Today, I have been told repeatedly on FaceBook is International Dog Day (aka National Dog Day). International Dog Day was founded in 2004 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate, Conservationist, Dog Trainer and Author, Colleen Paige, who you might recognize as also having set up other pet holidays, like National Kitten Day, and even…

I have decided that the true name of my HMO is not Kaiser Permanente.  It is Fucking Kaiser. I almost never have interactions with my HMO without, at some point, thinking (and sometimes saying out loud) “fucking Kaiser”. At least this time, it was not one big ass disaster of frustration that leaves me screaming…

I tell people all the time – don’t borrow trouble. So what did I learn today?  I learned that I am the worst when it comes to taking my own advice. I thought I had a bout of depression coming on – but upon examination it turns out that really I was dealing with all…

Red and white striped tops somehow mean “summer” to me. I only have one red and white striped top.  I find that red and white striped tops in fat old lady sizes are not easy to find.  Perhaps because many retailers believe that horizontal stripes of any color should be eschewed by fat people. Fuck…

L-R Sister Flagrante Delicto (Laura Sheriff); Reverand Mother Arletta Fahrt (Linda Dodson, R.I.P.); Sister Tittilus Buttox (Terri Cotter Weitze); Sister Clitteruptus (Sue Abitanta); and Sister Dietus Perpetua (Kathy McGinty Radocaj) Singing at the MCCV (Metropolitan Community Church of the Valley – Burbank, California)

French illustrator and animator Aurore Damant’s characters are charming, sometimes funny and, as in the real world, come in all sizes. If you go to her Tumblr page (https://auroredamant.tumblr.com/) and scroll down, you’ll find examples of her illustrations related to stories.  The text is in French, but the illustrated stories are easy to follow and…

I have a ton of craft supplies for various crafts that I used to do and keep thinking one day will do again. Who am I kidding? I doubt I have the eyesight or hand coordination to do things like hand bead weaving anymore.  I tell myself I keep all those beads because I can…

Okay, maybe not kill but definitely make me uncomfortable. I have had two bizarre pill incidents in one week and I am hoping and praying (to the God I don’t believe in) that this is not one of those things that comes in threes. First.  Stuck in Detroit overnight because of my flight problems (read…

Most theater people are “night owls”. We have to be.  We are performing in shows that usually finish up around 11 pm or later; after which we have to wipe the makeup off, hang up our costumes, get dressed, pack up our personal items and head home – or head out for some breakfast or…

Okay.  Here’s the deal.  I suffer from chronic depression and anxiety (not to mention intermittent crabbiness, grouchiness and just plain old bitchiness).  I was recently been transferred from Kaiser’s adult psychiatry department to its geriatric psychiatry department. The main difference in the departments is with adult psychiatry you see or talk with a psychiatrist.  In…