Doctor appointments and medical stuff. I feel like that is all my life is about anymore.  My dance card (and calendar) is full. Feel free to ignore this spate of self-indulgence. I know I am hella-lucky; but I am taking this moment to be a petulant fat old lady.

Another Fat Friday.  Another new found artist on Pinterest. I love finding new fat art on Pinterest; but  I hate when I have to work so hard to find out who the artist is. However, I always make a concerted effort to put a name to the artwork.  These people and their talent deserve to…

Our dear friends Kat and Avery used to host wonderful seasonal parties from time to time.  Always a wonderful time spent with good friends.  Of course, the pandemic put an end to that. Kat (who, I might remind you sells her wonderful art through TeePublic.com) posted some photos from a past party, which included the…

Last summer, I went through a bout of really bad trouble with my back.  Spasms, spasms, spasms.  Nothing helped. Until it did. Well, guess what?  It’s starting again and escalating quickly.  Fuck, fuck, fuck.  And you know what set it off?  Doing chair exercises. That’s right, chair fucking exercises. To my mind, there is no…

So, for vaccinated folks, masks have become optional. I say optional, because, like me, a lot of vaccinated folks are not ready to give up the mask.  Put simply, I there are a lot of the people who have chosen to be unvaccinated who, for one reason or other, may choose to not honor the…

No not me.  Well, I guess it could be me, but in this particular instance it’s not. It’s what we had for dinner the other day. BEEF WITH CABBAGE AND CARROTS 1# ground beef 4 C shredded cabbage 1 1/2 C shredded carrot 1 env Lipton onion soup mix 2 T water salt & pepper…

The artwork of James Christensen speaks to the imagination.  Inspired by myths, fables, and fantasies.  His characters come in all sizes, but (of course) I focus on the fat characters. What I love about Christensen’s work is the detail.  The fantastic, meticulous detail.  Christensen employs many-layered medieval and Renaissance clothing; and as he explains, “hunched…

In the world of donuts there are two basic kinds. Cake donuts and yeast donuts. Both are delicious.  Both have their place in the world (and in my belly). But there is one major difference between them. A cake donut fills you up.  It has gravitas.  It is solid. A yeast donut is light and…

Yes, I’m beginning to think I may have to change my Wednesday blog from WTF Wednesday to WTFK Wednesday. Back in December my pneumonia vaccine needed to be updated.  I have received multiple reminders from Kaiser to come in and get this vaccination. Back in December we were all in the throes of the pandemic. …

Way back in my misspent youth, I was cast as Vera Charles in Mame.  Not once, but twice.  What can I say, teenage female baritones weren’t easy to find. Anyhow, the first time, I winged it.  It was my first lead – ever.  I was 15. And I learned many things. The second time, I…