I’d Really Like to Punch Anna Wintour Right in the Vogue

Anna Wintour is the editor of Vogue magazine. Meryl Streep's character in The Devil Wears Prada is based on Anna Wintour. I couldn't read The Devil Wears Prada because I kept thinking, "no one is actually like this." I did like the movie because Meryl Streep's character is so over the top. Then I saw …

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My Birthday Getaway aka The Barley Incident

Today is my 48th birthday. I have decided it is easy to be happy on your birthday when you are happy and not waiting for Jake Ryan to show up in his Porsche to make you happy. I don't need anything, so asking Deren for a gift would be silly. It's not like he can …

Back to the Fat, with Musical Interludes

Welcome to a sunny early spring Friday morning in Portland, Oregon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM7zRfHG0no I got a little KC and the Sunshine Band on the radio this morning on the way into work, which goes perfectly with sunny Friday mornings. I know this is just a teaser and soon Oregon's gray rainy spring will return and kick …

Misc. Maggie

Miss me? See what I did there? Oh, I haven't lost it! Not by a long shot! Speaking of long shots, did you hear the one about the Pope that resigned without warning? The first Pope in 600 years to resign?  The Pope who changed the American liturgy and then bailed? That one? Who do …

My New Yoga Regimen

I'm an enigma. You heard me, an enigma! Most people get into dieting and fitness during the spring and summer months when food is fresher and fruit is abundant, the weather is nice so you can exercise outside. That doesn't happen to me. Summer is a time for eating, drinking and being merry. Then winter …

Sliding Scales

I am working on a longer post for tomorrow so I'm being lazy for today. I posted this back in January when only people who shared DNA with me were reading this blog. And it is along the same lines of the post last week about how boring I am. So if you enjoy reading …