Did you all see the New York Times article at the end of the week last week about – well – the bridezilla’s from hell?  I don’t know any nicer way to put it, really.  Mercy, is really all I have to say.  If its not bad enough that your bestest friend is making you buy an ugly, expensive dress that you will never wear again, apparently brides all over are demanding that their bridesmaids, mothers, mothers-in-law have botox.  And matching spray tans.  And boob jobs for crying out loud. 
I thank my childhood best friend, Jill Watson, for …read more

I am not a proponent of plastic surgery – really elective surgery of any kind in this day is a danger not worth taking, in my eyes, and from my experience. I have met far too many people in the last few years who have come far too close to death from these procedures. CNN.com had a story this weekend of a beautiful 24 year old Brazilian immigrant who used an unlicensed plastic surgeon in Framingham, Massachusetts for a nose job and liposuction that killed her a few days later. This “surgeon” was practicing in his basement, …read more

Monster.com recently ran a poll that asked “Do you think having plastic surgery or cosmetic dental work would help advance your career?”
More than half the nearly 22,000 people who answered the question, 53 percent, said yes. Less than a third, 31 percent, said it would not. [source]
Sad to say, but I can see where it would help some people along the way. You know I am not a proponent of elective surgery (of the plastic variety anyway), but I wonder how many perfectly well suited people are out there that are not advancing in their careers as quickly as …read more