I picked up a couple of Nancy Mitford novels while I was on vacation in Taos a few weeks ago. Mitford wrote acidly funny, impeccably observed novels about her own background, which was as a child of the minor aristocracy growing up in Great Britain between the world wars. It’s probably a bad idea for me to read any of the Mitfords (there were six … [Read more...] about What’s Your Tribe’s Secret Language?
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New Formatting
In the interest of protecting your eyesight, I've bumped up the font on the body copy of the blog by a couple of points. It looks good on all the machines I can test it on, but if things look wacky on your machine, will you leave a comment on this post and let me know? Thanks as always! … [Read more...] about New Formatting
Oprah, The Biggest Loser, and Your Success
I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I do get to the gym a few times a week, generally right when Oprah is on. (Could be a lot worse. Jerry Springer, for example.) A few weeks ago, she had some of the old contestants from the reality show The Biggest Loser. This is, to me, vastly more interesting than watching the actual show could be. It’s one thing … [Read more...] about Oprah, The Biggest Loser, and Your Success
Pink Hair Blogging
Those of you who saw me at South by Southwest this year know that I’ve dyed my hair pink. * Along with What do you do?, I find Why did you dye your hair pink? an unanswerable question. But if I can’t answer it. I might be able to address it. (By the way, if you’re newish here, the babe in the photo is not me. She sure is cute, though, isn’t … [Read more...] about Pink Hair Blogging