Fat people are more prone to heart attacks. Fat people have a better survival rate for heart attacks. A recent study shows that fat people have a decreased risk of in-hospital death following acute myocardial infarction (a heart attack), despite having other conditions like hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia, and diabetes. Association between BMI and…
My Dad and my stepmom had a cottage on Long Lake (Michigan). (The family still has one but it is another cottage – a much nicer, larger cottage.) This first cottage was nothing fancy, to say the least. It did not even have an inside toilet! At least not at first. But hey, the outhouse,…
First, big WTF Microsoft. I just wrote this post and Word ate it when I went to save it. FUCK. As I have previously blogged, my dentist told me I was grinding my teeth (which I think is a perfectly natural reaction to the current political climate in the US). So he prescribed me a…
When I was living in LA, I was a founding member of a singing group – The Hot Cross Nuns. I was singing with the MCCV (Metropolitan Community Church of the Valley), and every year they put on a variety show. Being a gay church in LA (okay, Burbank), you know the show was always…
Okay. Truth be told, Ferd Keeners (names have been changed to protect the innocent – nah, it’s just a nickname I have for Ken Frieders) did not break my leg. It was the culmination of teens fucking around. It was the first day of Christmas vacation my senior year of high school, and I attended…
This past weekend, we were in Las Vegas for the 50th NAAFA Convention. NAAFA – National Association for Fat Acceptance. No, this is not a joke. NAAFA is a civil rights organization for fat people. NAAFA’s goal is to help build a society in which people of every size are accepted with dignity and equality in…
When I was in elementary school, we had a very big playground. The perimeter was fenced in, plus there was a fence that ran down the middle – monkey bars, swings, and this deadly merry-go-round thingie (more on that later) on one side, the slide, teeter-totters, and a jungle gym on the other. At recess…
First, I don’t go to McDonalds a lot. I only go when I have a hankering; and I don’t hanker for McDonalds all that often. There are two McDonalds near our house. One is a little closer; and easier ingress and egress. However, they always fuck up. Some way. Some how. It’s kind of amazing.…
I know many costumers swear by Velcro. And, indeed, it is a blessing when it comes to quick changes. HOWEVER, Velcro has a bad habit of coming undone at inopportune moments. This is the voice of experience. Using Velcro to secure the closing of a garment at the waist is generally not a great idea.…
I’ve been busy. I have two new Dikke Dame (fat lady) dolls. I finished the fat cheerleader first, but she needed pom-poms! My first try was a complete failure; but I think I finally got it – at least, I got it the way I want it. I made a little turtleneck for her sweater,…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 