It has been a while since I’ve spent any time over here at the ol’ blog. Family trips and just life in general keep getting in the way of my “Erica Time.” Tonight, I couldn… more →
Defining Ericawrote 1 week ago: It’s A Woman Thing Riding down the expressway a few years ago returning home from a family reunion a … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The Original 9 who, with the help of Gladys Heldman, signed $1 contracts to join what was then the V … more →
wrote 2 months ago: My April column in Mechanical Engineering magazine. Back in 1968 when it still was fashionable to l … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Thin Mints / Wheat Thins / Virginia Slims [submitted by @spitballarmy] … more →
wrote 4 months ago: In 1971 the last US tobacco commercial aired, however the tobacco industry never missed a beat. The … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The smoke from Virginia Slim cigarettes hung around the kitchen like a bad cold in January. Kiki swa … more →
wrote 5 months ago: A few years ago I stopped by a friend’s house after work with a plate of leftover cookies. I … more →
wrote 6 months ago: You’ve Come A Long Way Baby By DL Robertson “You’ve come a long way baby!,” was an … more →
wrote 8 months ago: There’s something surprisingly soothing and meditative about the ritual of laundry. I don … more →
wrote 8 months ago: by Brendyn Schneider When I was four years old, I made a deal with my dad. “I’ll stop sucking … more →
wrote 12 months ago: I’m always on the lookout for new life mantras and inspirations. And once I find a good one, I … more →
wrote 1 year ago: If you love the sophisticated fragrance of AMSTERDAM CLAM but can’t afford the sophisticated p … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “Happy Mother’s Day. I love you, Hon!” Yesterday, Fox & Friends Weekend co-anc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Women have a harder time quitting smoking. (Sam Diephius/Getty Images) The newest episode of Stuff M … more →
wrote 1 year ago: There’s a reason why I wouldn’t be able to survive in Corporate America. First of all, I … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Cover design: Rodrigo Corral Cover photograph: Fredrik Broden Brandt, Allen M. The Cigarette Century … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I was paging through a girly magazine as I getting my hair done last week. ’Done’ meani … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “You’ve come a maze way, baby” … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Fall is coming to fruition across the country. Well, that is if you don’t live in the Los Ange … more →