Lapse!  I’m sorry.  Life, as you know, can unexpectedly become filled with insane fun… And though I don’t want to give into the temptation of excuses, it is, after all, summer.  SUMMER.  The season for frolicking.  And gallivanting.  Some work stuff, too… Still, I’ve been getting mail like crazy and apologize for being so off my blogging game.  Please forgive me this summer lapse should it continue.

It’s been a summer where I’ve gone back in time a bit.  (Not in the delusional sense… Whilst jazzed about a slight wrinkle in time, I’m still clear that I’ll never pull off a bikini and that botox needles are simply a few birthday cakes away.)

Don’t immediately cringe when I make the reference, but it’s like life today has a bit of the late ’80’s injected into it.  This epiphany began innocently enough with a magazine spread - all the “feature” items were oh so ’80’s… but I didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation until I was recently traipsing through the mall.  All late 80’s/early 90’s - more than a little blip on the fashion screen.  Bright colors - synthetic material - stilettos and pointy toes…. crazy.  Naturally, nobody will ever do that HAIR again.  But I’ve been sort of wooed back into that late 80’s groove….

Here are my most excellent summer things - that can be traced back to that time:

• a large metallic purse
• a blackberry (texting is almost like passing notes in high school)
• cold beverages (especially martinis & bellinis)
• evening walks along hot pavement with that magic aura of possibility
• re-introduction to my fave bands… U2, Love & Rockets, Stone Roses… and an intro to The Pixies (my new faves!)
• (and finally, the ultimate in 80’s and 90’s…) MADONNA! Madonna Hard Candy Tour tix.  Oh  yes.  Madonna.  For the MGM Grand Vegas Show.  True story.

And so, while some of that era’s memories haunt me… a hard core revitalization of the past may just be in good order.  It’s nice to do all the good things more than once, don’t you think?

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