Posts Tagged ‘ageing’
The inner thigh gap
My daughter and I were taking a long walk this morning (yep, I got over not talking to her) when the subject of the inner thigh gap came up. She tells me that guys are mad for it and there are facebook sites dedicated to the inner thigh gap. Who [...]
Your domestic skills are wanting. So what?
OK, can you make a Victoria sponge? I can but big deal. What good is it to me unless I'm auditioning for Masterchef? Anyway if you can't don't worry. For you are one of a growing breed. A breed that is young mothers--young mothers without domestic [...]
Middle age is a blessing. Apparently.
So here's some good news for all you Gen Xers who are shoving back hard against the term middle age. A clever man in the UK has written a book about middle age and all the good things that go with it (and if you're 40ish you're middle [...]
Oui, oui madame
Okay, my French could best be described as sucky. As I've mentioned before I'm really bad at it, but that doesn't stop me thinking that I can speak French when in France to real French people who have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. It [...]
Will this ruin Downton Abbey for you?
Can't wait till Downton Abbey comes back on. Well really I can because--I've seen the second series. An English friend sent the series over at Christmas time. It's so good. I won't spoil it for you. Will seeing the Downton Abbey people as [...]
Nerdy stuff for nerds
I love to watch the SBS show Letters and Numbers. For the uninitiated it's a word creating and maths equation solving program. Rivetting? Not much, but if you tape it and cheat with the time it will stave off Alzheimers. Well that's how I'm [...]
Since when did eating out become so darn hard?
I don't know if it's an old person thing, but I'm getting really jacked off when I eat out lately. From being totally ignored when you stand at the please wait to be seated sign to being ignored when you are actually lucky enough to score a seat, [...]
Inspiration ad will make you look better. Maybe.
I love the Bupa ads that inspire you to be a better you. I often wake up on Monday morning looking like the lesser version. Take a look and see if these images inspire you for 2012. By the way--these Bupa ads--what on earth is Bupa?
More Jane Fonda
Last week in my weekly column I mentioned the Jane Fonda workouts. By the way have you seen Jane Fonda lately. She looks really good for a 70 year old. Here's here picture. Actually to be fair she looks really good for a 30 year old. Dressed [...]
Words that say you’re a generation apart
I accept no kudos for this post. I've lifted this from Robert Rosenthal's Huffington Post column. Sorry. But it made me laugh. To my father, Spam was canned ham. To my daughter, it's naughty, annoying email. Here are 21 more expressions which [...]
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