Monthly Archives: December 2008

My Personal Best of List

Life’s little pleasures I want to be famous.  There are a lot of reasons I want to be famous.  Free food is one of them.  I suspect that famous people get a lot of free food.  Adulation is another, although … Continue reading

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Lost in Translation

With apologies to Sofia Coppola whose movie I really loved I got an e-mail last week from my agent.  I have to admit that I love getting e-mails from my agent.  Even though there’s a chance she’s forwarding a rejection … Continue reading

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Best Holiday Gifts Ever!

Solutions for All Your Gift-Giving Needs Struggling to find the right gift for that special someone in your life?  Hoping to rein in your spending this year?  Worried that a fun gift won’t be practical and a practical gift won’t … Continue reading

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Aw, Your Protagonist Looks Just Like You!

Delving into the Mind of the Author Back in my teens, I didn’t look so hot.  I had braces and was pudgy and kept my hair severely short. I would show you a photo to demonstrate how truly awful I looked back … Continue reading

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Talking ‘Bout My Generation

How (Not?) to Balance Work and Home I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had recently with friends where we’re all saying, basically, “I can’t go on like this anymore.  But I can’t stop, either.”  We’re all stressed out, … Continue reading

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