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I Wonder If She Says “I Told You!” To His Gravestone.

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Debora

I thought about saving this for Wordless Wednesday and just posting a pic of the cover, but I couldn’t bring myself to let the mocking stop there.

I found it in the last shed I cleaned out:

It’s from August 1972.

It contains, amongst the highly conjectural and grammatically-flexible celeb gossip:

9 ads for breast enhancement products/programs. Ah, the good old days when all a girl needed to be happy and successful and popular were really big boobs!

9 ads for various weight loss methods, including 3 for rubber bodysuits that one zipped oneself into. Fun!!

8 ads for stylin’ threads like these…

Oh yeah. Flaunt it, ladies.

8 ads for the really attractive stuff like tampons, douches, Midol, depilatories and hemorrhoid creme. ‘Cause we all wanted to see those.

5 cigarette ads, nearly all full-page and aimed right at women. “Made for the lady with taste!” Yes indeedy.

And of course, the obligatory half-page ad for sea monkeys.

A bowl full of happiness! I want a bowl full of happiness!!

Wait…no…I want a bowl full of Häagen-Dazs.

And maybe some bigger boobs, so I can be all successful and popular.

Thank goodness I have Motion Picture Magazine to show me the way.

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Adventures in Spelling

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Debora

Last week Elizabeth won her fourth grade spelling bee, earning herself a spot in the larger competition against all the other fourth- and fifth-grade classroom winners, and a chance at the big HUSD Spelling Bee down in Hemet.

splngb.jpgToday was the fourth- and fifth-grade competition, and Elizabeth took 2nd place! That means she’ll be going to Hemet to compete against all the 1st and 2nd place winners in her age group from all the other HUSD schools.  She also won a nifty trophy and a $15 gift card for Barnes & Noble.  

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I was proud of how well she did in the spelling bee today, but I was even prouder of the way she spontaneously and very graciously congratulated the 1st place winner as he received his prizes. No one told her she should do that, she just knew it was the graceful thing to do. My heart swells to see what a poised and kind person she’s growing up to be. As far as I’m concerned that’s worth more than a houseful of trophies.  

And in two and a half weeks — we’re off to Hemet for the District spelling bee! It’s pretty exciting. :^)

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