I’m Basic
It started with Confucius. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.†Natalie Babbitt said “like all magnificent things, it’s very simple.†Clare Booth Luce echoed her…
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Grapefruit Brûlée
I like it plain. I like it juiced. I like that juiced form with champagne or tequila. And I especially like it covered in sugar and torched. Grapefruit brûlée is…
Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows
Erotic stories. Punjabi widows. They’re two phrases that you’d never see put together. Until Balli Kaur Jaswal did just that. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows has a little bit of…
Ruffled
I stalk the Internet daily for a handful of things. It’s among the things I do when the rest of my household is asleep, along with watching reality television while…
Velvet Soup
What is it about soup? For me, it’s like a hug in a bowl. It’s my preferred way to get in my vegetables. It’s a quick and easy meal. It’s…
A Spring In My Step
I’ve come to think of spring as a state of mind now. It’s a chance to start new. To bloom new ideas. To savor the beauty all around us. And…
The Myth Of The Nice Girl
You need this book. NEED. It will change your career. Change how you manage conflict. Change how you set and meet goals. It will change your life. Fran Hauser has…
Tan & White
On my wish list right now… …to find the hours to finish my binge of The Good Fight (it’s so aggressively liberal, and I can’t get enough). To be rid…