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Sherri Browning Erwin

I Give Madonna Props

by Julia London

There are a lot of people talking about Madonna’s half time performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday.  Was it the best show ever?  No.  But I thought it was pretty good as those things go.  Is she the best half-time performer ever?  I don’t think so, but I couldn’t tell you who’s done better.  [...]

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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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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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Grave Expectations

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Heaven knows, we need never be ashamed of our wolfish cravings. . . . Bristly, sensitive, and meat-hungry Pip is a robust young whelp, an orphan born under a full moon. Between hunting escaped convicts alongside zombified soldiers, trying not to become one of the hunted himself, and hiding his hairy hands from the supernaturally [...]

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Naughty or Nice?

by Sherri Browning Erwin

It’s that time of year– time to nominate a Whine Person of the Year. We’ve gone naughty, snarky, giving the award in the spirit of thumbing our noses at bad behavior. The Kardashians were last year’s Whiners of the Year. Tom Cruise was our choice in the year of his couch-jumping. We’ve gone nice, honoring [...]

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Holiday Pets

by Sherri Browning Erwin

We just had a pet emergency here at home. My corgi Kylie, who was never spayed (because she never leaves the yard or spends time with unfixed male dogs, and my pug needed a few surgeries that left me unwilling to put another beloved under the knife at the time), somehow contracted a very serious [...]

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The Eye(brow)s Have It!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

I’m attracted to men who can raise one eyebrow. Weird, right? Like this: This: Yes, even this: While researching this article (yes, I research!) I discovered a link to a list of actors who act with their eyebrows. Leonard Nimoy was # 1, but I think Ryan Reynolds should be on it. He has the [...]

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Stars without Makeup?

by Sherri Browning Erwin

The tabloids (like New York Daily News, where I got most of the pictures), love to run headlines like Stars without Makeup, presumably to shock us, or make us feel better about ourselves, or worse about ourselves when stars still look good without makeup, or to make us think “whoa, that star is really not [...]

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Zen and the Art of Parents’ Weekend

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Before my grand birthday vacation to the wonderful world of Disney, I had the chance to visit my daughter at college for Family Weekend (We always called it Parents’ Weekend, but I guess my daughter’s school is more inclusive, and we did bring her brother along). Sadly, we left the Oh Yeah CD in the [...]

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Tomorrow, Tomorrow

by Sherri Browning Erwin

No, I’m not auditioning for Annie (though I am sure I would be rocking the red curls). I’m excited about my birthday. Tomorrow, I turn mumble-mumble. That’s right! The big mumble-mumble. You don’t really need to know my age, right? Let’s just say I’m the youngest of the Whine Sisters and leave it happily at [...]

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Sneaky Sneakers

by Sherri Browning Erwin

By now, we’ve all seen those trendy athletic shoes that are supposed to tone your tush and thighs when you’re wearing them. At first, I wasn’t tempted because the Skechers versions bore an unfortunate resemblance to orthopedic shoes. The last thing I wanted was to look like a grandma while out for my daily walk. [...]

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Oh YEAH

by Sherri Browning Erwin

The husband and I enjoy watching cheesy movies together, often 80s movies. They’re on cable most weekend afternoons (not like we actually rent them, though in the case of certain ones like John Cusack’s Better Off Dead, that has happened). On a weekend not too long ago, we happened to start watching Michael J. Fox [...]

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When Lightning Strikes

by Sherri Browning Erwin

A tourist in Paris, amateur photographer, got the most amazing shot of the Eiffel Tower. It has been all over the news, but in case you haven’t seen it… I like to think that’s the way it is when I get a new book idea, a great big charge comes down and zaps me full [...]

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Not So Nice Guys Finish First

by Sherri Browning Erwin

You’re a good person (because you’re one of our readers, so obviously). You work hard all week at your crappy job (or maybe you love your job, but you’re working hard) to make ends meet, maybe save a little for a rainy day, if things are going well. Meanwhile… Kim Kardashian’s on her honeymoon, having [...]

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Winter Is Coming

by Sherri Browning Erwin

I’m borrowing the Starks’ motto from Game of Thrones. I can’t wait for Season Two. And in the meantime, that delicious hunk of man, Jason Momoa, who portrayed Khal Drogo, is the new Conan the Barbarian. I didn’t think we needed a new Conan, but some graphic novel fans set me straight. Arnold Schwarzegovner was [...]

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True Confessions

by Sherri Browning Erwin

1. When Facebook “friends” announce they have a dilemma- “4900 friends and 57 more in the queue, oh no! what shall I do?” I make it easy on them and drop them as my friend. I’m nice like that. Who really has 5000 friends? That’s why we have “Like” pages.  2. I also like to [...]

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Saturday is for Books!

by Sherri Browning Erwin

What I am reading: Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan I love Maine. I vacation in Maine. I saw a book called Maine, with a beachy cover, and there you go. I wanted something to read between Game of Thrones books (must read second book before season two of the show, but the first one was [...]

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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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She’s at it again

by Sherri Browning Erwin

Twisting yet another classic with vampires, werewolves, and zombies for a laugh. If you love your classics straight up, you won’t love this. But if you like to have fun with the stories you’ve read and loved in the past, then maybe Grave Expectations is for you. Bristly, sensitive, and meat-hungry Pip is a robust [...]

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Tumblr and F__k Yeah Hunger Games

by Sherri Browning Erwin

No, I wasn’t just looking for an excuse to work a curse word into the header (though it was a fun first here at the Whine Sisters, tee hee).  At the urging of my daughter, because my next book Grave Expectations has some Young Adult appeal, I joined Tumblr… because apparently all the kids are [...]

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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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