Tomorrow is my birthday! And it’s a pip. I’m turning 66. Holy Gribaldi.  How the fuck did this happen? I got my letter from Social Security and my checks start arriving in June. I am more than just OLD now.  I am really OLD. At least I’m not really fucking OLD — yet. But I…

Yet another study has found fatties doing as well, and in the case of female fatties doing significantly better, than non-fatties. Do you know what AF or AFIB is? It is a condition known as arterial fibrillation. The Mayo Clinic says – Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase…

Kitsch was the name of my tiny tortie kitty. I named her Kitsch – an ugly or worthless piece of art. Obviously, I did not name her correctly because she was neither ugly or worthless and she was, if not exactly a piece of art, she was absolutely a piece of work. My roommate found…

You know how your computer knows every little thing you do? You look at peruse one article on varicose veins and suddenly ads for support hose are all over your FB page? Well, Yahoo did a new one. I have been learning Spanish using Duolingo for quite a while now. I don’t know a lot,…

Whether it’s auditioning or performing, we all get nervous. The answer to nerves is – be a boy scout! BE PREPARED. The better you know what you are going to do, the less nerves will affect your performance. I know of no way to stop nerves – except repetition. If I haven’t auditioned for a…

Turns out this All About Me Monday, isn’t even about me! Today my sweet young husband turns into a sweet old husband. Yup, the big 6-0! Congratulations! We don’t exchange gifts. Of course, we’re in lock down, so no going out for dinner. But the pot roast is in the crockpot and the cake is…

As a fat person, I am very much aware of all of the ways the “health” profession tries to turn me into a not fat person. During my life as a fat person, I was assured that if I did not lose weight I would: Never be lovable; Be chronically ill and disabled for the…

My first memory. I remember being a toddler, sitting in the kitchen eating my lunch (canned spaghetti) and my Mom was washing dishes. I asked her what did I do when I was little. And she replied I’d sing “Someone in the kitchen with Dinah” (and then we sang it). And then I asked, “Then…

I do freelance legal word processing. I know these attorneys. I know they are not stupid. Irritating, maybe … but not stupid. And yet, I get dictation today from an attorney who wants me to type up a pleading. Okie dokie. No problem. This IS my job. I start typing and I see the caption…

I keep hearing celebrities say, “I never watch myself in a movie/on TV.” Why the fuck not? Are you not interested in learning how you look when you perform? Are you not interested in finding out that maybe you could be doing something different that would work better? Are you not interested in hearing and…