If not most, certainly a lot of kids grow up with a grandma who has a big box or tin full of spare buttons. My Grandma Harris certainly had a large (ex-cookie) tin crammed full of extra buttons. And she let me play with those buttons. And I loved playing with those buttons. I would…

It’s fucking hotter than satan’s anus outside this weekend.  But thanks to double-paned windows and our two ductless air conditioning units, we’re doing okay.  Saturday night I even cooked!  I made upside down meatball casserole.  Confession – I did NOT make the meatballs from scratch as the recipe suggests.  Fuck that.  Who am I?  Martha…

Bathroom stories are funny. Sorry, that’s just how it is. (You know I’m right, you just don’t want to admit it.) Here is one of my favorites: When we were doing the Gay 90s revue at the Fischer Opera Haus in Frankenmuth, after the show, we would often gather across the street at Zehnder’s bar. …

I do my shopping on Wednesdays. At first, it was lovely, the store was almost empty. Now, not so much. First, I want to know who the fuck spilled the beans about empty-store Wednesday mornings?  Second, why is the store so full of elderly people – and you know, you’re pretty fucking old, if I…

Many actors eschew eating before a performance. However, sometimes, you need to eat something or suck on a hard candy or have a drink before or during the show.  Sometimes you need the extra energy and sometimes you need to keep your throat and/or mouth from drying out.  (I assure you, trying to perform with…

I told (warned) you I was going to talk (write) about that raspberry cake recipe if it turned out well … so here it is. It turned out well. With a caveat. The recipe calls for sweetened frozen raspberries. Well, in this health-conscious age, you can’t get sweetened frozen raspberries – at least not in…

I didn’t have any new studies or articles or blogs to base my Fat Friday post on, so I did a search “Fat News”. I figured, why not?  I might get lucky. And I did! This is an old story (dates back to August 30, 2017), but it’s a winner. Little girl’s response to someone…

I know, old joke.  But I’m old.  Almost as old as that joke! I remember the first time my back actually went out. It was Christmas day.  I was living with my Grandma Harris, and she was not at home – she had gone over to Uncle Bob and Aunt Joyce’s house.  Later, we would…

First, let me qualify. I KNOW this does not apply to all CIS hetero men, but that’s whom my experience has been with. But why-o-why-o-why-o, do some men feel the need to send women messages, out of the blue and unsolicited, stating they want to have a relationship? WTF? You don’t know me. You haven’t…

I like kids.  I especially like theater kids. Well, most of them, anyhow. Kids working with adults are in a very different position than kids working in a kid show.  They can feel isolated or ignored or infantilized.  I try to include them, listen to them, and give them the proper respect a fellow performer…