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Peace Pipe

The highlight of my Oprah Weekend was not what you would expect. First, Dallas was in for record heat. If you know Dallas, you know then that it was hot as hell. We thought we might walk the block and a half from our hotel to the convention center, but after we took three steps outside we quickly changed our minds and hopped in a cab. Staying dry an extra minute was well worth the two buck ride. We spotted lots of folks we knew while we waiting in the throng outside. At two minutes past ten, they began to let us into big Expo like setting. There was a warning on our tickets that sid no one would be admitted after 11:30 even though Oprah wasn't set to speak until one. Perhaps this was to make sure you went through every Disneyworld like line to get coupons or small gifts from the sponsors. Mots of them were cute things, things I might use. Diet Rite gave us samples and coupons, Maybelline was doing makeovers (I passed on that one. C'mon, was I really gonna to let them take off M
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At Ft Bragg North AAFES
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With Local Star Readers
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Femme with Jason Rosenberg (Store Manager) and Country Music Star
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The biggest Fan Drive Over 130 Miles
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Display at Ft Bragg North AAFES

Hush Puppies, Hotel Hallways & Lying For a Living

The mood was pretty festive this weekend in Fort Bragg. Although it was cold and rainy in Ft Bragg, the Femme were ready to go. Jacquie asked if we could speak to her son’s first grade class and we agreed, not realizing that she meant over 100 kids. They were happy to see us though and inspired us we close to one hundred questions. Really. We had too much fun at our seafood dinner and lots of stuff happened that I promised not to mention in this blog. A promise between Femmes is a promise, so I will only give you highlights. “Look, Nina is CHEWING!” Batteries. Carmen had never experienced a hush puppy. “Can I have some oyster with that hot sauce?” Mother’s Day not Easter? (If you figure this one out I will send you a free cover flat) Ziploc bags. (And this one gets you a free book) Our host from AAFES laughed so hard he thought we were better than THE VIEW. He also thought that Black Expressions meant he should say, “H
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All The Femme Plus Guest Author Kayla Perrin at Ft Dix, NJ on April 22