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M:PT Week 2
I don’t have a lot to say about last week’s edition of Mission: Put Together. I felt better about my hair after getting it cut, my face cleared up and I’ve been going extra hard at my triathlon training, so … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, fashion
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M:PT Week 1
The thing I found in the first week of Mission: Put Together is that I’m really self-conscious about the way I look right now. Self-conscious is not an adjective I’d usually use to describe myself, so it’s caught me by … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, fashion, health and exercise, life, weight loss
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Mission: Put Together, game on
Before I left Nashville in 2007 I was reporting on the Tennessee legislature for a living, which meant I spent my days around men and women in suits. Though I only wore a suit once in a blue moon, I … Continue reading
Posted in fashion, social time
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Ode to the cold
For the past few days the temperature here in East Tennessee has gotten no higher than about 43 degrees, which is heaven to me. I’ve lived in the South my entire life, only to find myself less and less tolerant … Continue reading
Posted in fashion, weather
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Want something done? Ask a busy person who isn’t me
So many things have happened in my personal life in the past few weeks in addition to the usual busy work season pain-in-the-assedness that I don’t even feel bad about taking a leave of absence from the blog for, um, … Continue reading
Posted in baseball, books and magazines, cars, family, fashion, food and drink, football, friendship, health and exercise, lists, marriage, music, sports
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NYC vs. Black, stretchy yoga pants
So, I’m (almost) back from NYC. Just a two-hour layover and 45-minute flight more (a layover should never be longer than the subsequent flight). And y’all, as much as I love New York and any other big city where my … Continue reading
Posted in fashion, personal experience, travel
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A post about pants
Memphis has a golf tournament each year benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and I always follow this particular tournament because, well, Memphis. Growing up there the golf tournament sorta seemed like one of the unofficial marks to the start … Continue reading
Posted in fashion, sports
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Easter Sunday best
I had thought I was going to be on my own on Sunday with a trip back to Memphis to spend the holiday with my family out of the question, but a Modern Friend surprised me by inviting me to … Continue reading
Posted in fashion, holidays, personal experience, religion, shopping
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Some programming notes
Several Modern Friends have alerted me to things you should all be aware of, so let me pass them on to you: 1. Our boy Paul Rudd is going to be on Letterman tonight. Be there, or be square and … Continue reading
Posted in baseball, basketball, celebs, fashion, reality t.v., sports, t.v.
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Hats off to Aretha
I hadn’t really gotten excited about the inauguration until I turned on the TV this morning to see the inaugural motorcade plowing through the streets of Washington with throngs of Americans cheering and waving flags. It didn’t take long for … Continue reading
Posted in celebs, current events, fashion, movies, music, politics
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