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My father reads this blog. (Hey, I had to enlist his counsel when I reviewed Cheerful Money. He used to review books all the time.

First read all the comments under your giveway post. Be profoundly cheered by a flock of adventures almost like birds in the sky. Then ask

I love luxury hotels. Hmm. Maybe not a sign of extreme discernment. But I don’t know if its one of those “Duh!” kind of things,

A new site, called Fab Over Fifty, is launching in January. For those of us over 50, or almost 50, or wanting to understand the

Costco overwhelms me. Walmart? Never even attempted. This has nothing to do with my recovering snobbery. It’s a failing and I take full responsibility. Oh

I may have loved Hallowe’en costumes but I never liked the pumpkin carving part. Sticky and slimy at the same time. Scary texture. Stubborn seeds.

“Style is the image of character.” Edward Gibbon via the impossible cool. Go look at these iconic photos of cool famous people. If you’re wondering

Can’t fault the effort, now can you? (As always in the world of photos and the web, one which I have not come close to

I like argyle as a concept. There’s something about the diamonds in the pattern, the crossing lines, the mathematics, that feels right. Argyle reminds me

Hello Kitty. Hello 50. And, I made this by cutting Hello Kitty wrapping paper into rectangles of overly varying shapes, folding said shapes inaccurately, muttering

My Sister Turns 50 by High WASP featuring Levis jeans Yesterday my sister turned 50. Today is her birthday party up at my father’s. I’m

Other people have cute children too. I’d like to introduce you to Cody. He belongs to Dani at Weddings Fresh. (As you can see from