Archive for June, 2008
Misusing The C Word
I’m a little disturbed a trend in advertising that relies heavily on our collective fear of getting cancer.
Read More..>>Sisterly Concern
There seems to be an epidemic of low self-esteem among my sisterhood and I find it disturbing and puzzling.
Read More..>>Happy 15th Birthday 680 News!
Last night we celebrated with a wonderful party at the beautiful Palais Royale on the Lakeshore. It was a gorgeous, warm evening to linger outside by the water amid the palm trees…yes, palm trees! Inside, the Palais is lovely and the staff are attentive and wonderful.
Read More..>>Fame Is Not For Me
I don’t believe one single movie star who says they didn’t ever want fame; they only wanted to act. You’d have to be a special kind of idiot to want to eternally toil in obscurity and near poverty just to “ply your craft”. Fame is what comes along with the villas in France, the mega-star film [...]
Read More..>>Awfully Wonderful!
One of my favourite websites, www.awfulplasticsurgery.com, has really evolved into something worth bookmarking. I’ve had an almost morbid fascination with its fixation on the botched and badly done cosmetic procedures on the rich and famous for quite some time but now the author is regularly adding content and updating the site sometimes daily. It’s deliciously [...]
Read More..>>Refreshing the Rules
I’ve been studying for the M1 test which must be passed before the motorcycle driving course I’m taking this summer. After nearly (gulp!) 30 years of driving, I actually looked forward to refreshing my knowledge of the rules and regulations. I’m having no trouble with the traffic signs portion (a collective sigh of relief from [...]
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