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February 25, 2019
My Friends’ 2019 Snarky Oscar Red Carpet Comments (Because I Am on the Road for Work)
Guest posters Kim Tracy Prince and Laurel Janssen Byrne reported in on The Charlene Ross blog for this special occasion: the 91st Academy Awards. Kim says, “I don’t usually watch the red carpet, but since Charlene is traveling, I am pulling it out for a friend. As you know, there’s really only one reason to […]
February 7, 2019
Random Thoughts from 20,000 Feet (or However High Planes Fly)
It is 10:42 Mountain Time on Tuesday and I am on a plane from Burbank to Denver. Soon I will land and I will get an hour of my life back. Funny how time works like that. The woman sitting next to me has been typing away at her laptop for most of the flight. […]
January 15, 2019
Reflections of 2018
Is it too late to write a blog post where I reflect upon 2018? (Is it reflect upon or reflect on? I don’t know. I’m too lazy to look it up. Anyway…) Probably. In fact, I think it’s one of the reasons I was never successful as a blogger. Well, there are many reasons. But […]
January 7, 2019
My 2019 Snarky Golden Globe Red Carpet Review
Can I start by saying that I was hijacked this weekend. Or kidnapped. Or somethinged. What I’m trying to say is this: I had planned on taking down Christmas on Saturday (Yes, I’m one of those who waits until after New Year’s to take down Christmas. Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be.) and then spend […]
September 18, 2018
My Snarky 2018 Emmy Red Carpet Review
Every few years the Emmy’s are on a Monday. I’m sure it has something to do with football. I’m just going to go on record as saying I don’t like it. Marley wins the trooper award because she worked until 11:00 last night and I woke up to an email (sent at 12:26 AM) with […]
July 2, 2018
Writing Gold
I told Kim that I would try not to be bitter about having to work. And by work I mean write because Julie and Kim and I decided to get together for an impromptu Sunday afternoon work session. “We could do happy hour at Lure or we could write. Whatever you want/need,” Julie texted. (What […]
June 21, 2018
To My Daughter on her 18th Birthday
Marley turns 18 today. My last born child. My daughter. My baby. My love. I’ve been thinking about this piece for a while. How do I express my overwhelming and undying love for this amazing, strong, independent, brilliant, beautiful, free-spirited, unique girl? No. Woman. I wonder of course how it got here so quickly. How […]
June 13, 2018
Sing, Sing a Song
Every month my writing group has a 10 minute writing prompt. The following is my unedited response from our May meeting prompt. (I would have posted it sooner, but I accidentally left it at Kim’s house and just got it back. Sorry to make you wait.) The prompt: Write a story about someone who can’t […]
May 11, 2018
Sipping in the Suburbs at Sipurbia
Last weekend was reserved for two things: unpacking my living room and going to Sipurbia. My living room has been in boxes since we had our floors redone last year and I needed to get it unpacked and put back together once and for all. (Yes, I said last year, but it was December. And I’m […]
March 5, 2018
My 2018 Academy Awards Red Carpet Review
So. My timing hasn’t been great this year. You may remember the night of the Golden Globes was on my son’s 21st birthday. And the Oscars? They are rudely happening on the night of a business trip to Las Vegas. What the mother-loving what?! Can’t these freaking awards be the earth to my sun […]
