So there’s my block up ahead clean & untouched…I hope what’s going on in the fore-front never crosses that traffic light!
A Cautionary Tale
So it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve laid down some observations, a little thing called brain drain from a particularly grueling to-do list at work has led to a slow down of my opinion pieces, but today I witnessed something ‘special’, a white girl running her hand through a black woman’s locs (aka …
You may have previously seen my posting, ‘How to Read the September Issue of Vogue’; I’m happy to say it was posted today on the website HelloGiggles. To learn about HelloGiggles click on this link: http://hellogiggles.com/about.
Behind the Chair at Fashion Week
Top: Mezei Bottom: Weave by Mezei; Designer: Irina Shabayeva, Season 6 Project Runway Winner My brother Mezei was in NYC last week doing hair for some of the designers participating in Fashion Week. Even more exciting for me, he was invited to do hair for the always original, wild print and pink-loving clothing designer, Betsey Johnson. …
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Jefferson
On 9/10/11 my younger brother Asa and his fiancée Jade tied the knot in an intimate ceremony surrounded by immediate family and a sprinkling of friends. The ceremony was short and sweet, beginning with their 3 year-old daughter’s shy entrance into the room; normally she has so much to say and likes to be on …
I’m the kinda chick that has shoe-envy! Look at these beautiful, rich-jewel-green land of Oz colored, ankle-strapped sandals with black button embellishment. I want these shoes, but ‘puffy' a.k.a. my foot with the 'issues’, won’t allow…so I gaze at them, longing to be the type of girl that can forego comfort for the drama and beauty …
Ten Years Later…
“To never forget is to keep a grasp on the details”, a quote from the former head chef of the World Trade Center restaurant in response to how he copes with being a survivor of 9/11 when some of his staff did not make it. He was interviewed along with the wives and children of …
Just took this pic of my cousin’s dog:-) He gives the best hugs!
Beer, Bath, Book
Let me tell you, if you’ve had yourself a crazy busy day where you barely had time to choke down some lunch and you realize that you’ve been sitting with your shoulders at ear level for hours, then you better get with the ‘beer, bath, book’ program. Of course I didn’t start out my day …
Google Yourself or Regret It Later
How many people Google themselves? If you are honest you have already shaken your head and said yes or perhaps you proudly said hell yeah and for others you may have even justified self-searching by claiming the need to make sure you’re not being ‘violated’ (identity) in any way. I fall into the slightly apologetic …
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