Lizzie R.

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From Blah to Bold (Photos)

I use a primer and just love Smashbox Photo Finish with dermaxyol complex. It makes my foundation go on easier and look better, but at my age I have to go easier on the eye makeup.

Interrogating Kate Gosselin and Rush Limbaugh (Video)

Initially I occasionally watched John & Kate, and it was a lot different than it revolved to what it has become…a slick production with Kate all galmned up, and not there a lot of times, being on the road. She used to talk so awful to John, like he was an idiot, so what it has become does not surprise me.

As for Rush. He must think he is so cool, and he can never be cool. The no socks bit was an ugly embarrassment on him, whereas on some others it does look cool. Being close to my dermatologist I can tell you he looked like he has visited his for facial work. The lack of any lines in his brow, plus a rather expressionless face shouts Botox. He also looks like he might have had a fractional laser treatment with his pink shiny skin, also fillers could have aided the total smooth look. I think he looked a bit overdone, but probably nobody else noticed it. I am always looking for "work"on public persona. It’s always easy to detect.

Are you photogenic?

I am so non photogenic it makes me sick. I wonder if I really do look as terrible as I do in my pictures? The only heartening thing is my daughter-in-law looks just awful in her pictures too and she is really a very pretty woman in person.

Legalize It, by Allegra Huston

Yes, he was a surfer (still is at 56) and lived in a commune at Taylor Ranch on Kauai. They wore no clothes, lived in tree houses & grew their own weed. My husband was still in the military & on a trip to CINCPAC on Ohau took a side trip to Kauai to see our son. Needless to say, what he saw was quite shocking…all these nude women walking about.

The milkman cometh back! Do you remember a time when he delivered your milk?

We had a wooden icebox in our kitchen with a large compartment on the left where the big block of ice went. There was always an ice pick (do they even have them anymore?) sitting on top the ice so we could chip off hunks of ice to suck on. Our first refrigetrator only had a small compartment with 3 ice cube trays stacked on top of each other. That was when going to the ice cream store was a special treat, as we never had ice cream in the small refrigerator. We had a milk man for years. Don’t think they even sold milk in the grocery stores, as opposed to supermarkets which didn’t exist then. They were locally owned & the man who owned it would get what you wanted & put it in a bag. The butcher shop was right next door, where he cut the meat & packaged it right there. I can remember as a little girl going to the store with a quarter getting meat for my mother…asked for a quarter’s worth of round steak ground, and he ground it & no tax either…enough for our dinner. This was the depression & my dad worked 2 jobs to support us then. We had street cars then. Are there any left anyplace? Our mailman came twice a day & we actually got mail, as people wrote letters to each other, and NO junk mail. One time a Hurdy Gurdy man or Organ Grinder came into my neighborhood - a never to be forgotten experience. He had this large music sort of box which he played by turning a handle on the side & he had a costumed monkey on top…quite a heady experience for a child. I’m remembering things I haven’t thought about for years. It actually was a lovely time to be a child, as life had a sort of innocence about it.

Michelle Obama ... A Rage in Red!

OMG - it’s a fashion magazine. They all have $$$$$ clothes etc.. They also have covers with lovely women who have all been photoshopped, but Michelle seems to be getting crucified again for her cover shot. She is the first lady…like it or not. I suspect the real deep down feeling a lot of you have is because she is black, and that will always have you criticizing anything she does. This is a holiday issue, and what better than to have her dressed in holiday red? Give her a break.

