My sweet husband and I watched the movie Boyhood the other night. It’s a lovely movie; and if you can judge a movie by the emotions it evokes, this one certainly deserved its Oscar nomination. The emotion it evoked for me was anger. Lots and lots of anger. Instead of Boyhood, to me the movie…
Do you know what parboiling is? It’s partially cooking something by boiling. That having been said … You know when you have a pre-made entrée where you leave the film on during cooking? And they warn you to be careful when you remove the film after cooking – because it’s going to be hot? I…
I’m looking for a project to keep my idle hands from becoming the devil’s playthings (he’s the devil, he can afford to buy his own playthings, thank you very much). I see a free crochet pattern of a lovely lap blanket (see photo above) and I am inspired to make it – only I want…
Several times a year, we journey to Los Angeles to spend time with my sister Karon, Karon’s husband Bill, and their two boys. Karon and her men live in a corporate housing complex known as Oakwood. Oakwood is a great place to live – especially for the boys. Two swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts,…
I like shredded wheat cereal – especially the little bite-sized frosted kind. Yum. However, I recently learned that this breakfast can be fraught with danger – if you have to sneeze. When you eat shredded wheat cereal, unless you wash it down with a liberal dose of whatever morning beverage you prefer (in my case,…
Some of you might know what a Michigan alligator is – or you call it by another name. You know those nasty hunks of blown tire from a semi that you see (and hopefully avoid) on the freeway? Those are Michigan alligators – and they bite. People don’t seem to realize that these chunks of…
A Winter’s Tale – 1984 Once upon a time, a long, long time ago – back in the mists of time – 1984, to be exact, I did a show called A Winter’s Tale (A Dickens of a Christmas Carol); an original musical version of Christmas Carol. The show was book, music and lyrics written…
Salem and his mommy. On December 27, 2014 at about 3:30 pm, my good friend Salem passed away in my arms. We don’t know exactly how old Salem was, but we know he had a long and well-loved life. Salem used to belong to our (used to be) next door neighbor. She had booted him…
Tis the season for people to bemoan a “war” on Christmas. I am so tired of this. There is no war on Christmas – nobody is trying to keep you from celebrating however you choose. We are merely asking that you not expect or demand that everyone celebrate in a manner predicated on your personal…
A while back, I did a blog that every body is a good body. I got a job offer from that blog post! I was asked: Would you be interested in working at fetishgirls.com? Um. No. Thanks. I did go to the site and it’s what you’d expect. Now don’t get…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 