Entries Tagged as ‘Ladies ...’

May 27, 2008

Begging you for mercy.

A song on the radio (yes, I know, I’m dating myself) made me curious. It’s Mercy, by a young singer named Duffy. The video below doubled my interest.
Mercy MP3 download here.

I’m particularly interested in generational theory now. The way I understand it, right now is a time of big [...]

January 18, 2008

The Man Zone

Life and Such had me, earlier today, in a place I’d never been before: a place with all the markings of horrific sameness and blandness. See, I was at a Starbucks in a strip mall shopping center across the street from the Arundel Mills Mall.
Personally, I find most Starbucks’ decor unwisely dark-colored for as dirty [...]

January 16, 2008

Introducing Miss Lori Powell

Let me introduce you, online, here, to Miss Lori Powell. I met Lori 10-12-14? years ago when Maryland was getting a second area code (that’s 410, for those of you new to these parts). See, at that time I was sending out 3,000+ faxes each week of the Business Monthly’s weekly fax report. (I don’t [...]

January 7, 2008

Bra-la-la la-la, la-la, la-la

As little TV as I watch, I have found myself, in the company of a friend, watching Tim Gunn’s wardrobe make-over show. It rocks. Brilliant principles. A functional “reality” show. And humanely funny, entertaining and educational. I just read Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style and highly recommend it for any woman [...]

December 12, 2007

Elegant Ladies and Easy Gifts

If you’ve yet to see the line of elegant note cards I produce as part of a small business venture with friend and fellow American City Girl, Cherie Beck, you can check them out here. This Wednesday, and the next, we’ll be at our usual spot: Lakeside CafĂ© from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The [...]

December 9, 2007

Girlfriend(s) to Girlfriend(s) Gift Idea

Hi there, Ladies. I have something I want to share: an alternative to the classic gift exchange ever-so-common to this time of year. Here it is: Rather than guessing what your girlfriends want for Christmas (or whatever holiday language you choose to use), consider instead that you find presents for each other, together. If your [...]