From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Who Should Go?

by Julia London

I hope I am not hurting anyone’s feelings by tossing Jason’s picture up there, but come on, Jason–for two weeks now, you’ve not done anything that VB couldn’t do in front of her bathroom mirror.  I really dig David C.  David A.  gives me the creeps.  Does he give anyone else the creeps?  He’s got [...]

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Prom Season

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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Times have changed since I went to the prom (1986). None of the guys I liked asked me (idiots) so I went with a good pal (John C.). We got in a car crash on the way to prom, and my date panicked (his fault) and refused to stop. So a cop pulled us over [...]

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Fifteen

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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Teen sensation Miley Cyrus is catching flack for a rash of skeezy internet photos (flashing her bra, straddling her boyfriend…) and now a Vanity Fair magazine spread, shot by Annie Leibovitz. There’s the topless with satin sheet shot, above. But the one that really creeped me out was the one of her wearing jeans low [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

by Kathleen Givens
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Yes, today is Earth Day, when being a tree hugger and thinkiing green is not only encouraged, but mandatory.  I do my best all year ‘round.  I recycle everything I can.  We carpool whenever possible.  Bottles, cardboard, paper, etc., are always recyled at our house and at His Majesty’s office, thanks to my efforts there.  [...]

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What I Want/Need

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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Of course it changes from day to day, but what I want today is this dress: If it can make a many-months pregnant Nicole Kidman look this slim and radiant, what could it do for me? No doubt it helps that even a pregnant Nicole is slim, but what the heck– it can’t hurt and [...]

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Feel the Love

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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http://gawker.com/381087/how-to-deal-with-critics-without-looking-like-an-idiot NY Gossip page Gawker teaches us how to respond to critics. And manages to get a dig in at romance writers in the process. Gee thanks, Gawker. The better question? How should we respond? (Bwahahaha!) Share this:

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I’m Moving to Austria

by Kathleen Givens
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Well, not really. But I like what they’ve done over there.  Viennese officals have ordered commuters on public transit to keep their phone on silent mode.  Wouldn’t that be great here?  I am so weary of the constant noise and “entertainment” we’re subjected to.  Have we really become so self-insufficient that we need music at [...]

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Harry Potter and the Tedious Trial

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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Author J.K. Rowling is currently in Manhattan to try to stop publication of the Harry Potter Lexicon, an encyclopedia to her Potter series put together by Steven Vander Ark and Michigan-based RDR Books. I feel for her. She’s being put in a horrible spot. At first, Rowling supported the site and was so impressed with [...]

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Who’s the Birthday Girl?

by Julia London

A few months ago, the Whine Sisters got invites from KC through Plaxo to be her friend.  We never discussed it, but I have no clue what Plaxo is (I didn’t want to admit it, in case its some super incredibly hip thing).  I signed up because KC asked, and I thought it was like [...]

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Ya think?

by Kathleen Givens
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I’ve just found this great product that’s right up the Whine Sisters’ alley.  Even if it’s only half as effective as promised, it will help relieve some of the symptoms we all suffer from.  I’m going to rush right out and buy a caseload.  Share this:

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The R Word

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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Recession. Pundits, economists, brokers, and politicians have been lightly stepping around the word for months, but Alan Greenspan finally came out with it. “We’re in the throes of a recession.” This may be a shocker for some, but it comes as no surprise to the average whiner who has no doubt felt the pinch. How [...]

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Some Days You Have it, and Some Days You Don’t

by Julia London

Sometimes when I finish a book, it’s in really good shape.  That is the best of all possible worlds, because it means very little editing or clean-up.  But sometimes, I take on a story line that’s a little bit more ambitious, and I discover that I don’t have any real plotting skills (which is sort [...]

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The Beginning

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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My favorite part of writing is writing beginnings. That exciting first chapter that leads to another and another. New characters embarking on new adventures, having new feelings, those first stirrings of love when it’s all so fresh and intense that it makes your breath catch and your very blood seem to tingle in your veins. [...]

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Hello, Dolly! (Goodbye, Ramiele.)

by Sherri Browning Erwin
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Has TV become interactive in your house? This week on American Idol, Dolly Parton made a guest mentor appearance that prompted the question: “How old IS Dolly, anyway?” My guess pegged her at about seventy-four. One of us inevitably has a laptop handy in front of the TV. We Googled immediately. Type, type, type. She [...]

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The Whine Sisters Bid You a Fond Farewell and Ride Off Into the Sunset

by Kathleen Givens
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You knew it would happen one day.  We all did.  There we were, thinking we were all in accord and boom, the Sisterhood of the Whine simply imploded.  I’m sad to have to tell you all that this is the last post for The Whine Sisters blog.  Yes, it’s true.  We’ve blogged our best, whined [...]

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