Category Archives: body brilliance

Absolutely, Positively Free…If You Think You can Afford It

By JANET MASLIN Consider Ellen Ruppel Shell’s “Cheap,” Chris Anderson’s “Free” and the story of the one-cent Hershey’s Kiss. This story appears in both books, but the versions are different. Both come from the same source, but these two authors … Continue reading

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Mennonite Mom Sizes Up Mate: The Tractor Driver or the Pothead?

By RHODA JANZEN Cosmic forces have a way of turning up the heat to make us change. Nothing gets your attention, for example, like being ditched by your husband for a guy he met on Gay.com, or having your car … Continue reading

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Joan Armatrading: Love and Affection, An Exquisite Oldie but Goodie Song

A great song from my past.I fell instantly in love with Joan Armatrading when I heard this song. She does not disappoint. I saw Alan Allison perform “Love and Affection” (in a Halston dress) at a drag show in Dallas … Continue reading

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Exquisite Grace and Physical IQ at 35 MPH

Hey, there, Top of the morning to you. Did you catch any of the Olympic Figure skating these past few weeks? Jim and I are avid figure skating fans. I love the grace and beauty combined with athleticism. Our top … Continue reading

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Diana Vishneva: Three Sides Of a Prima Ballerina, Made to Order

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Audiences who came of age in the Iron Curtain era still find it astonishing to contemplate a career like Diana Vishneva’s. Ms. Vishneva is the prima ballerina of the Maryinsky (Kirov) Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, and … Continue reading

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