I love wine. I fell in love with it when I visited Italy in the late 80's. In fact I was given the nick name Vino because of my love of wine. I'll drink other adult beverages like beer and spirits, but I really prefer wine because it seems so civilized. Wine has gotten a reputation for being healthy in the last decade or so
The winner of the Straight North gift card is Cardiogirl. Congratulations Cardiogirl! Straight North is a Chicago marketing company for B2B firms. Thanks to everyone for entering and for waiting for an extra day to learn of the winner. Thanks also to Jayne from In Jayne's World (who has an awesome book out) for reminding me that I need to announce the winner.
I have a gray car and so does everyone else. I can't tell you how many times I have stood in a parking ramp unable to find my vehicle without pressing the key fob to make the lights flicker to give me a hint. On two occasions I have gotten into someone else's car because they both looked like mine. It was only upon seeing
This guest post from Lewis Beck When I decided to quit my job and stay at home with my new baby, my husband and I both knew we would have to make quite a few sacrifices. It is going to be completely worth it. First of all, we would barely have enough of my salary left over after paying for daycare that it made sense
Like half the population (I have no statistics to support that claim) I started a lifestyle change on January 1st of this year. It was either radically change my diet or look into a career in Sumo Wrestling or gain a few more pounds and get lap band surgery (People actually do this! Women mostly, have been gaining weight so they can have weight loss
According to The New York Times President Obama raised over $42 Million last quarter tho, The Today show and Huffington Post report that it was at least $68 Million last quarter for his re-election campaign, either way it was a boatload of money. I didn't vote for him last time around but I would this time if he stopped campaigning, ran the country and took
Lots of people make New Year's resolutions to lose weight and get in shape..and fail. This infographic courtesy of Nexercise shows the way to get back on track. by NowSourcing via
Apologies to Lady Gaga but I couldn't think of another poker reference. Though now that I think about it using a quote from the song The Gambler might have worked too. Of course none of the young 'uns would have gotten the reference (they also wouldn't have seen the movie, ugh!). Notwithstanding my poor choice in introducing the subject of online poker...if you
Image by ultracase via Flickr If you survived Black Friday without getting trampled on, shot at, hand cuffed or pepper sprayed you probably don't feel like shopping anymore. However, if you haven't gotten going on your holiday shopping yet, and need to score some gifts at rock bottom priced then today is the day. Cyber Monday is the Monday following Black Friday where you can
And I thought my marriages were short! Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband, whose name escapes me, after just 72 days. Not coincidentally, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce on the 30th anniversary of Harry Potter's parents death. I have no idea what either of those have to do with one another but thought it was interesting. Kim Kardashian doesn't have the shortest
Redhead Ranting is the rantings of a frazzled, twice divorced mother of two who freelances and cares for two stupid dogs while writing her memoir against incredible and unbelievable odds (but will make a wonderful book one day).
