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Category Archives: death

WHY DON’T YOU? #221

March 9, 2020by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you turn into somebody you never dreamed you’d become and start doing meal prep? I can barely work up the energy to get up in the morning […]

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cocktail, cooking, death, Diana Vreeland, fashion, glasses, inspiration, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #210

September 30, 2019by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you have a living will written up along with a medical power of attorney document? You never know when you’re going to become incapacitated and unable to […]

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advice, beauty, cleaning, death, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, life, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #243

September 29, 2019by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Pierre Hermé in New York City: It is embarassingly passé now, but I’m obsessed with macarons. I learned how to make them at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris as […]

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Broadway, comedy, death, macaron, New York CIty, paranormal, Pierre Hermé, psychic, shopping, television, theater

MEXICO CITY: Death Becomes Us

October 3, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

WE HAD BEEN POISONED!
Now, don’t get too excited, it wasn’t like we had been exposed to a toxic nerve agent by a Russian spy, though had that occurred I wouldn’t be terribly surprised. I have talked a lot of shit about Putin’s girlfriend, Donald.

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bakery, California, death, Egypt, family, mexico, Mexico City, multiple sclerosis, travel

WHY DON’T YOU? #164

January 29, 2018by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Mexican pharmacies are full of delightful diet pills. I can’t wait to try them this summer when I’m there for two months. I’m going to be so thin. And I’d much rather take a potentially risky pill than diet or exercise. I hate exercise with a passion. 

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advice, death, Diana Vreeland, food, health, inspiration, suggestion, television, Why Don't You?, Will & Grace

WHY DON’T YOU? #148

September 18, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you schedule your day to ensure you receive eight hours of sleep? I’m laughing at myself for writing this because I literally never do. But last night, […]

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advice, death, Diana Vreeland, fashion, health, Hillary Clinton, inspiration, life, multiple sclerosis, sleep, suggestion, television

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #159

October 22, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

LOVE: Elvira: People don’t give her the credit she deserves, but Elvira is a hugely important cultural icon. She’s always been a part of my conscious, but I don’t know […]

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college, cooking, death, depression, education, movie, sad, seasonal depression, television, Uncategorized

Why Don’t You? #106

May 2, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend some time going through social media and deleting people and groups that don’t bring you happiness? I was appalled the other day when I saw […]

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advice, death, depression, Diana Vreeland, DIY, Egypt, fashion, inspiration, Royal, shopping, travel

THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #143

May 1, 2016by Benjamin Phillips 1 Comment

LOVE: Instagram Maps: I never realized that there was a map feature on Instagram that shows where you take all of your pictures. What a marvelous thing! It doesn’t simply […]

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Beyonce, book, death, Egypt, music, photography, travel

Why Don’t You? #93

January 25, 2016by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you pick out your very favorite article of clothing and buy five of the exact same thing? I am absolutely obsessed with this leopard print shirt that […]

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advice, clothes, death, Diana Vreeland, fashion, illness, inspiration, suggestion, Why Don't You?

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