Oh, Clair, you’re the woman I want to be
- 05/09/2008 01:05 PM CDT
Hands down, she is one of the most phenomenal women I have ever seen — even if it was only from my living room couch.
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Hands down, she is one of the most phenomenal women I have ever seen — even if it was only from my living room couch.
In a few days I’ll walk down the aisle for the seventh time. By now one could say I’m a black-belt bridesmaid — an expert at being a part of a wedding’s supporting cast.
When I found Flat Stanley lying on the floor, I knew I had to tell his story, which I did a few weeks ago. But I had no idea that he was such a rock star. The photos and mail keep pouring in.
She stood out in the crowd. How often do you see a girl with a Hula-Hoop at a hip-hop show or any bar?
It started out small. It was the 1980s. A newly discovered disease was spreading at an alarming pace..
My friends and I are talking green lately. You know, being environmentally friendly, recycling and saving the planet — things we know we ought to be doing more of if we want to see the future.
I used to think Kansas City was dog-friendly. I mean, it’s the home of Three Dog Bakery, Greenies and a newly expanded Penn Valley dog park.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Together at last, bonded in marriage? When word of the rumored hitch-up got out recently, columnist Jeneé Osterheldt wondered how long people should date before marrying or moving on.
We found him lying on the floor, face down and all alone. Poor Flat Stanley. Imagine that, the famous Flat Stanley, abandoned.
When most kids get sent to their room, it’s not a welcome punishment. But as a child, Nikki Powell enjoyed her forced alone time.
We’ve been friends for three years. It has been a social kind of friendship. We mostly hang out when we’re at bars and parties and the occasional movie night. We’ve never had a big fight or even a squabble. In fact, I had never even seen Richard get angry until a week ago.
While walking my dog at night, we often come to a standstill. Charli Brown wants to stay out a little longer than I do. She pulls back on her leash and tries to wiggle her way into spending more time outside. I laugh and walk her back in the house — this is the rhythm of our nightly waltz.
Jeneé Osterheldt wondered how readers interpreted the new Vogue magazine cover featuring a hulking LeBron James with model Gisele Bundchen. Here’s what some of them are saying on Jspace.
Mothers and daughters are strange creatures. We’re at a constant tug of war, an impossible love. We’re friends and enemies, teachers and students, consistently pushing and pulling one another into joy and pain. At least that’s how it is with me and my mom.
Every March we celebrate Women’s History Month. We honor the likes of Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart and Dolores Huerta — women who broke boundaries and are known for their strength, independence and courage.
At the beginning of the New Year, they made a list of things they’d like to do together. They came up with 28 things: horseback riding, knitting, ice skating, a trip to the Coterie, to name a few.
He talks to her every other day on a good week. But sometimes a few days will pass before John-Alan Suter hears from Raychell, his wife and mother of his child.
It’s been short, long, straight, curly, braided, wrapped, finger-waved, pin-curled, Afro-puffed and faked. Or, another way to put it, my hair has been fried, dyed and laid to the side.
I ’m at home, the one place that’s supposed to make me feel at peace, but I feel out of place. It’s like one day I walked into my living room and it felt less like home and more like a walk down memory lane.
