Introductions are in order. I tell my favorite car dealer that I want someone to advise us on car care, teach us about necessary and unnecessary maintenance and how to buy a car. My car guy is larger than life, sweet as pie and said yes on one condition. He agrees to school us if… Continue reading The Duke of Cars…
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Day Made…
Day brighteners come in many shapes and sizes. Today they saunter up to sit on the porch of my mind in the form of Anna Wintour, Olivia Pope, panties and a quote. The divine Miss Anna, who we thought lost her marbles placing Kimye on the cover of Vogue, came to her senses Monday. No… Continue reading Day Made…
Excuses From the Poorly Dressed…
Every few months or so we are assaulted by the opinions of the poorly dressed. Clouded judgement can be found anywhere. Nowhere is it more misguided than men commenting on clothing. Boys, boys, boys. Unless you are reading this swathed in Armani, a power tie and a pair of wing tips, don't opine on tout… Continue reading Excuses From the Poorly Dressed…
Now It’s Your Turn…
8:45 PM Ever wish you could create the posts? With so many changes at The Duchess Diaries, reader engagement is vital for what's next. Besides, you guys are such an opinionated bunch. It's not like you're shy. I hear from you privately. Now take it public. Say what's on your mind. Hit the comment button… Continue reading Now It’s Your Turn…
And More Advice…
9:17 PM And advice from yesterday regarding romance and sex continues. No wonder there was a revolution, sexual and otherwise. Tip Six: Reading romance novels is very dangerous for your private parts. Whaaa? From What A Young Woman Ought To Know, 1913. "It is not that novel reading engenders false and unreal ideas of life,… Continue reading And More Advice…
Unless You’re a Snark Master…
9:51 PM...eighteen days... It was a tough week for celebs on twitter. Unfortunately, they asked for it. Nary a peep from the Bill Cosby camp on last week's disaster. He asked fans to tweet memes of him; forgetting the twitter generation has no clue who the hell he is. No doubt the assumption was fans of… Continue reading Unless You’re a Snark Master…
Another Birthday, Another Uterine Prolapse
9:30 PM The YaYas celebrate birthdays like no other. You remember the YaYas--a group of Scottsdale ladies pledging love and devotion to each other until death. We gather formally, not for in-depth meetings concerning the sisterhood, just pretty much to drink wine and celebrate birthdays. Today it is the belated celebratory lunch of our dear… Continue reading Another Birthday, Another Uterine Prolapse
News Of The Day…
Catching up on the news: The good the bad and the hilarious. John Oliver's latest installment of Last Week Tonight features something known as The Salmon Cannon. Evidently, it's gotten more and more difficult for salmon to spawn given hydraulic dams. Salmon can't make it over the embankments and thus experience a problem completing their… Continue reading News Of The Day…
Snap, Crackle, Pop
10:32 PM Did you ever notice when women get together, things just crackle? Whether that's good or bad depends on who's in the room. Either way, it's snap,crackle, pop. Spending more time than I should shadowing Alicia Florrick. Remember? The Good Wife took over my viewing pleasure a few weeks ago and continues a stranglehold… Continue reading Snap, Crackle, Pop
Women Who Behave…
10:38 PM...Twenty-One days until Amour turns exclusively Duchess Diaries Ever really considered the phrase, "Women who behave rarely make history?" It comes from 1970's feminist Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who penned a tome pointing out that women who behave are left out of history entirely. So how is it we become women of history? According to… Continue reading Women Who Behave…
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