Once upon a time, many years ago, in the far off kingdom of Frankenmuth, Michigan, there was a troupe of merry players (well, except me, I was famously not so merry) called the Fischer Troupe (since we were performing at the historic (and tiny) Fischer Opera Haus). It was a cast of 4 women and…
Not the ones on her punkin’ head. I stopped dying long ago – it just wasn’t worth the battle. No, I mean my home town, Bay City, Michigan, where I hope one day to retire. Many years ago, I was thinking I would like to try living in Alaska. This was pre-internet in every home…
More than ready. I need it to be Saturday. Please? I know I am lucky to have a job. I am lucky to have a job in a very stable industry (law – in California, are you kidding? Somebody is always suing somebody). I am lucky to have a job that I understand and can…
Spending many years in theater, I think I developed a more lax view of modesty than some. I mean, given certain natural variations, we all have the same basic equipment, right? I used to go to a gay (disco) bar (yes – disco, that’s how old this fat old lady is) after performing in a…
Okay, not me, but my credit card has been compromised. Fuck. I hate this. It’s not my first time around this particular block. For a while, every year, right after Christmas my credit card # would be compromised; and they’d have to send me a new one. But I’ve had my current card for a…
I had the best time last Saturday. A theater friend (thank you David Leon!) hosted a play reading party! Got to see some old friends and meet some new folks and talk a little theater gossip. And we read through two plays – neither of which I was familiar with. The first was Eat the…
My mother was not a great cook. In fact, there were a limited number of things she could cook well, and the rest was pretty awful. But one thing about my mother’s cooking was consistent. When my mom cooked, she would use every pot and pan in the house. We had no idea how (or…
Not the kind of goop peddled by Gwyneth Paltrow. Not that nonsense. We are talking serious, practical Goop. Goop with a capital “G”. The well known glue that is supposed to work so well. When my hot glue gun failed to stick the star on top of my Christmas Dikke Dame Doll, I knew I…
I haven’t seen the TV show. I love Aidy Bryant and would love to see it, but we don’t have Hulu. (Sigh.) Anyhow. The book. It is the type of book that I usually avoid. A bunch of essays. Although, basically, Shrill is biographical. Lindy West is telling us about her life. Her life as…
I have been wanting to make this doll for some time. I made the body, head, and arms while we were on vacation at Angel Camp. Then she languished in a zip lock bag for many months while life went on. And then, of course, I had to finish Tinsel, my Christmas Dikke Dame Doll…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 