Since you can no longer buy lemon or orange zest at the supermarket, like a civilized person, I finally gave in and ordered a zester. Fine.  You WIN.  If the recipe calls for zest, I’ll fucking zest. It arrived yesterday. First, the little “slogan” on the box: “Make Mom’s Taste Be Back.” WTF is that…

First off, who knew you could sweat in a swimming pool?  Not me. I recently joined the YMCA and on Monday I did my first class there – AquaFlex. It is designed to minimize stress on the joints and improve flexibility. Full body strength building exercises with emphasis on balance and range of motion.  It…

I don’t know if I mentioned this, but our dear Moose is declawed.  No, we did not do this to him, he was that way when we got him. I keep a close eye out for Moose because Murphy and Berta both have all their pointy bits and are apt to use them.  Murphy can…

And last but not least, Hertz. Mother of God. I am going to be in San Jose for a few days in August.  Like the good fat old lady that I am, I made all my reservations well in advance. I originally made my Hertz reservation to pick up the car the day after I…

Next up on my oh-so-crabby week.  American Express. I canceled my American Express card two months ago. TWO MONTHS!!! A month after I canceled it, American Express put through a $5 charge and expected me to pay for it. American’s Express’ description for the charge was “Thank you for the payment”. Well, that’s helpful in…

Yes, I know this is a day late. And? I seem to be on a roll of run-ins with large corporations; and I’m just not having it. So guess what all my posts this week will be about? But before we start in on the people I had to actually telephone (and you know how…

Starting last Wednesday, the top of my left foot began to swell up; turn a little red, and hurt like a bitch when I tried to move my toe upwards (toward me), or when you touched the inside of the foot just below the toe.  Thursday, it was worse.  Friday, it was worse. But I…

As for the top.  To stuff or not to stuff?  Happy summer y’all!

Yesterday morning, maybe around 8:30 a.m., this really loud and annoying sound begins.  I’m still trying to sleep but not likely now. 5:00 p.m. and I’m still listening to it. Now the sound of lawn mowers is pretty much a constant around here in the land of lawn-obsessed neighbors, but this is more – much, much…

Last one, I promise. (You know I’m lying, right?) One more thing I discovered tonight. Murphy is known for getting the “zoomies”.  Running up and down the halls like a maniac and sounding like a herd of buffalo. Sometimes he even gets Berta to join in, but not often and it always ends in kitty…