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At the End of the Day, Overused Phrases Bug me

by Julia London
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There is something bugging me, and it’s the phrase, “At the end of the day.”   You hear it on TV, you hear it a LOT in presidential debates.  You hear it from friends, read it in papers and, if you’re like me, you say it.  At the end of the day, we are going to [...]

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Playoff Recap and Predictions, the Armchair Edition

by Kathleen O'Reilly

I’ve spent most of the weekend watching football, because football is a sacred tradition in the O’Reilly household, only deigned more sacred when the weather is really, really cold and we get to have a fire in the fireplace, and honestly, it’s too freaking cold to do much else other than huddle under the throw [...]

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The Good News and Bad News about Spring Fashion

by Julia London
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I was at the hair salon the other day, flipping through US Weekly, and I came to the Who Wears it Best? page.  The two actress both had on a dress that was bright orange on top and bright pink on the bottom.  Interesting, I thought.  And then I read that color-blocking is the hot [...]

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Kathleen’s Best of 2012!

by Kathleen O'Reilly

At this time of year, there is always the lists.  Best of, worst of, words that need to go away.  Harper’s Bazaar has their “Best Dressed of 2011” List.   The 100 best Twitter accounts.  #1 was @kathleenoreilly!!!  Haha, no, that belongs on @humblebrag.  #1 was Tim Siedell, (@badbanana) who I have no idea who [...]

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A Compendium of Kathleen’s Complexing Melange

by Kathleen O'Reilly

There’ve been a lot of things occupying my mind recently, some good, some bad, but it all makes me want to make changes within myself. Yesterday, it was announced that Kim Jong-il of North Korea had died over the weekend.  I have no love lost for the dude, I don’t think he did his people [...]

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Kathleen Does the Grinch

by Kathleen O'Reilly

This year, several stores will be opening early on Black Friday.  Technically, several stores will be opening on Thanksgiving.  Macy’s will open at midnight (the absolute first second of Black Friday).  Target will also be opening at midnight, although I read where the employees were protesting to decision.  Imagine, Black Friday, a gazillion shoppers and [...]

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The Bully Pulpit

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Last week, Dorothy Rodham, the mother of Hillary Clinton passed away. I never knew much about Hillary’s mom, but the story of her life and Hillary’s upbringing caught my eye. Dorothy was sent away from her parents, and raised by her grandparents, who treated her miserably. At the age of 14, Dorothy left home, and [...]

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Blogging on the Edge…

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Once again, I couldn’t find one topic that could hold my interest for a good seven hundred words, so I’m scouring the net for news and information to share. It’s all part of my new non-profit organization, Filling Up the Cerebelum’s Kavern with Useless Particulars. First, the world is about to become host to seven [...]

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Baby, it’s COLD outside

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Far be it for me to complain about cold weather, but hey, I’m complaining about cold water.  It was in the 40s last night and we’re in SEPTEMBER.  Right now, it’s 51 and I’m wearing my wool sweater.  There’s a process we go through, usually in October when all the summer clothes are moved upstairs, [...]

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Homeward Bound

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Today I’ll be leaving on a jet plane, homeward bound to Big D, my oh yes.  It’ll be a short trip for me, but I’m looking forward to it, seeing the family, eating real Mexican food, and getting a hug from Mom. The temps in Dallas are only in the 90s, which is much preferable [...]

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And Kathleen Said, “Let there be Light!”

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Today’s post is on lighting, and my lack of proper thereof.  I blame Wired for the latest obsession – that and faltering eyesight.  Lately when I’m indoors, I can’t see anything unless the lights are blazing full-on.  And that’s the big overheads, not the lamps.  We’re a mix of CFL and the old style incandescent [...]

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I Stream, You Stream, We All Stream TV!

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Recently we had a discussion of the beauty of streaming Netflix, and  my family has become a fan.  What is fascinating is how my viewing habits have changed, and I’m okay with that.  We started out watching 24, which is always fun.  In another few years, I’ll be ready to rewatch the entire 24 series, [...]

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The Soundtrack of My Life

by Kathleen O'Reilly

For the prior two weeks, the kids have been attending a strings camp put on by the district’s music department.  There’s always a concert at the end of the two weeks, and this year, the theme was movie soundtracks, and it was a blast.  The high school symphony orchestra did a John Williams tribute, and [...]

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Lady Jane’s Salon

by Kathleen O'Reilly

For those of you who aren’t in the know, there’s a clandestine little reading salon that meets in every month down in the Village in New York City.  It’s called Lady Jane’s salon, a throwback to by-gone days when curtains were red velvet, couches were called settees, and the glasses were always overflowing. View Madame [...]

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Rolling Out the Red Carpet

by Sherri Browning Erwin

When Julia London, Kathleen O’Reilly and I were in New York City for the Romance Writers of America conference, we attended the red carpet event for the Transformers 3 premiere. No big deal. Shia was there. Director Michael Bay. We even got up close and personal with Patrick Dempsey… Well, okay, from 25 stories up. [...]

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Real Men Don’t!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Real Men Don’t used to be a fairly regular feature of the Whine Sisters Blog in the early days. Every now and then, we would find examples of things Real Men Don’t do and share our thoughts. Real Men Don’t… cheat on their wives, for example. We would, of course, have a handy example in [...]

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Once Upon A Time In Austin

by Dee Davis

Okay so once upon a time, there were three writers who lived in Austin, Texas.   Two of those writers were already good friends and critique partners.   The third writer was new to the whole thing.  She’d only just finished her first novel, joined RWA and was beginning Agent Quest.  And while the whole journey was [...]

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Friday Funnies

by Kathleen O'Reilly
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I am all out of topics today. I thought blogging about Mark Sanchez (TM – NFL Football Players Behaving Badly: Part 2783, 2784, 2785) and his 17 year old squeeze: “You know I can’t date you until you’re 18.” No, actually Mark, you can date her before she’s 18, it’s the non-dating parts that are [...]

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Digging in the Dirt….

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Two of the books that I’ve been working on are set in small town, Texas and coincidentally (not completely coincidentally), I’ve also been drawing up my family tree. When I started the books, I wanted to give the older characters a genuine Texas sort of name, so I scanned newspapers and history books, looking for [...]

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And the Oscar Goes to….

by Kathleen O'Reilly

Okay, I’m not sure if any of my sisters in whine wanted this topic, but hey, I got here first, so it’s mine… all mine! Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (for the first time, the word ‘sciences’ jumped out at me. Science? Truly? And what science is there in movies, or [...]

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At Last! Presenting Whiner of the Year 2010!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Some years, like last year, we give the award as an honor. 2009′s Whine Person of the Year was Ms. Kathleen Givens, beloved class act, grace personified. Also see previous winner Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger. Some years, like most years, we give the award in the snarky spirit of calling out true whiners or those [...]

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