Lately, online, I am pummeled by advertising for a flavored water with the brand name “Hint”. I wish Hint would leave me alone. I tried Hint. It’s crap. It is supposed to be fruit “infused” water. Sure, if by fruit they mean the bitter, bitter rind; because that is what this stuff is.  Bitter as…

Although, I’m writing about a truly WTF situation, I am one excited fat old lady. I have my appointment for my first COVID vaccine shot. My HMO, Kaiser, has been dragging its feet.  I don’t know what is up with them, but they are still on tier 1A (healthcare workers and 75 and over –…

I just finished this Netflix original (British) series (Season 1 – and I hope there’s a Season 2), The Stranger (on Netflix). The basis of the plot is a young woman, nobody knows, goes up to people and tells them a deep dark secret (and provides proof of the truth of what she’s said).  Sometimes,…

Several small studies have linked cinnamon to better blood sugar levels; other studies have shown cinnamon does not lower blood sugar.  So maybe yes, maybe no.  I’m guessing it comes down to individual response. And like many herbal “remedies”, you should check with your doctor before taking large doses of cinnamon as it can have…

Fat people are often denied knee replacement surgery – unless they can lose weight; which is just ridiculously stupid. Denying fat people mobility will often lead them to be fatter.  There is no way to achieve long term significant weight loss (except for a tiny fraction of the population); and often these attempts lead the…

I usually do my weekly grocery shopping in the morning; used to be Wednesday morning, now it’s Friday mornings.  Except, I had last Friday off from work and I did my shopping Friday afternoon. I thought I’d have the store to myself. HA! You never saw so many old farts in your life (so of…

THIS FAT OLD LADY’S WTF WEDNESDAY – WTF SWA We usually watch ads with the sound off.  I believe that if you want to sell me something, you should be able to make your pitch with or without the sound on. After all, advertisers should already be aware that most people mute commercials. Right? So…

Anybody else watching The Watch on BBC America? Anybody else watching, who is also a huge Terry Pratchett fan? Thoughts? I am sure many people are spending their entertainment time screaming at the TV as the storyline is definitely something not to be found in the many, many Discworld novels. And while I would delight…

For almost as long as COVID-19 has been around, there has been this thing going around FB, asking if you know anyone personally who has COVID or who has died from COVID. WTF is that all about?   What is it supposed to accomplish? Are people trying to establish their own head count?  Trust me,…

While waiting at my HMO to go in for my colonoscopy, I struck up a conversation with another fat old lady.  Turns out she is a WLS (weight-loss surgery) survivor.  She told me that her surgery (which she had some 20 years ago) did not work.  Like many people she blamed herself for the failure…