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Unpolished Packing Problems: What Shoe Are You?

I love to travel. But I hate to pack. Actually, that’s not true. I don’t mind the act of packing; at least not at first. You see, I try to have the packing properly thought out ahead of time in an effort to stay organized. I attempt to plan what outfits I want to wear … Continued

This Is Me; Unpolishedly @ Forty-Three

Yesterday was Rosh Hashanah, it marked the Jewish New Year.  The Day of Judgement.  Rosh Hashanah literally means, “Head of the Year.”   Yesterday was also my Birthday.  It marked the Silver New Year.  The Day of Unpolishedment.  My Birthday literally means, “Shit!  I’m another year older.”  While it typically feels good to nourish my … Continued

What's SUP??!?? The "SSUP" Is What's SUP!

What’s SUP??!??  Get it?  What’s UP but SUP.  That’s also what the kids say these days.  My nine year old likes to start off his texts simply typing, “Sup Mom.” But when I reference “SUP” I’m usually using it as an acronym for Silver UnPolished.  Ahhh it works, right?  I know.  Thanks.  I love it too.  I love … Continued

After The Laughter

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW…. I like to believe laughter is the best medicine.  I like to believe laughter always helps; and I like to believe laughter makes everything better no matter what the situation. Sometimes I’m wrong.  Sometimes life slaps us in the face and we’re hit with a huge fist of shit that … Continued

[Fantasy] Football Ain't No Dream… Unpolishedly Real It Does Seem

Last night I came home to find a kitchen full of testosterone.  Six males sat around the table with notebooks and MacBooks; notepads and iPads.  Pencils and pens were scattered everywhere.  There were clusters of papers with lists and lists of picks and what-ifs!  There were various iPhones on speakerphone with all the volumes blasted … Continued

It's An Honor Just To Be Nominated

That’s what the losers say, right?  The ones who don’t win.  “Oh it’s okay.  Really.  I’m good.  It’s fine.  Honestly yes, I’m okay.  I’m totally and completey cool about it.  It’s an honor just to be nominated.” WHAT A LOAD OF UNPOLISHED BULLSHIT! How great would it be if the loser said out loud what … Continued

Sunday Night Funnies

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW…. As a kid, I always looked forward to the enormous newspaper my Dad would bring home along with the coffee and hard buttered rolls from 7-11 on Sunday mornings. As a kid, I didn’t drink the coffee and I didn’t read the whole enormous newspaper but I did eat the … Continued

THE DEVIL WEARS UNPOLISHED

We are only a few short weeks away from this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week season commencing September 10th, 2015 in New York City.  With that in mind, it certainly begs the questions, “Are you going?  What’s showing?  When is it selling?  Where are you sitting?  Who are you wearing?”  Unless Prada has a new collection exclusively … Continued