Let me tell you about my Ladies in Waiting. One of them is an older girl, a ball of golden fluff and toothless wonder. The other is a curious rolly polly of pup, who at 30 lbs. swears to be of a teacup breed. These are my dogs, my 6 year old Boston Terrier and 8 year old tiny Pekingese. These older dames have perfected a synchronized dance which involves doing clumsy pirouettes around my legs as I walk to the kitchen. They know the route, the choreography and the fact...

     I started off wanting to be a pin-up. The craze was at it's peak. Myspace and TFP photographers made this all possible. Armed with bangs and pencil skirts, your everyday girls became Varga Style pin-up models, draping their vintage clad smiles over hot rods, smiling through fishnet stockings, and crimson lips luring you back to this era. I was fascinated, perhaps stupefied by this craze. And that is when this bookworm of a lady decided to bleach her hair, change her na...