Bethenny Frankel and Skinny Girl Margarita

Bethenny in her bug

I loved Bethenny Frankel's humorous observations on The Real Housewives of New York, where she played not a housewife, but the friend to one. I love that she's made it big with her new show on Bravo and with the sale of her Skinny Girl margarita (to the tune of $120 million). Having never tasted the stuff, I thought I would look up a review of the drink. This one from Esquire is pretty funny:

What it tastes like:Say the cute little four-year-old down the block made a bowl of lemonade but instead of sugar used Splenda and instead of lemons used lemon flavoring and put it in a big bowl filled with ice and set it in the sun so all the ice melted and the "lemonade" got kind of hot and she got bored and went inside and a Labrador retriever came along and lapped some up and then stuck his head in the bowl and got the stuff all up in his nose and sneezed uncontrollably into the bowl for a while. That's what it tastes like. On ice.

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/skinnygirl-margarita-0211#ixzz1Kj9etg3u

Elizabeth Taylor's Violet Eyes

I have never seen Elizabeth Taylor's violet eyes in person, but always wanted to. This image is striking for showing their color, which made Warren Beatty exclaim his admiration out loud when he met her.

Rest in peace, beautiful lady. In your final years, your charity work on behalf of others made you as famous as your stunning looks, drama-filled life and fifty plus films.

Margaret and Helen: You Just Have to Love These Two Lil' Ol Ladies

Margaret and Helen prove that while the body ages, a mind that stays as sharp as a tack combined with a talent for writing biting satire plus years of sage wisdom prove to be a winning combination. If you are among the one or two liberals who have not yet visited this blog (their insights will infuriate other political leanings), then rush over to their blog. Here are some nuggets:

"I find it funny how universal healthcare is big government gone bad, but somehow the government crawling up my uterus and telling me what choice to make isn’t. Odd how giving patients information about end of life options is a “death squad for Grandma” but sonograms before abortions are simply souvenirs for the family photo album."

"Those lavish benefit checks on average are about $375 per week or about $1,600 per month. Only about 37 percent of unemployed workers actually collect unemployment benefits, and the unemployed workers who are not collecting benefits find a job, on average, only about one week earlier than unemployed workers who are collecting benefits."

"The thing about politics, Margaret, is that these days there really is no middle ground. Not a single candidate won their seat with a mandate. Show me a candidate who took 100% of the votes and I’ll show you a candidate with a mandate. For example, even Mr. Coons up there in Delaware represents 40% of voters who preferred a witch. And Governor Perry down here in my state is still the Governor for over 2 million Texans who voted for the other guy. Which one do you think is looking for middle ground today?"

And on and on. They remind me of my liberal mother-in-law (now deceased) who spoke from the heart. One might not always agree with them, but you have to give them kudos for their wisdom and courage to speak their minds. Really.