I watched The Friendly Giant when I was little.  We didn't have the internet or an evolved Disney to give us all kinds of permeations of imagination and so our giants came to us via "children's programming" that the execs at CBS sat down and thought about and produced - hence…

You know we greatly underestimate the influence that teachers have over our lives ... and school ... it impacts us too.  I mean if we are really fair about it.  (more here...…

I have no idea who Jim Dandy is and why he blesses us with so many awesome things but if I ever find out, I am so going to send him a Hallmark thank you card ... or maybe one of those e-cards with dancing monkeys ... depends which one is cheaper but looks more expensive and like a lot of thought went into it.  (more …

I used to wear a lot of hats in Canada.  Such variety - elegant, straw, felt, fur ...  (more here ...)

It is very hot in Australia right now.  (If you could queue some people in your office to kind of harmonize and do that oooo oooo thing in a minor chord that sounds terribly sad ... that would be swell ...)   But it is beyond hot ... it has been hot forever and there has been no rain ... as in, instead of measuring the rain the…

Lyric Derryth of blah BLAH blah has some really sexy and swingy little evening dresses for your consideration at Vanity Fair.  (more here…

Sami Salvadori of Exclusivy has some lovely offerings for Vanity Fair.  These Blazers are way cool.  (more here...…

Sayaca Unplugged designs under the brand name D R O P and has some really nice offering for Vanity Fair.  She has a variety of pin striped dress pants ... perfect for racing over to her store to do some shopping ....  (more …

I first saw a butterfly catcher in Australia when we were having a very serious talk at a botanical garden and I noticed this very large guy with his safari hard hat, his netting, his fluoro vest, khaki shorts and work boots ... leaping through the forest with his large net ... trying to catch butterflies.  (more …

I recently attended a birthday party for a little girl here in Australia.  There was lots of pink and purple and balloons and dolls and cupcakes and darling little kids and everyone was doing the little girl's birthday polite social routine.  (more…

Hubby had some teeth work done. And then after he "dated" the dentist like 8 or 9 times the dentist said .. "well we are going to have to pull the tooth after all." Now to me that is like taking a car with a blown motor and giving it a paint job, new seat covers, a swell sound system and then finally saying "oh damn, we are going to have to replace the…

I am starting a new movement. You know "butter wouldn't melt in her mouth?" Well .., who EATS butter anyway? I mean, apart from not being good for you, it is not like people go to the fridge and hold the doors open and ask "we got any butter?" 'cause they want a dish of butter pats to snack on ....  (more…

Men have to have all the latest and greatest tools. They need toys. They don't need them to play with - they need them to look at ... so they can touch them occasionally and point to them with their beer bottle when other men come to visit. "YUP ... biggest power saw in the whole damn city, I could cut down Redwoods with that baby."  (more…

This dress is evidence that some people still do not get mesh.  (more here ....)

I like to police the lives of others ... mainly because I just like to arrive at places, put on a uniform and take charge ... AND I like strapping on a gun and having tear gas at my finger tip.  (more here...…

I found that people have aversions to "study's" and so they make terrific places to make out ... (more here ... )

You can't fault a skin name that rhymes with Hero .... well you could but then I would think you were a zero ... damn I am good this morning ... must write some music to that one ....