Every so often, you get a piece of hate mail that’s so gloriously bitter, it must be shared. Such was the case this week, as I began the new year …
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A great time to purge your shelves and your life
“I don’t want to scare you,” my husband said quietly to me after Christmas dinner, so my son and daughter wouldn’t hear and be horrified (because “horrified: is usually a …
Welcome to the NBC Coliseum
So help me God, had I not seen this with my own eyes (albeit nearly squeezed shut in horror), I wouldn’t have believed that anyone could be this desperate. This …
Just call me ‘Burger’
What I expected after 11 years of perimenopause: My cycle would just stop cycling, the hot flashes and night sweats would simply end, I’d dab a nostalgic tear from my …
Yabba, dabba dooo — it’s quittin’ time!
Death and taxes. No one escapes. Here’s one more: colonoscopies. Once you hit 50, your doc will dog you like Columbo until you relent. Mine nagged me for two years, …
Memorize, memorize, memorize, and Never Forget… just in case
My husband gets on airplanes the way the rest of us get on busses or into our cars — no biggie, just part of the daily routine, just another random …
All the fun and revelry of the Middle Ages, minus the plague and beheadings
Some people dream of white sandy beaches, swaying palm trees and pink sunsets for their vacations, others of dancing and fine dining on a posh cruise ship. Me, I dream …
What the cluck do I have to do to get some eggs?
I’m a chicken whore. Not in a fearful slut way. In a “I lust after chickens” way. Remember the Holstein cows plastered on everything from cookie jars to coffee mugs? …
NorCal, SoCal—maybe it’s time we parted ways
So, 13 southern California counties want to become the 51st state and carve out their own Republican Shangri-la where it’s just hunky-dory to portray the President of the United States …
Fireworks don’t have enough bang for the buck
Ah, the memories. All these fireworks stands popping up in parking lots remind me of when my kids were little and I did my time in the fireworks booths, helping …