Thursday, October 23, 2008

Really Bad Day

Mr. Greenspan said that he had found “a flaw in the model that I perceived is the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works."


http://http//www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/business/economy/24panel.html?hp

I don’t know what is worse, thinking that you really knew how the world works, or believing that you know this, tell the world, and then find you messed up. Exactly what do you tell yourself at the end of that bad day to make yourself feel better? I just don’t think a regular bubble bath, glass of wine, chat on the phone, long walk, good cry, will do it.

Who Could Mommy Be?

I have a holiday gift idea for the dysfunctional child in your life. Who Could Mommy Be? Paper Dolls. This is how I picture mine:
Outfit #1 Ina Garten. I would "sit" in her sunny South Hampton kitchen (she wouldn’t be sitting because she is a paper doll) and she would be cooking me luscious meals and speaking calmly to me about how the best quality ingredients make the for the best tasting dishes.
Outfit #2 Or she could be a Detroit City council woman. Dressing in colorful African wraps….hair piled up confidently on her head….she speaks with passion…and exudes the warmth of a favorite sweater.
Outfit #3 Or just the women you see at the grocery in non descript clothes….soft and clean…no makeup…no hair color…no nail polish…no jewelry. Her breasts and stomach have met making a comfortable shelf for hugging.
For Christmas 2009, Who Could Daddy Be? Paper Dolls.