Fat people often have a rough time getting appropriate medical care. Even when not appropriate, the only advice they sometimes get is “lose weight.” This advice is ridiculous on its face because (as any physician OUGHT to know) there is no known way to achieve long term substantial weight loss. This problem is exacerbated when…
Every now and then I get it stuck in my fat old lady head that it is a different day. For example, today, I am convinced that it is Friday. I KNOW that it is Thursday, and I keep reminding myself that it is Thursday … But in my heart of hearts I am sure…
We’ve been in a shelter-in-place kind of limbo for 6 months now. There are over 200,000 Americans dead. We are getting close to having 1,000,000 people dead worldwide. DEAD. And still people want to deny and/or politicize this virus. WTHF is wrong with people?
Okay. I’m almost caught up on my “new episodes” of shows I watched. But first I watched all of Legends of Tomorrow (as available on Netflix). Pretty sure there are more coming – or I could possibly watch more On Demand, but I kind of need a break. Then I watched the Netflix available episodes…
I farted yesterday. You might say farting is a time-honored tradition in the Cotter family. My father was the king of farts. We would be sitting around the table playing a game of Michigan Rummy and he would start focusing on his cards – not looking up at all – and then the dreaded smile…
I read this article from Volup2.com and I mostly disagreed with it. https://www.volup2.com/articles-and-blog/2020/7/28/no-laughing-matter-a-history-of-body-shaming-in-comedy-by-fionna-farrell Is there fat shaming in comedy? Absolutely. Do I hate it? Absolutely. But the two examples used are, I believe, are extremes – Bill Maher is a well-known fat hater. He is the kind of person who cannot be dissuaded by science…
When I moved to my first apartment, I brought along my little gray cat Billie. Billie had been a gift from a cast member in a production of Sound of Music I had just done, and I loved her dearly. Billie loved my first apartment – because she was entertained all day by the mice…
Considering it’s still 2020, I am just having too good of a day to bitch about anything. My back is so much better. We actually had blue skies and (safely) breathable air today. The dishwasher got run and the dishes put away. The groceries got bought and are put away. Things are not perfect, but…
Actors are often told that their bodies are their tool. I always thought that was kind of a load. I think my brain is my main tool and after that my voice. I can see, if you are doing a specifically physical role – like having to dance, fight, do something really physical onstage –…
Tomorrow, I am “seeing” a physical therapist about my back. It is a video conference call. And, of course, my back is so much better. Saturday was the worst. I could barely hobble around the house. I HAD to use a cane to get up from sitting. And my back was constantly spasming. I was…
Dr. Stuart W. Flint, Associate Professor of the Psychology of Obesity at the University of Leeds. How have I never heard of this guy? Thanks to Show Me the Data, I read an opinion piece by Dr. Flint. It was amazing. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02124 In looking for the article online, I did a Google Scholar search for…
If not most, certainly a lot of kids grow up with a grandma who has a big box or tin full of spare buttons. My Grandma Harris certainly had a large (ex-cookie) tin crammed full of extra buttons. And she let me play with those buttons. And I loved playing with those buttons. I would…
Go ahead. Say it. I know you want to. You know you want to. Let’s hear it. All together now: I TOLD YOU SO!!!! Yup, I should have done something about my fucking back when I first posted and you all told me get thee to the doctors. But, nooooooooooooooo, I figured it’d start getting…
I admit I am woefully behind in current theater music. I used to want to hear everything. Even if there was no role in a show for me, I might find the best ever audition song, or a song I wanted to perform in a showcase or revue. Then I started pulling back to things…
It’s fucking hotter than satan’s anus outside this weekend. But thanks to double-paned windows and our two ductless air conditioning units, we’re doing okay. Saturday night I even cooked! I made upside down meatball casserole. Confession – I did NOT make the meatballs from scratch as the recipe suggests. Fuck that. Who am I? Martha…
