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Fancy Coffee Friday: You Asked
At some point over the life of this blog, I asked readers what they would like to know about yours truly. There were a few takers and with good intentions, I wrote these questions down and promptly misplaced them. Thankfully, … Continue reading
Fancy Coffee Friday: Did It Just Get Weird in Here?
Tomorrow I will be working with photographer, Vince Padilla, on some conceptual work. He and I have worked together in the past so I’m looking forward to getting in front of his camera once again. The fact that it’ll be … Continue reading
Fancy Coffee Friday: Tongue-In-Cheek Confessional
I sometimes call myself the “Accidental Nudist“, or another title I’ve used is “Liaison Officer to the Nude Curious“. I’ve gone on “nakations” as a staff member. I model nude from time to time. Those things have one thing in common: … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Fancy Coffee Friday, Musings, Personal
Tagged Accidental Nudist, allergies, drawing, Fancy Coffee Friday, hearty handshake, I love shoes, Judy Garland, Liaison Officer to the Nude Curious, Liza Minnelli, Mae West, modeling, nakations, National Geographic, Naturist, nude model, Nudist, Raynaud's Disease, travel
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Fancy Coffee Friday: Changes
A moment. That’s all it took: a moment. After three plus years of moderating a modeling education forum on Facebook, I found myself heading into the group to take care of some moderatorly business and the moment my eyes scanned … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Fancy Coffee Friday, Modeling, Personal, Writing
Tagged adventure, change, Costa Rica, Facebook, Fancy Coffee Friday, learn Spanish, learning Spanish, modeling, Twitter
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Fancy Coffee Pre-Friday: Roadtrippin’
Tomorrow morning I’m heading out for a weekend with a photographer. I’ll let you digest that for a moment. Go ahead, roll it around in your head for a little while and get all the accusatory thoughts thunk and out … Continue reading
Posted in Modeling, Personal, Random Thoughts
Tagged David Swanson, modeling, road trip, Tettegouche State Park, The Kinsey Institute
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Sunday Morning: Why did I pick January to not drink?
Truth be told, I have a very good reason for not drinking in January. It’s called two cruises, back-to-back, in February, with one being a working cruise. It’s in an effort to drop a few pounds before the cruise and … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Personal, Writing
Tagged adult beverage, alcohol, cocktail, coworker, Cruises, lifes pleasures, modeling, new employee, shanking, stress, Sunday Morning, teetotaling, therapist, vacation
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Sunday Morning and Seasonal Allergies
Happy Sunday Morning to you! I’m enjoying my coffee this morning as I attempt to breathe through my nose. Attempt is the key word, as I’ve been miserable since mowing the lawn yesterday. But mowing the hay lawn had to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Musings, Personal, Random Thoughts
Tagged baking, birding, california sugar pine, catamaran, collect irises, collect lilies, Cooking, Copp's grocery west madison, expensive, giant sequoia, hobbies, Kinnickinnic graham style crackers, kitchen gadgetry, korean spruce, modeling, pie iron, pies, pudgie pie, seasonal allergies, smores, sweet tea, Udi's Gluten Free, yard work
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They call it “Karma”
Back when I was a youngster, my band teacher, Mr. R, occasionally would have his back go out on him. Part of me found his bent-over, nearly knuckle-dragging gait to be amusing, but the bigger part of me sympathized with Mr. … Continue reading
Just for the Record… a Rantling
People, what is wrong with so many of you that you can’t handle the idea of someone being naked? I realize that the US was founded by Puritans – my ancestors were some of the very first to arrive on … Continue reading
That’s not the email address you’re looking for…
Picture it, my couch, last night… me in my Stewie Griffin pajamas, chatting with my dear friend stationed in “Parts Unknown” in the Middle East. I hadn’t chatted with them for over a month – which often concerns me knowing what … Continue reading
Musings of the Amusing Muse 