Legalize It, by Allegra Huston

My oldest kids were adolescents during the "sex. drugs, rock & roll" period. My oldest son started on pot when he was a counselor at Boy Scout camp and it was the start of his love of pot. I never saw him not stoned for over 4 yrs. & he graduated from high school by a slim margin. He went to Hawaii & lived on a commune on Liz Taylor’s brother’s ranch, where they grew their own pot. My daughter was the same way. Only way I could tell was by their dilated eyes most of the time. They were not alone in this, as everybody seemed to be in the same boat during those days. Well, my son got tired of it all as he matured. He went to college - gradualed Summa cum laude, and now is a pastor with his own church. My daughter is married with 2 chldren and 2 grandchildren. All of their "druggie" friends are now college graduates, professional people. I would rather be around people smoking pot than drinking, although I do neither, but they tend to be more mellow. My youngest son’s drug of choice was alcohol as it was the popular "drug" during his adolescence. He ended up in treatment and ultimately kiled himself driving when drunk. I am in favor of legalizing pot, as never saw any terrible consequences from the recrerational use of it, but have seen very bad consequences of alcohol. A school bus driver here recently had an accident while driving the bus intoxicated. If you have lived with it in your home you will. soon learn it is no more terrible than alcohol , and probably less so.

Liz Smith: A New Book on Hollywood's Star of Stars – Elizabeth Taylor

I think the strangest part of Liz Taylor’s life was her marriage to John Warner, or maybe the strangest marriage. All of her other marraiges had been to totally different sorts of men, and then along came him. Her living at his large "farm" in Virginia seemed so out of sync with her past glamorous marriages with their loud publicity. She had to go with him to his various campaign stops, where people flocked because of her, and she often ate fried chicken and "down home" food. It always surprised me it lasted 6 yrs……….One of my favorite films she made with Burton was "The Sandpiper"

Music was the great divide between ourselves and our parents. Will technology be the dividing factor with the new generation?

I think technology will be the dividing factor. I’m 81 and use my computer, but not too many my age seem to want to use a computer, or if they do they are so "duh" over what to do. As for all the rest, I don’t text message, or do all the other things that are now done by seemingly everyone. I don’t have the time to do much, but everybody else seems to find time, and I wonder what I am doing wrong. My children, in their 50s, say they have slowed down on so much that their own children do, and their grandchildren will be waaaay ahead electronically than any of them at the rate they are developing new things constantly. I was in the Apple store recently and was amazed at the huge number of people there - almost wall to wall. I feel quite proud of all I actually can do for my age, and I really don’t care to text message, Twitter, or go on Face Book, although I actually am there, but not active.

Caption This!

Dang…I missed the white umbrella sale again!

Want to Dress Up Your Cat? Explore the Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs

Is this for real? I can barely brush my 2 long haired cats, so could imagine sticking a wig on their heads…never happen. Besides, those cats look absolutely stupid. Why would anybody want to do that?

Is Facebook Too Pushy? by Sybil Adelman Sage

I’m on Facebook by surprise. During the campaign I responded to a question about a debate that had taken place. Had to sign in, give a password to do so. Posted my snarky answer, then later learned it was on Facebook, so there I am with no friends yet. A lot of stranges have asked to be my friend, which I ignore. Then I get a lot of requests to be somebody’s friend - a lot of whom I know, but don’t want to be their friend..even my son. Probably appear a snob when I don’t respond to "be my friend" requests, but I don’t even want to be on Facebook. How do you all find time to devote to being there? It seems as if it would be time consuming & time is what I seem to be short of.

One study from Yale says that women are evolving to become shorter and fatter. In recent years have you shrunk or gotten fatter?

When I went from 5’ 3 1/2" to 5’2" my shoe size went from 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 and I now look like I have clown feet.. Maybe my loss of height just slid down to my feet.

One study from Yale says that women are evolving to become shorter and fatter. In recent years have you shrunk or gotten fatter?

You still could lose height, as I, too, had a hysterectomy and have been on estrogen ever since then and it was a LONG time ago. Then when I had my ovaries later removed I also started using transdermal testosterone, so my hormones are not deficient. Nevertheless I have lost 1 1/2 inches in height, so hormones are no guarantee

One study from Yale says that women are evolving to become shorter and fatter. In recent years have you shrunk or gotten fatter?

10 generations - huh? Something to look forward to for our future family females. As for me - I have shrunk from 5’3 1/2" to 5’2", but my weight has gone from 118 to 108, so I am slowly disappearing. Someday I will merely be a puddle on the ground.