Archive for March, 2007

Ever since I can remember caring about formal wear, I’ve dreamed of wearing Vera Wang. 
When my book is adapted to a screen play and wins an oscar, I’ll be wearing Vera.
And if for some reason Ralph Lauren coaxes me into one of his confections for the red carpet, I’d like whomever is charged with outfitting [...]

I forgot to order you all to watch Friday Night Lights two weeks in a row, but I am now.  If you haven’t seen this show yet, there are three more episodes coming up.
As I’ve said before, there’s not a single story line or character I don’t want to see.  Even the villianous Buddy Garrity is too [...]

…why I’d spend such little money on underpants, take a look at this sweet thing. 
Yes, because the only thing keeping me from enjoying wine, cheese and an afternoon nap on my queen size garden bed is the cost of really nice undergarments.   
Picture it.  Mosquito netting over head, cool breeze coaxing its way through suffocating humidity just so [...]

Okay folks, I thought I’d revisit one of my first posts from when I started Housewifecafe.  As you can tell from the title of this post, I’ll be updating you on my bargain basement undergarment choices and offer you the best in panty consumer reporting.  And no, I can not furnish photos.  I have a rep [...]

This biography is awesome.  It intrigues me that a woman who defined her existence by writing (even as a child) could turn out To Kill a Mockingbird then not publish another piece of text for the next 47 years.
In keeping with the preceeding post (From the Walls of John Wooden) I steal this excerpt from Shields’s portrait of [...]

Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m no literary or cinematic snob.
I can find enjoyment in nearly any genre or topic or bites of information if there’s something to connect with (even tiny women carrying elephant-sized satchels).
Sports are no exception.  And for the snooty-snoots out there who think they have nothing to learn from people who spent their lives [...]

…feel like a day at the auto mechanics?
Seriously, I spent ten minutes in my vet’s office and walked out 250 bucks poorer.
Yeah, boo-hoo, I know, you couldn’t care less.
The doctors there are wonderful, but they charged me 175 dollars for “Senior Wellness” tests.  Blood tests for God sakes.  You can get a kit at Walgreens [...]

Okay, now don’t get too excited, Pitt’s been here before, but again, they’re in the NCAA heading-to-the-finals mix! 
What a wonderful week in sports. 
The week when your team makes it to the next round and you have several days of sports-talk to entertain the fantasies associated with being the next Champion. Like the two weeks before your team [...]

Well, my beloved “Friday Night Lights” is garnering some serious critical acclaim.  And not just here at Housewifecafe.  A critic with the New York Times couldn’t say in enough ways all the facets of the show that make it top-notch–the characters, the premise, the writing–it has yet to disappoint.
Well, I already told you folks that.  [...]

Yes, apparently that’s one fine fellow’s nickname for Oakmont.
And while, it maybe so, that Oakmont has it’s jackass side, his biting bitterness was a little odd to me.
At my favorite writing spot, I really do write, I don’t do a lot of chit chatting.  Anyway, this guy hopped into a conversation I was having with [...]