoughts on how to build a work wardrobe from scratch. Ah, work clothes. I
October 25, 2016
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Falling Digital Flowers, Or, Saturday Morning at 10:37am
Way back in 1960 my family moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts to the San Francisco Bay Area. Although I spent my college, grad school and early career
October 22, 2016
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Style
Did Everybody Else Already Know This?
I have a secret to tell you. Or maybe I’m the last to know? Men’s wallets are better than women’s. At least if you carry
October 21, 2016
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Gardening
The Small Fall Of The San Francisco Bay Area
In the USA, Fall has been usurped. The Northeast rules our iconography, and yet. Sweaters, boots? It’s still in the 70s where I live. Waves
October 19, 2016
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The Winner Of The Blue Nile Mini-Birthstone Pendant, And, Thank You For Your Stories
Cat won the draw for the birthstone pendant. She wrote, “Although my birthstone is peridot, green has never been my color. I would opt for
October 17, 2016
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Thank You Internet For Growing My Ideas On Friendship, Or, Saturday Morning at 9:16am
I know we often bemoan the state of the Internet. Surely it’s been a home for some of the least civil, most bullying words we’ve
October 15, 2016
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