Patchouli Bomb This has happened to me several times. I turned a doorknob right after someone who had just doused with patchouli. Holy shit! I could not rid myself of the smell for the rest of day. Word to the wise, beware of lethal nature of this hippie essence. Sweater Dreads These annoying little balls [...]
Entry Category 'Ruminations'
A New Look at the Ordinary: Artist Siobhan McBride
January 12th, 2012 · No Comments · Random, Ruminations
Rumination Avenue has been quiet lately, because I’ve been quiet, too. Listening. Observing. Feeling. Gathering inspiration for future output. I have been meaning to write about artist Siobhan McBride’s work for a while because there is something in her paintings that draws me in. On the surface they seem to be ordinary depictions of interior [...]
Women Drivers: Life Lesson #1,000,007
December 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Family, Personal Story, Ruminations
Life sometimes gives us the opportunity to confront our previously held beliefs. I was lambasted with a lesson during a trip to the grocery store. While I was scrutinizing ingredients due to a foray into a gluten-free diet, my eldest daughter hummed songs to herself and danced with our shopping cart. Carried away by her internal tunes, [...]
I Think I Love You Janelle Monáe
December 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Celebrity, Ruminations
Do you remember your first rockstar crush? That feeling of adulation for their bad-ass antics, lyrics and style? Gwen Stefani lived on my list for a while. As did Lenny Kravitz many moons ago. But, I have to say, I have been unimpressed lately with mainstream rockstars and had lost that loving feeling… until… Janelle Monáe Her style is [...]
A Need to GIVE
December 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Ruminations
Recently, a reporter contacted me who was interested in my post about TOMS shoes and their practice of using charity as a marketing tool and tax write-off. She was researching TOMS and similar companies that have ”factories in China and other countries, manufacturing products for a lot less than what they sell for in the U.S. market.” You can read [...]
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