I find pitches like the following completely unappealing (this is for a local charity event to be held this month):

"It’s got all the things a guy could want. We’ll have hot wings, a steak and potato dinner, sports on big screens and, of course, beer. Plus, there’ll be plenty to do. Bid on sports memorabilia, golf trips, scotch and more in the silent or live auctions, listen to the live band or shake hands with Royals catcher John Buck and his family.

But all the fun isn’t only reserved for the men. For the ladies, there are special dinner options and drinks, as well as dancing until midnight."

So I have 30 days to decide if I love/hate my new West Elm rug.

I'm a beige person, so this is the brightest thing I own (other than my hair).

Maybe it's the furntiture and/or furniture arrangement that needs help.

How did Kenley NOT go home after making a high-waisted, sailor pant mess for her hip-hop challenge?

Even worse: She disrespected Tim Gunn.

Tim called her on it in the design room. Then she went on camera and said she wasn't listening to Tim.

Remember when Carrie Bradshaw went to the Hamptons and her friend's husband was standing in the hall wearing only a T-shirt, acting like it was completely normal?

I had my own "Sex and the City" moment this morning while I was waiting for a traffic light downtown, talking on the phone to my dad.

There's a guy on the other side of the street wearing a Dunkin' Donuts T-shirt, also waiting to cross the street.

Anyone got a pool going on how many Tour of Missouri athletes will get mowed down by cars when they roll into town today?

Let’s hope motorists in our decidedly un-bike-friendly town will take care not to wipe out the world’s top cyclists.

Seriously. With the way cars “share” the road with bikes around here, I’m hoping no one plows into the pack.

Let me preface this story by saying that no one at my sister's house is starving.

That said, my 3-year-old niece Audrey has started hiding food in her pants pockets.

I laughed when my mom told me this, and she said "Don't laugh! When she doesn't have any pockets, she puts it in her underwear!"

The story behind Ink's Pet Issue cover photo:

Yep, that’s a picture of me cuddling a notebook.

Last week Jennifer Hack and I went to Amante Domingo and Lindsey Bridges’ apartment on the Plaza to shoot the cover photo for Ink’s first pet issue.

I'm officially on a diet after getting the results of my annual blood tests.

A postcard from my doctor's office announcing the test results showed up last week.

Normally everything is fine and the card goes in the trash.

“Dolores had no real hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life.”

So much for not speaking ill of the dead.

Check out the rest of this obit for an apparently really bad mother.

Calling all foodies: I just found out Ina Garten - the Barefoot Contessa - is coming to KC Oct. 30 for a Rainy Day Books event.

I immediately ordered tickets after missing out on last year's book events with Paula Deen (Sold out!) and Giada De Laurentiis.

My mother-in-law, also a big fan, and I are going.