"Fast" Girls

Posted by mimi on Aug 23, 2006 in dish | 0 comments I was screen snacking yesterday and took a bite of some stories about VW’s “Fast” campaign for the GTI. Apparently, the notion that young males in their late 20s (the ad agency’s target demographic) might be thinking more with testosterone than with sensitivity is both baffling and threatening.I don’t know about you, but DH and I laughed our butts off. But...
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busybusybusybusy

Posted by mimi on Aug 14, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Back in the school groove, which means nothing much else is doing any grooving. That includes housework and, as I’m sure you have surmised by now, blogging. Fear not; new Bed/Dinner List choices to be made, observations on school craziness, and more writing. Writing would be good.
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Viva El Nacho!

Posted by mimi on Jun 18, 2006 in dish | 0 comments Okay, so the kids and I take DH out for Father’s Day. Steak lunch, custom-smoked ribs and pork loin for dinner followed by homemade ice cream dessert thanks to my baby bro, who’s into that sort of thing, and a trip to the megaplex to see Nacho Libre.OMG. Laughed my butt off at Jack Black’s butt in “stretchy pants.” This movie is completely juvenile, as in...
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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good-bye

Posted by mimi on May 28, 2006 in dish | 0 comments How do you say goodbye to good friends?I know telephones and email do wonders to keep people connected, but it’s just not the same as dropping by for a beer or some dessert, or laughing over chips and salsa in someone’s (okay, my) messy kitchen on a Sunday night.But today is the day, and our Canadian friends have sold the house, packed up the goods, and are heading back to the Great...
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