by Chrysa SmithDavid Zinczenko has made a nice-paying career out of what we women do on a daily basis---figure out what to eat.While I haven't read the book, I do see the author on the TODAY show regularly telling us not to eat the 1800 calorie fast food cheese burger and opt for something else. And I've learned that in a pinch, Chick Fil A is the best fast-food choice at under 500 [...]
A Middle-Aged Woman Laughs at Pet Rocks and Other Gimmicks(And Wishes She Had Invented One!)By: Mary Fran Bontempo I think I’ve found my Pet Rock.If you happen to be of a certain age, you’ll recall that the Pet Rock was all the rage in the mid-seventies, introduced to America by a clever ad executive who simply purchased rocks, packaged them in pseudo pet carrying cases and promptly sold millions of the things, ensuring [...]
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A Middle-Aged Woman Laughs (and Covers Her Eyes!) at the BeachBy: Mary Fran BontempoEvery summer I try to avoid the “What were they thinking?” column. That would be the column which expresses my bewilderment regarding the attire gracing the bodies people bring to the beach.I assume that the bodies people bring to the beach are the same bodies they bring everywhere else they go. If switching bodies were an option, I’d have jumped [...]
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A Middle-Aged Woman Laughs (and Grimaces) at "Shedding"--I Mean SHAVING!By: Mary Fran Bontempo “AAAhhhhh…Kelly Clarkson!”With a line now sure to become part of comedic history, actor Steve Carell yelps in pain as hair on his back is “waxed” in The Forty Year Old Virgin. In the film, the hair removal makes Carell’s character more attractive to women, who, apparently, are repulsed by his somewhat “furry” appearance. Since anyone can remember, women have been [...]
