Cara LaGreen
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  • July20th

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    Dog in a stroller!So, I was at the Irvine Spectrum the other day, and what did my eyes amaze me with but a woman with her dog in a baby stroller whilst she restrained her child on a leash!

    It was definitely a “I wish I had my camera” moment.

    But you know you have seen it.
    The women taking their morning jogs with their baby strollers and you ask what the baby’s name is and they say, “Muffin”, and you think, “OK, celebrities are naming their kids Apple, Blanket, and even Moon Unit these days so its just the in thing to do.”
    Then you go to say “Coochie, choocie, coo,” and it turns into, “My, what a hairy baby you have.”

    Now, my husband is from England, where dogs walk, run, chase sticks, and do all those normal dog things.
    They are not dressed up, their nails are not painted, and there are definitely no doggie couture stores in sight.

    So the other day we run into a nice lady with a little Shih Tzu (same as ours), in a baby stroller. And my husband goes up to the stroller and says, “Awww what a cute dog, what’s wrong with its legs?”
    Of course I am pulling on his shirt thinking, “Shhh honey.”
    The lady says, “Oh, he has little legs and doesn’t like to walk.”
    Of course, my husband goes on to say, “ He is a dog.”
    And it goes on…
    Lady: “Well, he will get dirty.”
    Husband: “He is a dog.”
    Lady: “He might hurt himself.”
    Husband: “You might hurt yourself too, but you are not rolling around in a stroller.”
    Lady: “Well I don’t want to lose him.”
    Husband: “He is a dog?”
    Lady: “Well another dog might hurt him.”
    Husband “Dog.”

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  • July11th

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    OK, “House Hunters” fans (because HGTV is just about the only channel to watch in the Summer, since there is nothing else on) answer me this: Why is it that 9 out of 10 home buyers won’t buy a house if it doesn’t have stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, and a pretty, yet functional backsplash? I mean literally, this couple went into a house that had gorgeous new appliances and straight away the girl was like, “We need stainless steel — these will just have to go.” Why? Is there something I don’t know? Will my Tater Tots crisp better in a stainless steel oven? Will my Oreo ice cream sandwiches freeze better in a stainless steel fridge? I WANT TO KNOW! Cuz, as far as I can tell from my stainless steel toaster and blender, the stuff gets stains that stick like grass on a kids jeans.
    And what’s with the granite counter tops? What is wrong with soapstone or ceramic tile? I even saw one of the house hunters thumb their nose at a concrete counter top, which was super nice, besides being pretty pricy. So this granite phenomenon seems to not necessarily be a price thing. Anyone have any theories on this one? Does the cookie dough roll out smoother on the granite? I WANT TO KNOW! Cuz, As far as I can tell, the word on the street is that your kitchen isn’t cool without granite and that’s about it.

    Now lets talk about the back splash. Back what? Cuz at first, I thought they were talking about back wash and I was thinking yucky, people spit on their kitchen walls? I had no thought what the back splash was, but I reckon its a cool word new home buyers have picked up on and they like to use it a lot to sound groovy. Does a pretty backsplash make your coffee maker glisten more?

    I WANT TO KNOW! Cuz, as far as I can see, home buyers are worrying way too much about what they have been told is now a necessity and they are missing the big picture.

    I even saw a couple give up a back yard because it didn’t have all of these kitchen goodies. I am sure their golden retriever was real pleased about that choice!

  • February6th

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    cupcakeSo modern day society says that women have to be a size 0 to be pretty. A size 6 is the new 2 and size 10 is plus size.
    WHAT? Are we forgetting that the largest sex symbol of all time was a size 16? Marilyn Monroe — still held up as the epitome of beauty, style, elegance, and grace!  So what I mean to say is that the leading sex symbol of all time if measured by today’s standards would be modeling for Layne Bryant instead of Playboy. Unreal. I don’t know how many times in the music and theater industry I have been told, “Lose a few pounds and you will be fantastic.”
    “You will be fantastic if you lose a few pounds.”
    Voice is fantastic — lose another 20 pounds and you will be golden.”
    “We will cast you tomorrow if you lose 10 pounds.” Read More | Comments

  • September20th

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    616106002_GuidingLightAGGHH R.I.P. Guiding light. After 72 years and 20,000 episodes CBS has pulled one of the most historical shows in television. For those of you who don’t know it started in 1937 as a 15 minute radio segment on NBC and went to television on CBS in 1952. It leaves behind a legacy of over 5 dozen Emmy awards(Why it didn’t with this year I can’t know) but in any case as I was watching the last episode it really made me feel as though someone had been buried. Now I know that most people would say that soap operas are dull, unrealistic and stupid, my husband the first time he visited America and I was watching one had to start throwing things at the television screaming at an actress to stop whining and kill herself already, Read More | Comments

  • September6th

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    OK, so first off Pleased Birthday to my excellent friend Mike Drolet.

    We went to Malibu wines for his b day party last night and I soooooooo recommend it. Its a bit hard to find and I was hating him a small as we were on the 101 from orange county for having his b day on a Friday but once you get on that Mullholland road all the stresses of LA life melt away and you are surrounded by trees and peace. It’s just a gorgeous drive and you get there and its this gorgeous open grassy area with tables and chairs and they have wine tasting and you bring your own food and buy a bottle of wine for around 20 dollars and you have a whole night. It would cost you about 20 bucks a drink if you went out anywhere else in LA. Read More | Comments