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September 29, 2006 - Number of Comments » 13

Is the color of many things –love, sex, my old living room, my favorite dress and shoes.  Red is a lovely color to live by.  It communicates sassiness, strength, and something mildly saucy and mysterious.
Red (ZING!!) is also now ever so literally the color of my hair.

When I met my hubs to discuss the critical […]



September 26, 2006 - Number of Comments » 6

For Her Spirit:
A daily belly laugh
A gaggle of smart sassy girlfriends (or just 1)
A sweetie who tells her she’s gorgeous when she hasn’t showered in two days and smells like baby vomit
Somewhere to go to be alone and quiet, or to be rowdy, loud, and sexy

For Her Kids:
Loving safe caregivers for date night (or work)
Health […]



September 21, 2006 - Number of Comments » 6

Because it’s Love Friday (in CrankMama Land) and because I skipped lean and fit to be chubby & drunk, I’d like to share with you an ode of love to my pallee Michelle.
Michelle and I were roommates in college. I first laid eyes on Michelle that first horrid freshman week when I realized that folks […]



September 18, 2006 - Number of Comments » 8

In an ongoing quest to rediscover my body as more than a soft place for little folks to land, I signed up for a thai boxing class last week.  It all started with an innocent looking flier a few months ago slipped inside the local paper.  There she was.  A muscled lean looking woman with […]



September 16, 2006 - Number of Comments » 8

There is a woman who’s written a book called "Girl with a One Track Mind" and she’s interviewed by Sharon Osborne (of all people).  In one fell swoop, she’s done away with assumptions about women and sexuality.  And for that, she’s my new hero.

Her blog is here.
Happy reading!