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Shout-Outs for “I Was In Love With a Short Man Once”…

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  Orangeberry Book Tours 2012 Hall of Fame:  http://www.orangeberrybooktours.com/    The Authors Show, 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading, Winner, 2012: http://50greatwritersyoushouldbereading.com/winners-previous-years/     The Five-Star Reviews Book Corner: Where readers go to find books with at least twenty-five 5-star reviews  –  http://www.victoriatwead.com/i-was-in-love-with-a-short-man-once/ AUTHORSdb selects “I Was In Love With a Short Man Once” as …

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Verbal Cues and Vocal Frys: Oh Ma Gawd!

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One of my favorite things to do on a Sunday morning is spread out the Washington Post on the coffee table, settle in with a good cup of joe, and watch CBS Sunday Morning. During a recent broadcast they discussed a relatively new phenomenon known as “The Vocal Fry” Being that French fries are my …

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Smells Like Football!

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When my son Jimmy was six years old, we were coming home one evening and as we stepped up onto the front stoop and I reached to unlock the front door, he looked up at me and said: “Mom, there are frogs in those bushes.” “Oh yeah,” I replied. “How do you know?” “Because I …

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Kimba’s Tip of the Day

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I’m not a big fan of unsolicited advice. My propensity to spout off has often gotten me into trouble and pissed off my friends and family who get sick of my know-it-all tendencies. I work diligently to quiet the girl in my head who has a running dialogue in every conversation about how she can fix …

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How Do You Know She’s a Witch?

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We have found a witch, may we burn her? How do you know she is a witch? She looks like one! “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” Hmm… what exactly does a witch look like? The sad truth is that by most estimates, up through the 1700s, 40,000 or more people were executed under suspicion …

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Fifty is the New Fifty

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Thanks to Geraldo Rivera’s now infamous Too. Much. Information tweet-pic of his seventy-year-old naked torso – and he damn near showed us Christmas and ALL the presents – I’ve noticed quite a bit of conjecture by the media regarding age, aging, anti-aging, youth, beauty, and wrinkles. Under headlines such as “Is Seventy the New Fifty?” …

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Kids Off to College? It’s Going to be OK

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(This post was originally published August 2012. I’m re-posting today with a few updates, a nod, and a smile for all those parents who are gently pushing their off-spring out of the nest.) This is not what I had planned to write about today. Today I was going to write about Virgos, those born under …

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Gone Fishin’

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Back in 2005, I shocked the majority of my gal pals with my announcement that I would be heading to Alaska to go… wait for it… salmon fishing. This crazy southern Irish gal is a bit of a weird hybrid: love pretty pedicures, but will also happily get downright muddy in the garden. I’ll rabidly …

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For the Love of Gal Pals

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I’ve often been called a “guy’s gal.” This is usually – I think – meant as a compliment. There are some stereotypically masculine pursuits that I do enjoy and which often lead me to rattling around in the boys’ club house. For example, I LOVE football. I’ve followed the Dolphins since 1972 and as many …

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The Art of the Middle-Aged Swimsuit

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Here we are in mid-June, firmly pressing into summer. The annual ritual of warming up, slowing down, and taking time off is upon us. Sunscreen: check. New summer read: check. I-Pod loaded with beach-themed music: check. Well-fitting yet comfy swim suit: Ugh. Damn. This happens to me every year. I’ve promised myself in the winter …

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