I had a landscaping company come over to do a proposal for the cost to do all the tasks on our yard that need doing.  Lots and lots of stuff. He was supposed to get us a proposal either Monday or Tuesday the next week. It’s now Monday of the week after the next week.…

My mother was a lousy cook.  It’s a fact.  Lovely woman, lousy cook. But there were a few dishes that she excelled at and I found her recipe and made one of them – Chop Suey. OMG I love chop suey.  And it’s a real Michigan kind of dish.  It is so popular here that…

I’m riding back from my AquaFlex class at the Y, I find myself behind a sporty little red car. Whenever I see personalized plates, I try to figure out what they mean. I look at the plates on the sporty little red car and I am not quite sure what I am looking at. Then…

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 I originally made my Hertz reservation to pick up the car the day after I…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…