Are They Being Nosey?
Posted on April 18, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Leisure | Leave a Comment
“The check’s in the mail”. “No, you don’t look fat in that”. “You don’t look that old”. These are familiar exaggerations, white lies or what my grandmother called Pinocchio noses.
A building contractor nose how to convince you the remodeling will be done on time. A used car dealer nose how to make an old car look good. A lawyer nose how to make his client look innocent.
When I was an innocent child and the doctor said, “This won’t hurt”, I was too busy looking at the lollypop to see if his nose got longer. Now I watch the doctor’s nose very carefully.
Read More..>>Do Clothes Horses Wear Polo Shirts?
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Leisure | Leave a Comment
If clothes make the man, dressing for success is done one pant leg at a time. A scientist needs a white lab coat. Both male and female executives need to be well coiffed in tailored suits, but the female executive has a chip on her shoulder from hitting her head on the glass ceiling. Politicians, with their hands out and talking out both sides of their mouths, should wear conservative suits accessorized, of course, with flag pins.
Read More..>>Can Exercise Be Exorcised?
Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Leisure | Leave a Comment
My conscience won’t go on vacation. I can slather it with sunscreen and lay it in the sun, I can buy it maps and take it sightseeing, I can dress it up and take it out for a romantic dinner - but it refuses to go on vacation.
While I’m trying to have fun, my conscience continually lectures me. Although I try to explain that a vacation is time to do and eat things you don’t at home, it won’t listen. My conscience nags me most about exercise. It insists I make time to exercise on vacation.
Read More..>>Are You In The Race?
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Leisure | Leave a Comment
My watch runs fast. In spite of the jeweler telling me that it runs perfectly, I know that its hands spin around the dial when I’m not looking.
Time seemed to pass very slowly when I was a child. The week before we went to the circus seemed at least a month long.
When my grandmother complained about time going too fast, I thought she was a bit daft. I thought she was the best grandmother in the world, but a bit daft. I don’t anymore.
Read More..>>Can You Compare Apples And Oranges?
Posted on March 2, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Leisure | Leave a Comment
An adage is a time-tested truism, but some adages don’t ad up anymore. “A penny saved is a penny earned” has deflated in meaning because of inflation.
“Penny-wise and pound foolish” is an English adage. Here it would be more effective as an ad for Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig. Another truism about money is “A fool and his money are soon parted”. This one must explain Las Vegas.
Then there’s the one about saving for a rainy day. Because I live in Southern California, I wouldn’t save much - certainly not as much as people living in Seattle. Actually, it’s Prince Charles who should be saving for a reigny day.
Read More..>>Do You Give Yourself Credit?
Posted on March 1, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment, Travel and Leisure | Leave a Comment
Once upon a time, not too long ago, my husband thought I had too many credit cards - especially for clothing shops and department stores. John thought having so many credit cards could discredit our credit.
I charged salon services, movie tickets and luncheons with friends - which seem to cost more than lunches. Anyway … John thought the only thing I couldn’t buy on credit was happiness.
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