From the monthly archives:

February 2010

USA! USA!

by Dee Davis

This is it.  The end of two weeks of total immersion into the world of winter sports.  A time when Americans collectively gathered around their TV’s (and computers and smart phones) to watch the best of the best compete for quite honestly the worlds weirdest looking gold medal.   And today after the final buzzer in [...]

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Question of the week: Conferences. Love ‘em? Hate ‘em?

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

As you read this (unless you’re reading it very late in the day), I’ll be participating on a panel and delivering the keynote speech at the Tarrant County College writer’s conference. And on Friday, I was at the Irving Club’s Tea in Lockhart speaking about being an author (I’m writing this on Thursday, but I’m [...]

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Fashion Friday: Some Vajazzled Evening…

by Sherri Browning Erwin

We’re going to look at the BAFTAs (the Brit version of the Oscars) and Elle Style Award red carpet, but first a gasp at a new trend (speaking of carpet, nyuk nyuk). Vajazzling. What is that, you ask? Well… it starts with a Brazilian. The full monty. And it ends up with your netherregions all [...]

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Writers Corner…. Wait for it…

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Today’s post is on anticipation and tension and the stress that it causes.  I spent most of yesterday obsessively weather-checking because I wanted to know if school would be cancelled today, ergo, Kathleen would be stuck home with the kids. The school district will sometimes call the snowday the night before, but usually, you get [...]

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Ooops, I Screwed Up

by Julia London

Somehow I got my blog days screwed up.  I had me down for Saturday.  Sorry!  Whiny Wednesday, huh?  Kathleen talked last week about how she is sick of whiners.  Sorry sister — this whiner is back.  Let me review yesterday for you: We had a snowfall in Austin of two inches.  Yes, you read that [...]

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Good Buys, Good Books: It’s all in the Ad or is It?

by Dee Davis

There’s nothing that promotes Good Buys quite like an advertisement.  And thanks to the Super Bowl, I’ve been thinking about television commercials lately.  (my fav this year was a tie between the Snicker’s commercial with Betty White and the Google Ad about the guy in Paris.) Which led me to thoughts about some of the [...]

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More Olympics! Classic Kathleen Givens

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Pop Culture Monday (As written by Kathleen Givens, on 8/13/08) Another stunning victory for the US Men’s Swim team! Michael Phelps, who has now won more gold medals than enyone in Olympic history, is the one getting all the press, but his three teammates, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay, and Ryan Lochte, were essential for the win. [...]

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR FUN LATELY?

by Jacquie D'Alessandro

My sister is visiting from Pennsylvania, a real treat as we don’t get to see each very often.  As such, I wanted to do something fun and memorable with her–something she wouldn’t ordinarily do.  Since we are both huge Princess Diana fans, I took to her to the Atlanta Civic Center to the Celebrate Diana [...]

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Fashion Friday: Olympic Fashion

by Julia London

I just love the Olympics for so many reasons.  I have discovered some new sports that I didn’t know I liked, like moguls and snowboarding.  I have all my old faves, like figure skating and speed skating and downhill skiing.  I’ve been fascinated by the uniforms or outfits, whatever you call them for these sports.  [...]

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Writer’s Corner: Battling Distractions

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Why is it so hard sometimes? To sit down and just write? One page. One sentence! My kids are both on school vacation. I have the son home from college and the daughter on high school break. Still, they sleep practically all day and they’re old enough to amuse themselves. So why am I behind [...]

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Whiney Wednesday: Enough Already!

by Kathleen O'Reilly

I love Whiney Wednesday, the excuse to whine about whatever I want, all sanctified by the whine sisters, but lately, I’ve noticed a preponderance of whine, on the news (DEBT!  UNEMPLOYMENT!  GREECE WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF US ALL!, in the papers (NEWSPAPERS ARE DYING!  PLEASE READ US!), from my family (MOM!  WHERE’S MY JEANS!), [...]

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Good Buys/Good Books: Gone With The Wind

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

I recently finished reading Gone With The Wind (following a viewing with my husband for the umpty-millionth time), and I have to say I am truly blown away by this book (haha – “blown” – get it?). (And, yes, by the movie, too, though this is Good BOOK Tuesday…). One of the things I find [...]

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Pop Culture Monday: Lost in Austen

by Dee Davis

My daughter is doing a paper on Jane Austen.  And in the process we’ve been rereading and revisiting the books and various movie versions of four of Austen’s six books.  Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and Emma.  I can’t tell you how hard it was for me to read, watch, discuss and even [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

From the Whine Sisters to all of you. Thank you for popping in, for sharing your thoughts with us, and for coming back again and again. xoxo Share this:

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Question of the Week: Classic Kath- Really?

by Sherri Browning Erwin

(As written and published by Kathleen Givens on 8/22/09) Well, yet another Jane Austen spinoff has arrived – Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. Huh? But yes, reader, it’s a real book. And a real phenomenon. Amazing. And there’s another new one: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Zombie Jim. Zombies, Sea Monsters. I can’t [...]

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FASHION FRIDAY: LOVES AND PEEVES

by Jacquie D'Alessandro

Every Sunday a small column runs in the Atlanta newspaper featuring the style of a local resident.  They list their best find, favorite stores, favorite outfit, and their fashion pet peeves, so I thought it might be fun to do the same with the Whiners. My best find: my alligator purse, who I named Allie.  [...]

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The Worst Part of Writing: Tax Preparation

by Julia London

Not that I begrudge the United States of America my fair share, but tax preparation is not only the worst part of writing, but my own personal hell.  When I mentioned to some writer friends I was working on taxes, two of them yelled at me to shut up, so I don’t think I am [...]

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Whiny Wednesday: Ten Things I Hate About Winter

by Sherri Browning Erwin

1. SNOW! After the first snowstorm of the year, which frosts the world and makes everything lovely, I pretty much get over it and just want it to go the &#$@ away. 2. Frigid Temps. So cold it bites into my skin and chafes my flesh? No thanks. 3. Slightly Cold Temps. Let’s face it, [...]

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Scanning the World for Deals: I need The Help…

by Kathleen O'Reilly

I’ve been keeping an eye out for all the fun promotions and freebies that were happening last year, but marketing America seems to have closed it’s pocketbook, put a sign in the window, and taken a long, extended lunch hour (probably after the brain-exercise that is Super Bowl ads).  So, I’m here to say, there’s [...]

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The Internet has Destroyed my Pop Culture IQ

by Julie Kenner/J.K. Beck

So, you’d think that the Internet–with all it’s connectivity and info at your fingertips yada yada yada–would have made me more pop culture aware. It hasn’t. Now, granted, I’ve never been the most pop culturally aware gal on the planet. I don’t think I’ve ever watched the Grammy’s (the Oscars are a different story–I used [...]

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Super Bonus Question of the Week

by Sherri Browning Erwin

A) Colts! B) Saints! C ) Who cares? I’m just watching the commercials. D) I’ll be curled up with a good book. Tell me when it’s over. Share this:

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