Leda Sanford
Friday, April 25, 2008
The 1-800 "Solution"
The more things about ourselves we want to "fix," the more tempting quick-fix promises become.Call the toll-free number on your screen NOW! How often have you heard that and been tempted to follow orders and call? Why not? The juicer promises good health; the portable treadmill promises a better body; Victoria Principal promises beautiful skin.
We are all susceptible to some advertisements, especially those that answer our deepest desires. And sometimes the products we buy serve a simple purpose: They get us started on a program of discipline and regularity, they support our determination to fix something about ourselves that we think needs fixing.
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Monday, March 31, 2008
All That Glitters
The shine's still on The Golden Girls, even after years in reruns.I love to watch reruns of The Golden Girls and never cease to marvel at how clever this warmhearted sitcom was—and still is. Nothing on TV today even comes close to capturing the nature of life for single older women. Oh yes, Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote is nifty but not very reflective of an ordinary woman's lifestyle.
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