Erin Gray: “I’m Worth It” and “We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”
When L’Oreal wanted to tell women “I’m worth it,” they selected Erin Gray to deliver the message. She was also the face of Virginia Slim’s “we’ve come a long way, […]
Tag Archives: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Baa-Baa, Black Sheep, Bye-Bye!
Dysfunctional families love to have their black sheep ~ the scapegoat ~ someone who is sacrificed to the wolf to protect the flock from its own internal shizza. Oprah was […]
Thank You: It Takes a Village to End Homelessness
Sixth months ago today, I became homeless. Three months ago today, I moved into my new home. Sixth years ago today, my father passed away from a stroke. Yesterday, I […]
Tyler Perry: “It’s going to be all right.”
I died as a child. – Tyler Perry Tyler Perry can’t bear to look at this photo of himself as a 6-year old boy. The abuse he experienced was so […]
Book Review: Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy
. . .this story is not primarily about spies and secret government agencies; it’s about violence against women, and the men who enable it. – Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who […]
J2J Day 10: Iyanla Vanzant on Oprah
I was on Oprah today. OK. Blink. You missed me. Several times. I was in the audience for almost all of Iyanla Vanzant’s twenty-two appearances on Oprah. I vividly recall the Maundy […]
Book Review: Body of Evidence by Stella Cameron
A confident man is glad when a woman is his equal. – Stella Cameron Body of Evidence by Stella Cameron has been gathering dust on my TBR (to be read) […]
Book Review: The Company She Keeps by Georgia Durante
Georgia Durante The Company She Keeps: The Dangerous Life of a Model Turned Mafia Wife by Georgia Durante is a compelling look behind the closed doors of the Mob. It […]
Happy Birthday, Jane Fonda: 73 and Fabulous!
Jane Fonda is celebrating her 73rd birthday today (December 21). Her parents named her Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda after an ancestor who was the third wife of Henry VIII. She’s just […]
Artist’s Date: Neighborhood Birds & Critters
The Byrds: Bella, Rocky, Angel III, Ziggy Animals are a superb antidote to PTSD intense episodes. My Byrds are excellent music critics. Three are named for composers: Pachelbel (Bella), Rachmaninoff (Rocky), […]
Anne Caroline Drake 