Carie Shapiro's Blog

Today, for the third time in a month, I was told that I look just like Patricia Clarkson.  Actually, I've heard this comparison several times over the past year or so.  I guess I kinda/sorta look like her … what do you think?   During the 1980's & 1990's, people used to tell me that I looked jus...

It was beautiful and sunny earlier today as I drove to my noontime Jazzercise® class.  With about 15 minutes remaining in the class, the weather turned severe with heavy rain, thunder, and tornado sightings.  Sirens were sounded to notify everyone about potential tornado activity.  Our instructor...

And I'm not just "winning" them via email anymore -- now I'm starting to get the "exciting news" via text messages on my cell phone too!  How did that happen?!?  Does anybody ever really respond to this stuff?

For a couple of weeks last month, my participation on ActiveRain was curtailed by several commitments.  Thank goodness for Smartphones, though.  At least, I managed to log in every day.  I just couldn't bear the thought of losing 100 points x 14 days = 1400 points (but who’s counting!)  Otherwise...

I Don’t Know Who You Are Dear Fellow ActiveRain Member: Over the past couple of months, you have tried unsuccessfully to contact me numerous times -- all in an effort to recruit business.  Since I am not familiar with who you are, I finally decided to do some research.  After looking up your prof...

If you take "Mad Men" and cross it with "The Brady Bunch" – you'll realize just how much the world has changed since many of us were growing up.  Life was definitely more innocent and a lot more traditional back then.  Among other things, it was practically 'scandalous' for a man not to remove hi...