It’s that time of year again. Seems like everyone is thinking of starting a diet – oh, wait, not a diet – a lifestyle change. I have news for you, folks. If it involves calorie reduction, calorie restrictions, counting calories or points or whatever – IT’S A FUCKING DIET! It is not a lifestyle change.…

I am (mostly) an introvert. I am usually happiest when left to my own devices. Which is why my favorite vacation was one that I spent totally alone. It must have been in the fall of 1972 or 1973. I had vacation time coming from my job, but no money (or desire) to go anywhere.…

Usually, I can tell if I have a cold or allergies. But right now, I feel sort of betwixt and between. For one thing, I’m approaching the opening of the show I’ve been working so hard on.  I am surrounded by folks who are battling colds or flu or some kind of creeping crud. I…

You know that dream people have about being in a classroom or business meeting and realizing they are naked? Actors have that dream – only they are onstage. When you are doing a show, your thoughts are tied up with so many things – lines, lyrics, music, blocking, sets … And of course your costume(s)…

It has now been about a year since I’ve had fingernails. I mean, I’ve always had fingernails.  Just not fingernails that were more than gnawed off stubs. But due to a change in medication, I suddenly lost my lifelong need to chew off my fingernails. So now I have fingernail, fingernails. They are a wonder…

You know those ads that show up on your timeline on FaceBook? Well, maybe it’s just me – but every now and then (like the beginning of a New Year), I get bombarded with diet ads. Things that make me go grrrrrr. As you should be aware by now – diets DO NOT work. The…

My mom was a lovely lady, but she was not much of a housewife. She seldom thought ahead to what’s for dinner. And even though, we always got a whole cow each year (dead and chopped up and in our freezer – not grazing in the orchard) most times, she would send me to the…

No, I didn’t forget to post. Yes, I have stuff that is bugging me. Stuff that makes me want to scream WTF. But you know what? It’s the first of the year. So, I’m going to skip screaming WTF for one Wednesday. And wish you all a Happy New Year. And here’s a fat old…

I have spoken with so many friends who can’t understand why their audition song, solo at church, etc. doesn’t go as well as I thought it would. My first question is – did you practice it in your car? And the usual response is – OH YES! I practiced it over and over in the…

Specifically, thank you, to Benadryl. OMG.  I don’t know where I would be without Benadryl. Buried under a mountain of snot, I suppose. I don’t remember having any allergies (outside of bug bites – which I still have) when I lived in Michigan. Moved to California and they just keep getting worse and worse. And…