In honor of Academy Awards week, the question came up, “What’s your favorite movie?” By “favorite,” I’m assuming the definition found in Downey’s Third Revised International Dictionary: a Frankly Alarming and Vexatious Opportunity to Realize I’m Tacky b… Read full post »

Like Newton’s apple, my favorite handbag fell off the closet shelf and hit me on the head. Sir Isaac discovered gravity. I discovered the Gucci Syndrome. I’m always a little tense, because what I’ve got doesn’t measure up to what I want.

I had wanted a yellow purse. At first i… Read full post »