Friday, July 30, 2010

I Have a Stalker and She is SMOKING - Get Thee Behind Me Cigarette Sin

Ms. Pearl Aufrere, pictured to the left, 1915, is thought to be an ex English chorus girl who traveled to America, was widely photographed, graced many cigarette cards, was engaged to royality at some point and is thought to have married "very well" and thereafter blended herself into the obscurity that the "very well" of the time demanded.  Would that cigarettes and their devious hold on me fade as obscurely and as well!  Lawsy - I still want to light one up.

Old Broad Attitude - Positives and Negatives of Facebook

2009 was the year I ventured into "social networking" with Twitter and Facebook. Going into 2010, the old broad already has some attitudes - big surprise there, right folks? - about both. Going to talk about Facebook today and will save Twitter for later.

Facebook could turn into a real love hate relationship for me, can see it already. It has reconnected me with some dynamite people that I'm really happy about being reconnected with! From the 1970's thru the last few years. We haven't become born again bff's, but it's been great to touch base, see where life has taken them and maybe, build on foundations already in place.

On the otherhand, my old hippy idealist side is a bit aghast again.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Thank You Joseph Heller for Writing "Catch 22"

It is one of those books I am seriously glad to have read when younger.  The more years that go by, the more appreciation for the book and it's message.  It really helps to see the absurdity right off the bat and be able to enjoy the actual silliness all along, rather than suffer all the negative emotions from running in circles or hitting brick walls.