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Why Midlife Women Don’t Drive Corvettes
I can honestly say that I have never met a woman going through a midlife crisis who has the urge to trade in her mini-van for a Corvette. We tend to make midlife splurges on high power shape wear, department … Continue reading
Words I Thought I’d Never Say – “Hey, I’m A Soccer Mom!”
“I’ll be damned if I’m gonna be another chubby, bleached-blonde soccer mom driving her kids around in a mini-van with one hand on the steering wheel and a Big Mac in the other.” I believe those were my exact words … Continue reading
Filed under Ridiculous Fears and Phobias
“W” – The Other Scarlet Letter
“Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart – and on her ass.” Adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter Fat bottomed girls may make the … Continue reading
Filed under Dieting, Plus-Size Clothing, Uncategorized
Can A Mom Blog Save The World? Why The 99ers Should Have A Play Date With The 53ers
There is a certain vibe happening in the world now that is reminiscent of the riots and the sit-ins of the 1960′s – and it is unsettling. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this whole Occupy Movement and … Continue reading
A Housewife Goes To Washington
Last March, I became part of the reader editorial board of our community newspaper as mentioned in A Year of Blogging - Lois Lane or Crazy Aunt Lena? I’m the apolitical, token housewife among a group of professionals who are very opinionated about … Continue reading
Secret Revealed – The Real Total Package Women Want
“Surprise, Surprise” (to quote Gomer Pyle). Another public figure has been caught emailing inappropriate pictures of their franks and beans to an “acquaintance” that is not their spouse. The play once known as “The Favre” (named after retired NFL Quarterback … Continue reading
Joke: How Is A Housewife Placed On The DL (Disabled List)?
How is a Housewife placed on the DL (disabled list)? If this question were the opening line of a joke, the punchline would be: ”She twists her knee and can’t clean because she doesn’t pick up her feet when walking on the carpet … Continue reading
The Secret To A 50 Year Marriage – Sliders and A Good Scotch
One summer afternoon, a leggy blonde teenager by the name of Sandi, threw caution to the wind and staged a one-woman badminton game in her front yard to grab the attention of a duck-tailed boy named Charlie, who lived across … Continue reading →
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