From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Sometimes we’re just hard to resist.

May 30, 2009

America. The U.S.A. The Big Bad Wolf. Whatever the world says about our great country, even when they hate us, they love us. I was chuffed to hit Cronulla today and see American Mustangs and Corvettes all over the place. Different years, different cars, all American baby! No one does an old Mustang like we [...]

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What Oz Does Well: Mom Accommodation

May 28, 2009

There’s really, truly not much that Australia is ahead in when compared to the U.S. Technology here is slow and expensive; architecture is only just beginning to mature; there aren’t 25 varieties of instant oatmeal; many places still don’t take credit cards, or have a $10 minimum (you might laugh, but there have been plenty of [...]

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Potential

May 28, 2009

In nearby Cronulla, there is exactly one women’s clothing boutique that actually stocks quality merchandise. There are about 10 others that sell the cheap, crap-made, synthetic trendy pieces all the cheap, crap, synthetic girls around here wear. OK, that was harsh. But true. The el cheapo places (think Rave and 5-7-9) go out of business on [...]

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ADmiration

May 27, 2009

Being the consummate consumer I am, it’s no surprise that I am easily influenced by advertisements and marketing. Done well, of course. Anytime there is a change of season in fashion, I find myself consumed by the magnificently orchestrated ads many top houses run in the fashion rags. While I wish I could be the [...]

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I told you flats are no good!

May 27, 2009

Way back in 2007, I wrote a post about this very thing: Want him to flatline at the very sight of you? Skip the flats. Recently, I came across this and couldn’t resist sharing: You see, I was right. Heels are better for your appearance and your sex life. I’ve even had to preach “no flats” to [...]

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Hot date…with my blog.

May 27, 2009

Really, it’s true. Moving over to a privately-hosted blog has been an hours-long endeavor. Like five hours a day, for days. But now that I’ve domained, downloaded, FTP’ed, massaged templates, Facebooked, RSS’ed and all that, I’m feeling really proud of all I’ve accomplished in my geek naivete. And since I’m on the verge of a [...]

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Welcome!

May 25, 2009

It’s official…after several years and multiple moves, name changes, and tests, Grit and Glamour finally has a permanent home here… www.gritandglamour.com I am still working on manually transferring posts from early 2009 from my previous blog host, but all new posts will debut here. So please visit often and remember to bookmark my new [...]

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Moving blog to here?

May 23, 2009

I don’t know. I’m in the midst. Not fully here…great functionality on WordPress, but there are complications as well. Ugh. Why can’t someone make the ultimate smart, customizable, simple blog interface that you don’t have to be a coder to use?

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Southern Australinglish

May 19, 2009

My Aussie mate and I regularly mimic each other’s accents, me usually very successfully, him, not quite so much. But he’s got “God dang” down pat (forgive me Lord!). I suppose that’s one of the things that makes us love each other…the fact that we sound different from the status quo.I love teasing him when [...]

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OTC Not the Same Overseas

May 18, 2009

In recent weeks, I’ve been shocked to learn that you can’t buy Alleve, aspirin, Pepto-Bismol, or TUMS-by-the-barrel in Oz. Apparently aspirin is such a dangerous blood-thinner that it is not sold at all. Hmmm. Do they realize in the States that simple aspirin is a lifesaver for many heart patients? Or that most of the [...]