Serious Statement Jewelry

"This all started when I was ambassador at the U.N. and Saddam Hussein called me a serpent," she says. "I had this wonderful antique snake pin. So when we were dealing with Iraq, I wore the snake pin."

Turns out you really CAN make a statement with jewelry! Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is making news with the revelation that the brooches she wore when working with foreign leaders and to meetings at the White House were carefully selected to convey her feelings and intents. Take a look at MADELEINE ALBRIGHT'S JEWELRY and listen to the NPR story about the book...excerpts included on the page as well. I'd love to see the whole collection....and I hear it includes a bit of vintage!

real-vintage links to real-facts

On Obama's tax plan v. McCain's. Click HERE, enter your filing status and annual income (gross adjusted) and the site (which is non-partisan) tells you what the difference would be between what you would save in taxes based on Obama's tax plans and McCain's tax plans.

Its that simple. And I promise, today I am going to blog all my site updates as well as add pictures of the new look at my shop, post (nearly) remodel!

~Ang