i ventured out into the world of commerce

for the first time in a long time, and at the behest of my friend ann marie who is a shopper extraordinaire, came home with quite a few nice new purchases. (yes it is confirmed, the old navy bootcut jean is an actual steal at $30 and fits like a dream. can you say, “oh […]

music brings the bourgeoisie and the rebel.

great cover of that tune friday night at tribeca rock club by jj appleton. rockin’ musician poised to be big time. he did his encore as a speeded up country meets indie rock version of madonna’s anthem and it got everyone super jazzed. in other music news: nina simone died today. very sad. her sugar […]

i ventured out into the world of commerce

for the first time in a long time, and at the behest of my friend ann marie who is a shopper extraordinaire, came home with quite a few nice new purchases. (yes it is confirmed, the old navy bootcut jean is an actual steal at $30 and fits like a dream. can you say, “oh […]

madonna may not be world affairs or shoes

but she’s from my hometown and hey, she dated one of my cousins, so i’m going to write about her anyway. i think the woman is a magnificent icon, personally, and she’s got that michigan work ethic i admire as well. i do wonder why the times tries to pick apart her self-promotion tactics. hmmm, […]

madonna may not be world affairs or shoes

but she’s from my hometown and hey, she dated one of my cousins, so i’m going to write about her anyway. i think the woman is a magnificent icon, personally, and she’s got that michigan work ethic i admire as well. i do wonder why the times tries to pick apart her self-promotion tactics. hmmm, […]

a few shoe tips learned

from my invaluable henhouse conversations with the ladies, for those who are mourning the demise of tootsi’s buying this season: bergdorf’s–4th floor and 6th floor mid-season sales, and sacco–a new discovery of mine–many a cute pair of well-constructed shoes under $200. could it be the new tootsi? we shall see.

a few shoe tips learned

from my invaluable henhouse conversations with the ladies, for those who are mourning the demise of tootsi’s buying this season: bergdorf’s–4th floor and 6th floor mid-season sales, and sacco–a new discovery of mine–many a cute pair of well-constructed shoes under $200. could it be the new tootsi? we shall see.

by special request

from my two most loyal readers, z and dan, i must mention the colorful sash i wore to the U-M-Penn State football game this past Fall. now even though this has nothing to do with shoes or world events, perhaps we could construe it to be a, well, REGIONAL event. homecoming weekend in ann arbor […]

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