There are lots of women in the world who own more shoes than I do, and I'm jealous of each and every one of them. I mean, when I found out in the course of writing this article that I only own 50 pair of shoes - 49 featured here, as one pair ended up in the trash by the day's end - I was supremely disappointed. THIS is the paltry count that has my husband in a tizzy? THIS is … [Read more...] about Ain’t Nothing But a Shoe Thing
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A Love Letter to iPod Users
I spend much of my day being forced to listen to other people's favorite songs. On the bus, the subway and in the elevator, my blissful personal space is continually intruded upon by those who have one thing in common - little white headphones. I do not have an iPod. At first it was simply because I don't listen to enough music to warrant shelling out a few hundred bucks when … [Read more...] about A Love Letter to iPod Users
The Siren Song of Fandom
When I was in high school and early in college, I had a bad habit of dating boys back to back. I'd already have another one in the wings by the time I got around to breaking up with whatever poor soul I was stringing along, and it just rolled on like that for years. I'm not saying that I was proud of my philandering ways, but that's the way it was. I was a serial dater. These … [Read more...] about The Siren Song of Fandom
Melynee (Doesn’t) Go to Hollywood
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone reading this that I like reality television. Ok, fine, I love reality television. I’ve watched almost every season of Survivor. America’s Next Top Model and The Apprentice are part of my regular viewing schedule. As soon as The Amazing Race and American Idol start up again, those will be added to my list of appointment television. I’ve … [Read more...] about Melynee (Doesn’t) Go to Hollywood
Living In a Digital World
Here's something most people don't know about me: I don't do digital music. It's true. While I have lots of nifty electronics - 100-hour capacity Tivo, a five-disc DVD changer, a DVD burner, and XM radio (including the car adaptor and the jukebox) - I have not fallen prey to the lure of the MP3 player, or Napster, or iTunes. I do not rip songs from CDs and make mixed CDs, at … [Read more...] about Living In a Digital World