The Networker
Fashion Tips for the Disheveled
There are three people in line behind me as I pay and head for the door. Are they looking at me funny? I get in my car, lean my head against the headrest, and what the…? On no! There is a giant, red Velcro roller in my hair! I curse, toss it into the back seat, and...
No Way to Start the New Year
Making New Year’s resolutions is no way to start a new year. Vowing to get fit, get organized and spend more time with your family is a lot of pressure to put on yourself—and on your family. It’s not that I don’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions, it’s just...
No Elephants Were Harmed in the Making of this Essay
There’s a big box in my guest room containing one redneck coloring book (never used), four pink flamingos (brand-new), one wrench beer opener (still in the package) and an assortment of other equally useful items. I keep the box there partly because my guest room has...
Waiting Tables Teaches Life Lessons
When I was a teenager, I was a server in a small-town restaurant where every table had a deck of cards for the coffee crowd, and the pancakes covered entire plates. It was a good job for a teenager, except for the fact that people got hungry so darn early in the...
My New British Boyfriend
He said, “How can I help?” and I fell in love. It was the accent that did it. Plus, I was at a vulnerable point in my life—or at least, in my day. I’d been confused, lost in iPhone settings, punching option after option when I saw one that said, “British male.” I’m...
Finally a Barbie that Looks Like Me
Barbie dolls have been inspiring young girls for generations but I never had one. My dolls could never live up to Barbie’s perfect good looks, her globetrotting and her amazing career success. It’s really no wonder they made a movie about her. She’s had 250 careers,...