Friends often swear that they will always be there for one another… In Jenna’s case, she was about to put her friendships to the ultimate test. She was sick, and she needed them to help her commit a sin.

Diva Does Dessert over at APOOO today.  
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Synopsis (from barnesandnoble.com)
Irresistible Force met Immovable Object on the sunny day in 1949 when Erma and Bill Bombeck plighted their troth.  Now, from their canned chili days of “Living on Love” to “How Much Happiness Can We Finance?” through “Creative Arguing”, from “A House Divided Cannot Stand One Another”, to “Run for Your Life” and “For Better or for Work”, Erma serves up – as only she can – the timeless tales of laughter and love that have defined couples since Adam and Eve.
I wanted to read some Erma because …

I know it’s been awhile.  Enjoy A Bit of Fiction today.  Don’t forget to leave a comment.

Luci couldn’t believe how well the party was going.  Folks were dancing and mingling and eating everything in sight.  It looked liked things could go all night, and she was very excited by that prospect.  What a way to break in a new home. 
She was even surprised that both of her parents were still present.  They usually orbited around one another during holidays and special occasions, making sure that they didn’t spend longer than …

I watch exercise infomercials.
There, I’ve said it.  
The Firm (especially the one with the rocker thingy)
The Total Gym
The Bean
Bowflex Treadclimber
Slim in Six
Turbo Jam
Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer and P90X (two of my favs)
Malibu Pilates
Winsor Pilates
Ab Rocker
You name it and I’ve seen it. Sunday mornings are the best time to catch these infomercials, in case you were wondering.  
I think they need a public service announcement at the end though:  
“In the time it took you to watch this infomercial, your ass could have been working out.”
Heading to do some …

Excerpted from Paulo Coelho’s website:
“Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria…” Like a fairy-tale for adults, this is the beginning of the novel that shook the world. 
“Eleven Minutes does not intend to be a manual or a treatise on men and women faced by the still unknown world of sexual relationships. It is an analysis of my own journey, without wanting, at any time, to judge what I experienced.

I wrote this book in order to discover whether I had had the courage to learn everything life had …

To Whom It May Concern,
I like the color pink.  Get over it.  I no longer want to hear criticism regarding books with the color pink on the covers.  So what.  I’m going to read the damn thing anyway.  I’m NOT going to read some book with a scary picture on the cover (unless the cover can be removed), but I will most assuredly NOT skip over a book because there is lots of pretty pink on the cover. In fact, my initial response may even be “ohhh- pretty!” with a …

A Poignant Reminder.  
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Happy Saturday

I love being in my forties.  As a matter of fact, I think that the longer I live, the happier I am with my life. Don’t get me wrong.  I thought I was happy at 25.  I had been married for four years by then and was really starting to realize what being a grown up was all about.  At 28, I was happy because I became a mother.  At 32, I was happy because I was learning to appreciate being in the driver’s seat of my life as a …

Yes, I often spend the first couple of hours of my day working in my bathrobe.  Not that you asked.
Anyway, it’s The Day After, and time to get back to making it do what it do (thank you Jamie Foxx [as Ray Charles] for making this one of the most overused phrases of the last five year).  
Right now, I need some help.  I’m researching women who write humor.  I thought this would be a much easier task than it is turning out to be.  For now, I have what …