beauty
November 14, 2009
- This past week was my mother’s birthday. I called to wish her in the morning and then headed to work. On the way to the tube stop, a strange thing happened: I caught a glimpse of myself in a shop window and was startled enough to stop and stare at the reflection. Somehow, for the first time in my life, I reminded myself of my mother. Not resembled her, but somehow echoed her. And that was ...
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November 8, 2009
- I needed a spiritual uplift today and left my house for church. However, I passed that turn and continued driving until I reached Corkscrew Audubon Swamp. I have many friends who are facing terminal illnesses. I have lost loved ones in recent years and acquaintances whose lives should have experienced more in my estimation. Unlike those with a firm belief in a specific religious creed, I ...
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October 15, 2009
- Real Beauty shines ... I have always loved Ralph Lauren. Mr. Lauren’s story is inspiring, rising from immigrant roots to what his brand is today by holding unwavering focus on his dreams. I’ve always enjoyed watching his advertisements, epic in nature and cinematic in execution, and I have thought Lauren’s designs to be exquisite, both the clothing and the models.Many particular Ralph ...
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October 14, 2009
- "I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?”—Jean KerrSo I'm always a bit skeptical when I hear the phrase "Lifestyle Enhancement Guide." But after checking out Gorgeous! The Sum of All Your Glorious Parts, I must admit, I found a ton of useful information on not just beauty but overall ...
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September 24, 2009
- Originally posted on www.wowowow.com, 6/24/2009 Many of my friends were astonished that I disclosed the coveted gastronomy and lifestyle secrets of French women in my books. They'd probably be stunned to find out that I'm willing to share our beauty secrets as well! But here they are-the five beauty secrets that French women swear by: Secret #1: French women know that hydration is the key to ...
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September 13, 2009
- The Commitment to Write I will not write about the forthcoming stages of this book's process and it is likely the full story will not be realized for many years, but the following is a short record of the process of beginning. This blog is my commitment.My grandmother wants me to write about her life. Today, she is miles from me, a psyche patient in a small Ohio facility that is monitoring ...
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September 10, 2009
- Tonight, as I walked towards our home, I paused for a moment and looked at the way it stood, silhouetted against the clear, starry night sky. I took in the grand old shape of the building, a converted Victorian mansion built in the 1850s, and then looked to the left to see the dark outline of the tree-lined hill that dominates the skyline where we live. Above it, the Plough and the North Star, ...
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August 26, 2009
- Every day, my breath catches at the incredible landscape surrounding our new home near Prague. Shafts of low light sweep across a vast field. The morning sun skims across the lingering haze from the valley below, where spires and buildings and the Castle rise up out of the morning mist. Some mornings, the view has been rose-tinted with the waking sun. Others, the crescent moon hangs like a ...
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August 26, 2009
- This afternoon I watched 'Heima' by Sigur Ros.Sigur Ros are an icelandic band who make exquisite, ethereal music. This film follows them around their homeland (the meaning of heima) as they put on a series of free concerts as a way of giving something back.As I'd expected, it is a stunning film. Whatever the camera focusses on - children's faces, wide open Icelandic landscapes, green mould on the ...
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August 5, 2009
- She exposed pink underwear worn under a short black leather kimono. Japan’s finalist for the Miss Universe, Emiri Miyasaka, caused a bit of a storm in the preliminaries. Is the reaction prudish? I think not. I am often amused by how these beauty pageant winners are termed ambassadors of nations. We send a young woman from our country after she has won the title at home, she is trained and ...
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