If you are a singer and aren’t familiar with your diaphragm, you need to make its acquaintance now (and no, I don’t mean your birth control of choice).  And if you are an actor and think that diaphragms are only for singers – you’re wrong.  You need the same skills in speaking that a singer…

I have been working from home for quite a few years now.  Long before the pandemic, anyway. My biggest distraction is our cat Leo.  The sound of me typing (and I’m a legal word processor – so if I’m typing, I’m busy) is a siren song to this stupid cat.  The tippy-tapping of the keys…

I thought this was a new artist for me – but I was wrong (I know, imagine that).  I already had a Pinterest board for her work – but it is now jam packed with new images of the wonderful clay figures created by Mieke van den Hoogen. Not all of her creations are fat. …

As you may (or may not) know, I am an atheist and have been for quite a while. That has never stopped me from singing/performing at churches.  My one rule, however, is that the church must not participate or condone discrimination.  That rule eliminates a disappointing number of churches. While living in Los Angeles, I…

Anyone with cats knows that cats have an affinity to odd things.  I mean besides their affinity to cat people which you must admit tends to be an odd lot. I have had cats who love Spaghettios, jello, tomato sauce, banana popsicles, Ben Gay, anti-biotic gel.  Many cats have a strange attraction and love affair…

If you are thinking of doing any kind of performance art form, you will benefit from learning and learning and more learning. Acting?  Standup?  Improv?  Watch people.  Watch them in life, watch them on TV, watch them in movies.  Figure out how they convey what is going on physically.  Listen to people.  Listen to accents,…

No, I’m not talking about me – at least, not any longer. My easy and delicious days are far behind me. Dinner tonight was a new recipe; and it is going immediately into my “Rotation Recipe” file.  This was so easy, so delicious, and is a one-pan meal.  (And the whole thing takes less than…

There are a number of things regarding fat life and fat community that I could write about, but to tell the truth, I’m just not in the mood for something serious.  So off I go to my Pinterest boards to see what might bring a smile to my (and hopefully, your) face.  And there she…

I know I’ve written about Kitsch before but scanning in photos, I (finally) found my favorite photo of her and felt she needed an encore. Kitsch was a teensy little tortie.  An ugly or useless piece of art.  It suited her because she was a little goofy looking, often not useful, and a total piece…

I have been very depressed these last few days.  And now, I’m in a super bad mood.  All day. Everything gets on my nerves. And yes, I’m down to that one (precious) last nerve. Do not take this is as a personal challenge.