Zooey Deschanel on Feminism and F–king Peter Pan Collars

About a year ago, I questioned the controversy over Zooey Deschanel, an actress whose nerdy girlie image I vaguely identify with. I couldn’t tell, however, if she knew what she was doing or if she was kind of selling out. Well, to be short and sweet, Deschanel, Glamour‘s covergirl for February (see right) has officially … Continue reading

Visiting the Unsinkable Molly Brown House

Last Saturday, when I was in Colorado visiting Julio, I got to visit the Molly Brown House at 1340 Pennsylvania Avenue in Denver. When I was little, I watched The Unsinkable Molly Brown innumerable times. At two, I knew the chorus to “Belly Up to the Bar Boys.” Dad was so proud. My first babydoll … Continue reading

A Running / Reading Challenge

I have a handful of New Year’s Resolutions this year. More water, less wine, more yoga, smarter use of my time, the usual. My significant other, Julio, has a New Year’s goal of training for a couple of races, which will facilitate the last of my goals as his running will cut into our marathon … Continue reading