Day 9: “I’m not embarrassed to be with a younger man, except when I drop him off at school.” – Angie Dickinson, veteran vixen I was single for a stretch of about ten years, give or take a couple of two-month relationships here and there. I loved being single and thought I would never ever … Read more
Days 7 & 8: “I detest humanity. I’m allergic to it.” – Brigitte Bardot, sixties glamour puss First of all, I categorically disagree with Ms. Bardot. Second of all, I’m disappointed to see this quote in this calendar. I guess it goes back to the whole opinionated idea, but I just don’t see how it … Read more
Day 6: “My breasts have had a brilliant career. I’ve just tagged along for the ride.” – Pamela Anderson, an actress of advanced proportions This quote helped changed my impression of Pamela Anderson. I respect people who can laugh at themselves, but more importantly, there’s something to be said for knowing your strengths and your … Read more
Day 5: “To be good is to be forgotten. I’m going to be so bad I’ll always be remembered.” – Theda Bara, silent film vixen When I was growing up my mom used to sing a little rhyme to me: “There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of … Read more
Day 4: “It must have been great fun to make love to me.” – Marie Dressler, Academy Award winner Until today I didn’t know who Marie Dressler was, but I looked her up and found out that she was a comedian and an actor that survived from vaudeville and theater to movies and was one … Read more
Day 3: “I’m very inappropriate, which makes me a problem dinner guest, because at some point during the evening someone inevitably says, ‘Okay, heh heh heh, okay, too much information! Heh heh heh. Don’t go there!’ I live there. I bought a house there.” – Margaret Cho, the empress of edginess I’m betting everyone has a … Read more
Day 2: “Fifty percent of people want to sleep with me, and the other 50 percent want to kill me.” – Rachel Marsden, political pundit Way to come out of the gate swinging, eh? When I first read this quote I thought “what the heck am I going to do with that!?” Mae West and … Read more
Every year for Christmas my mom gets me one of those daily calendars. You know the kind – each day has its own page and when it’s done you tear it off and move on to the next one. They’re also themed. My favorite up to now was last year’s Mensa. When I’d get to … Read more