Oh, she was a hellion. I sneaked tequila in for her margaritas. She bitched about being surrounded by so many old people and heckled Bingo night when she was feeling particularly feisty.

Edit: She was also a bona fide Rosie the Riveter in WWII, building bombers while her husband was in the Pacific. She later told me…

Hell no, there’s no age limit to growing and changing! My grandmother was 92, in the old folks home, learning French for the first time in her life and planning her trip to Paris and grand seduction of a Continental gentleman. She died a year later, having never seduced a Frenchman, but with a mind still full to the…

Enjoyed this very much; thank you! My grandmother also had that first name. It’s not one seen often.

Hang in there, buddy. Believe in your dream!

The cost of produce is why my obsession with juicing was shortlived. We got mouths to feed, man. I couldn’t sink half the grocery budget into my morning juice.

In the words of the great American philosopher A. Feinberg: “Hmmm. Interesting.” Who’d’ve thought?

No! I haven’t heard a word. It must be pretty obscure.

Ugh, I wish I could go to the beach! I'm stuck in the house with this stupid tropical storm. Anyone got a movie recommendation?

I love your vision! We need a spread like that.

I think it would be revelatory to conduct a shoot as follows: How would we shoot a non-pregnant feature subject? And then do that.

It is a business, but I don’t believe there’s no room for artistry and real creativity. When the concept of one feature is identical to the concept of a competing publication’s, why would a consumer buy publication A over publication B? Or give their clicks or whatever. It’s possible to create visually arresting and…

You’re right, the plus size models do often get similar treatment. It’s ridiculous. So many patently uncreative thinkers getting paid for their “creative” work.

She did! It would be refreshing to see that kind of maternity fashion actually in a publication.

According to the features I’ve read about her (I do not keep up with the Kardashians, so my knowledge base is admittedly wee), she is an entrepreneur who own multiple businesses. How about showing us an image of a woman who is visually attractive AND kicking all the ass at work? Or how about something, ANYTHING, more…

I think this speaks to the larger problem of publications not knowing what to do with a pregnant subject. Why are they always naked? Is it because maternity clothes are predominantly atrocious? Is it because reproducing is still the most important thing a woman can do in this society? Do better, fashion and…

Oh god, my husband was recently taken in a fit of nostalgia when he discovered that Amazon sells Tang and he bought two gigantic cans of it. For the sake of humoring him, I had one portion. He and the kids had to drink the rest of it. Halfway through the second can, I believe the mister was beginning to regret some of…

It’s the Dixie Belle Lace Slip. No longer available on Amazon, but a brief perusal of the Google suggests it might be found on other sites. Here’s the original Worth It! column that launched a thousand Elizabeth Taylor-esque fantasies.

Yes! She totally sold it as a lifestyle piece. And I wanted IN.

You’ve achieved peak Dodai.

I miss the Worth It column. I picked up several recommended items (Dodai’s favorite slip is still on my Amazon wish list), and picked up more recommendations in the threads on those posts. It would be Worth It (hyuk) to bring that feature back.

This palette looks great. Thanks for the rec!