Manolo Where for Art Thou?

Pardon? The King (or so we've always thought) of Superfanstatic-ness has replicated himself in the land of the Midnight Sun?

Will someone please clarify?

Instapundit on Prada?

Or for that matter, Matt Drudge? And Oh, Professor Bainbridge...?

Why do the blogosphere's most repected and widely-read link to our beloved Manolo?

1) Because all Goddesses should be politically and topically literate? 2) Because all political literati are closet fashionisti? or 3) Because he simply amuses you- "a little spiritual petit four?"

Signor Manolo is certainly that.

Manolo! What Took Us So Long?

It's a fact of suburban life: Goddesses do not attempt to become Superfantastic without checking with Manolo. He is All Things Prada, (delightful little Miu Mius included), Pucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and even Manolo's. He is the Jim Cramer of the foot and fashion world - he makes us happy while spending money. Where's the downside?

The Goddesses here at Sex and the Suburbs have loved Manolo since the beginning. And have made him (or at least we think him) required reading after we were introduced by our beloved DeirdreGoddess of the They Who Are Valiantly Attempting to Survive Wisconsin fame.

(Manolo, along with Instapundit, Drudge and Professor Bainbridge have kept Deirdre sane while much else has conspired to rid her of the last vestiges of common sense. Of course, the Goddessess question the choice of Wis-con-sin in the first place.)

We have, as has Deidre, turned to Manolo's timeless classic, Gallery of the Horrors in times of stress and derailment. But to the best, he has done better, adding Bad Fashion and Fashion Designer.

Manolo, we raise Mucho Cosmos to Thee!

Did He Hold Back? Only Bo Knows.

Didn't we know it? Anyone who could beat Simon at his own game while growling out some of our favorite baaaad music was going to go far. But how far, only you, little BoConsort knew for sure.

Every week we watched with increasing concern for your song choices and refusal to take the upper range on Vehicle.

And why no Seger? asks ConsortwithChildatUmich.

Was it the Record Deal to which Clive Davis alluded? Was it the Stage Larger than Life? Was it a Crush on CarrieGoddess-in-Progress? Was it some Deep Dark Secret that would have been revealed, drug bust nothwithstanding.

Nevertheless, Little Consort Bo, you could have dated any one of our daughters. (Of course, we would have trimmed your hair, and taken you to Urban Outfitters, acknowledges #4 Goddess.) Because as you know, Bo, Goddesses value politeness as yet another attribute next to Goddliness, and at that you excelled. Even when you landed in the bottom three, you graciously admitted "it's all good, man."

It was all good. And now it's all gone... Oh, but Goddesses have TIVO!

Cramer Talks Death of the Bear

Please feeeed us....!

More manic than ever, today Cramer educated Goddesses about the short squeeze caused by Kirk Kerkorian's tender offer of 28 million shares of GE at $31 a share. He called it a "bear-killing day" and called the Kirkorian deal "the greatest single short in history - the market is going higher!"

Why is Cramer so top of mind with The Goddesses? Simply because he represents the single most accessible way to learn today's stock market.

Financial freedom is next to Goddess-liness. Just as Terri Garr acknowledged she was "responsible for my own orgasm" in Tootsie, a Goddess must be responsible for her own financial future. A well-managed portfolio is a well-managed life.

Of course, Cramer is not the first, nor is he the only source of financial advice. Terri Savage, Suzi Ormann, Lew Dobbs, Bob Brinker... The Goddesses simply think Jim Cramer is more amusing. Is he more right? Goddesses do not place market orders on advice from talking heads, even highly caffeinated ones.

Happy trading!
The Goddesses

More Cramer!

...the Goddesses cry, even while they wonder on the nature of "booya!" Destination TV at its finest, readers tell us they must often TIVO to watch after the Consort has been fed (see Honey, I'm HOME), the countertops Windexed, the floors swept, and the school projects completed. Such good little Goddesses-in-Progress.


"There's always a bull market somewhere..."


Nevertheless, in case GIPs have no gas left in the preverbial tank possibly because they haven't yet become regular readers (tisk-tisk), here are Cramer's broadstrokes this week:

Energy's cycle is 5 days up, 4 days down. At this point, he's cautioning viewers to not go back in to oil again until next Tuesday.

For Cramer, the only true growth areas right now are satellite radio and internet search. The Consorts will attest the the former, while we Goddesses are benefitting from the later. Cramer continues to recommend Google (GOOG) even at these levels. He insists it's resting to go higher, although he owns Yahoo (YHOO) in his charitable trust. Even though he had an informative, upbeat interview yesterday with Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Cramer continues to favor XM Radio (XMSR) at this point.

What's in your portfolio?

Caller: Today's my daughter's birthday - help us build her portfolio (such a good Goddess-In-Progress, going to bat like that on national television!)

Cramer: Sears Holdings (SHLD) and Google. A share of each. Every time they go down, buy another share. (The Consort is convinced these stocks will evolve like Birkshire. A little wishful thinking the Goddesses condone.)

For the beloved Lightening Round, you're on your own.

"Booya!"
- The Goddesses

Jim Cramer, Consort Extraordinare

The Man Who Would Make Trading Fun

Consort of The Trading Goddess? Loves to make people money? What better choice for our first honoree? (Unanimous, The Goddesses nod in unison.) Cramer starts his daily show on CNBC, Mad Money, with "Let's Make Some Money!" And endearingly blushes when a CallerGoddess tells him he makes stocks sexy. He is wonderfully manic during the Lightning Round which all Goddesses watch with pen in hand, asks tough CEOs tougher questions, and apologizes when he's wrong. Where's the down side, wonder the Goddesses. Although his energy lifts us higher than a new Prada bag or a perfect SAT, we bid him to preserve a little for his life with The Trading Goddess.

Best of all, as co-founder of thestreet.com and its chief columnist in the early years, he personally answered all of his e-mails, something for which the Goddesses will be forever in awe. Which behooved our own SuburbanTradingGoddess to dedicate her how-to book "to my husband for making trading possible, and to Cramer for making trading fun."

Yes, he's lost 8 pounds, but that's not what has earned Cramer a position at the right hand of the Goddesses. Our First Consort has a Big Heart. He loves his wife and his daughters. He loves his dad. No Metrosexual, he is charmingly the polar opposite of North Shore Male Chic. Not for nothing have The Goddesses spent a collective 15 years and counting in therapy, so when we tell you Cramer's one of the Best Things men have going for them, you can take it to the bank.

While we weren't able to contact JimConsort directly, we did extend an invitation via madmoney@cnbc.com to visit The Goddesses . Feel free to add your request.

Note to Goddesses-in-Progress: Goddesses know stocks. Cramer makes Goddesses smart. Consider him required viewing at 5:00 CDT - CNBC, Channel 24 in Winnetka. (This is what TIVO's for. What, no TIVO? Do we have to start another blog - Goddess Tech Talk?)