Darryle Pollack | I never signed up for this...
confessions of a cluttered mind
Bravo Valerie–for being on the cover of People magazine, showing off her bikini body at age 48. She worked hard to get that body in shape and I have to admit what I felt when I saw that shot: Respect. Also Relief. Relief that unlike Valerie, I don’t live in Malibu or Miami anymore– [...]
I sat watching a beautiful young woman in the front of a crowded church. She was poised, graceful—and heartbroken— delivering the eulogy for her elegant and talented mother, Alison Golway Jaurique, who died last week, too suddenly and too soon. Alison was a neighbor; I knew her only casually until her daughter Lauren opened a window and [...]
We turned off all the lights and the TV and the computer and sat together by candlelight. V and I were home alone; but somehow it made me feel as if we were closer to people all over the world. If you can’t see the video embedded, click here.
Awhile back I bitched blogged about how family obligations prevented me from attending a historic reunion of television pioneers from WTVJ Miami. I was really disappointed to miss this event—to miss seeing people who were such an important part of my past. And in the end….I figured out a way to get there after all. OK, so [...]
Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy for Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart. I’m glad they’re getting married. I don’t know anything about their life together or their beliefs or their wedding plans. All I know is what we all know. That over Valentine’s day he asked her to get married and surprised her with a [...]
Goodbyes are always hard, and this was an especially hard week. The family of Natasha Richardson and a family in our community both said final goodbyes— to beautiful and artistic moms who died far too young. For children left behind, such losses can make it tough to say goodbye forever. Because that’s how it can feel—as if any goodbye [...]
When I saw this video, it reminded me of Matt dancing all over the world. I hope this information is true, and not urban legend. This is a commercial, shot at the Liverpool Street Subway Station in London two months ago. Supposedly only 8 professional dancers were in on the plan; the crowds had no [...]
This was 18 months ago, when Alli, V and I were at San Francisco airport waiting to meet her husband, Shane. They had not seen each other for almost a year— they would have two weeks together, before he would return to Iraq to continue his 15- month deployment. As we stood at the gate holding our [...]
There’s nothing else I can write about tonight. I can’t stop thinking about her. It makes so little sense….and so much sorrow. It reminds me of the opening line from Love Story: “What can you say about a 25 year old girl who died?” Natasha Richardson was 45, but it doesn’t change the point—what can [...]
(Daniel took this picture tonight when we got home from dinner. This is a warning you’re in for some vanity and self-indulgence. ) When you see me you can’t miss it. I have a LOT of hair. Way more than most women my age. Way more than most women any age. It’s long because a [...]
After becoming a writer, artist, TV journalist, mother and breast cancer survivor----I realize nothing turns out the way we expect. So I blog about handling the big and little things — with humor, humanity, and hope.
The knobs say it all: Susan is the super-hero inside every woman. Made of ceramic knobs, hand–painted tiles, on a painted background. Measures 12″ X 12″ .
It's the combination, of course. And the locks will open for the right person---(to be revealed on the back when you take her home.) Made of combination locks and hand-painted tiles on a painted background. Measures 14" by 14".
Pun intended. A nice pair---of pears...made of miniature porcelain boxes, surrounded by painted tiles and broken china on a painted background. Measures 11" square.
Hope: not only on her driver’s license, but in her heart. Ceramic ribbon, hand-painted tiles on a painted background, measures 9 inches square.
Word surrounded by hand-painted tiles in bright and beautiful (gold and marine blue) colors, with border of tiny gold tiles. Measures 11" square.
True beauty lies in the imperfections. Irregular mirror surrounded by hand-painted tiles with a border of ceramic tiles. Measures 11" square.
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