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vintage advice, still relevant

A good friend forwarded this snippet from a Singer sewing manual on to me and I’ve been shocked ever since- that’s the ritual I follow everyday- I never sew without my French chalk by my side… and lots of makeup. Seriously though, it’s why we watch Mad Men, (well, one of the reasons- after the […]

humor, travel

so many bad boat names, so little time

Oh the clever play on words that turn up so often when naming a boat, like that boat captain was the first genius to think up the boat name ‘Wet Dreams’, ‘Breakin’ Wind’ or ‘Fanta Sea’. It’s kind of hard to believe that adult males (ladies- we know better…right?) named these boats and not high […]

humor, media

moves like Jagger

If you didn’t catch the season finale of Saturday Night Live this weekend with host Mick Jagger & Foo Fighters- you missed out. I would recommend the whole episode, full of special appearances by John Hamm, Steve Martin, Arcade Fire and Jeff Beck. Here’s the link to a very entertaining skit- karaoke Mick Jagger impersonation […]