Monthly Archives: November 2010

new holiday etiquette, part 1

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kate

You heard it here first: There are some rules of etiquette that are old and, dare I say, not cool. They don’t apply in today’s society and can even make people feel uncomfortable. The new etiquette world is riding high … Continue reading →

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random acts of culture

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Kate

My rural and southern upbringing and love of a good pun won’t let me go through this post without acknowledging that this concept of ‘random acts  of culture’ could mean a few different things.  I’ll just let you work on that one a … Continue reading →

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near calamity at the beauty parlor

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Kate

Yesterday, my daughter and I were at the beauty parlor, I mean, hair salon. Going there usually makes me feel young, hip and, on a good day, skinny. Those stylish young people dressed in all black, music I’ve never heard … Continue reading →

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just put it all out there and let it grow

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Kate

You want to know the hard truth? Sometimes, you just have to put yourself out there to keep moving forward. Not literally. Not in a cleavage and thigh bearing kind of way. I’m talking about willingly throwing yourself into a … Continue reading →

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Birmingham and Southern Living

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Kate

Would you think less of me if I confessed that I didn’t know there were mountains in Birmingham, Alabama? Well, big hills, anyway. What a beautiful town! Em and I had such a wonderful time eating and sight-seeing our way … Continue reading →

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road trip!

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Kate

By the time you reach your late thirties, the words ‘road trip’ just don’t have the ring they once did. Nevertheless, that’s what we did over the weekend. We took a road trip. To Tennessee. We live in Georgia. We … Continue reading →

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flowers from afar

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Kate

I have been shakin’ a tail feather this week! Dry cleaners to pick up the suit I’m wearing for a book signing  tomorrow tonight that I am going to cuss out if it even acts like it’s going to pucker … Continue reading →

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mostly civilized thoughts

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Kate

Some mostly civilized thoughts from an almost civilized mind…contrived during my quiet weekend. Here they are in no particular order of relevance or significance: 1)  I am not as young as I think I am. I like to go to … Continue reading →

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the gesturing policeman

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Kate

This kind of thing tends to happen to me often. I go along, minding my own business and find that I actually was not minding my business…not very well, anyway. Do you ever crave something? For me, it’s Diet Coke. … Continue reading →

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my week so far

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Kate

To be completely honest, this downward spiral started on Sunday night. That’s the night I thought the kids were to trick-or-treat, but it was Saturday night. I heard Ben on the front walk yelling in his best circus ring master … Continue reading →

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