The Lost Art of Being a Dame

Talk Nerdy to Me

I've always had a soft spot for geeks and tech nerds. They're smart, they're often funny, and to borrow from Benjamin Franklin's shout-out to older women, they're "so grateful."

Those vote for your favorite hunk things are pretty jejune, but here's a chance to choose your very own high-tech heartthrob and make some programmer's day (well, year). Vote for your dream data daddy  at Daily Candy's Get With the Programmer Contest.

Obama Upstaged

Yes, the speech was great, but already its lapidary brilliance is fading from memory. But the memory of Aretha's hat -- THAT will live on forever.

You KNOW you want one.

A Truly Inspirational, Beautiful Man

Watch this. To the end. Really.

Strange Bedfellows

Parrot 'pets' cat @ Yahoo! Video

TRUE Beauty Tips

My friend Denise Winters shared this lovely poem often credited to Audrey Hepburn but actually written by Sam Levenson. Here are the real  "beauty secrets":

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness...
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone...
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,
you will find one at the end of each of your arms.
As you grow older,you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.

Amen, sister!

What Say You to This?

I need to change into a danceable dress for my wedding reception. This one, from Revamp Vintage, isn't cheap, and the velvet bodice will likely make me sweat like a pig, but any way, what do you think?

Best :14 Video Ever

Tiny baby, ginormous sneeze.

Dr. Wilson from HOUSE Can Really Swing!

How awestatstic is this? Wilson, and the Dark Knight, cutting a major rug. A ways in you can even see Robert Sean Leonard and Christian Bale swing dancing together. To see both my baby daddys swing dancing is indeed a thrill. Swing heil!

A Real-Life Hildy Johnson

It's always nice to read about a kick ass newspaper dame, though I'm sorry it had to be in her obituary.

My Sparklecast Interview Part One

Elliot is the smartest, cutest boy in the whole wide world, or at least in ENgland, and he has a weekly podcast. I was honored to be interviewed in not one but two broadcasts. This is Part One.