by Francie | Aug 2, 2014 | Blogs, Celebrities
Last week, I went to my first blogger’s conference, BlogHer14 in San Jose, a three-day affair. For my readers, BlogHer is what I call the BIG BLOG in the sky, a website home to just about any type of blog imaginable in one place– a directory and community of...
by Francie | Apr 16, 2014 | Age, Celebrities, Friends
I have a new BFF. She is old enough to be my mom but looks after me more like a grandmother. She can do things for me and I don’t get mad; I’m honored. She seems taken with me and I with her. She likes the same things I do, like MAC lipstick and Brooks running...
by Francie | Oct 23, 2013 | Celebrities, God
It appears Pope Francis has really gotten under my skin. I wrote a second letter to His Holiness because I just wanted to write him. I wanted him to know all the “fame and fortune” I have experienced because of him. My brother, the ex-policeman joked, “He...
by Francie | Oct 17, 2013 | Age, Celebrities, Fitness
I’m in a hurry, a lot. I think most of society is in a hurry too. I am in good company being in a rush until I cross paths with a leisurely type, then I grow agitated. It’s always an individual, slow people are never in packs. Usually it’s someone analyzing each...
by Francie | Sep 2, 2013 | Celebrities, Fashion, Fitness
I’m hitting the gym. The sweaty, weight-lifting pool of people are on my new playground. I’ve gone to classes but it’s been eight years since I’ve lifted more than a water bottle. I don’t know what I’m doing; I just know I have to do it. My orthopedic and physical...
by Francie | Aug 21, 2013 | Celebrities, God
Way back in March, Pope Francis took up his reign of the Catholic Church. I immediately saw a need to explain the world of Francis/Frances to him since he wasn’t born Francis. I wrote him a letter, posted it on my blog and sent it in to KQED’s radio program, With A...