It’s summer and for this fat old Michigan girl, that means fresh fruit and lots of it. So for desserts I have been making fruity dishes. First I made a very simple blueberry cobbler. Very good – and you can’t get much simpler than cooking with Bisquick. BLUEBERRY COBBLER 6 T butter, melted 1…

Doing the News Roundup for the NAAFA Newsletter (which is free, y’all, and you can subscribe by going to the NAAFA.org website), I read an interview with Ingrid R. Pipes. Being the Funny Fat Person Is Serious Business Ingrid R. Pipes, the Editor of Rosewater Magazine, talks about being the “funny fat” person.  Something I…

Today is the funeral for my brother James. James was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer eight years ago. As you probably realize, eight year survival from any Stage IV cancer is not expected; but James was, if nothing else, a fighter. Because of the pandemic, I can’t be there with family to pay my…

OMG (TIDBI –(That I Don’t Believe In”). We got lightning and thunder and rain in August! The hills are alive with wildfires. We have a record-breaking heatwave. PG&E keeps threatening to turn the power off. And I got puking cats.  Or rather, one puking cat. Why does Leo hate me? The other night, I had…

When you are onstage you are at the mercy of whatever you are wearing or using. Glued on facial hair comes unstuck, wigs come loose, bits of costumes fall off or rip or pop open, props break or go missing – all of it can go haywire on you without a moments’ notice. And there…

Last night I made a very tasty dinner.  Italian Meatball Hoagie Braids. Sounds good, right? Tasted great. However, making it became an adventure. First, I have learned from sad experience, that you do not try to bake crescent roll dough on a bare cookie sheet.  I don’t care how much you grease it.  Those fuckers…

As I have said, repeatedly, I grew up in a small-ish town in Michigan. At some point, I knew that I wanted to move to a big city. I didn’t want to be a big fish in a small pond.  I wanted to see what it was like swimming in the big pond. I just…

The WTF this Wednesday? I didn’t get around to writing my WTF Wednesday post! I have plenty to bitch about too – well, honestly, I have very little to bitch about – but that certainly has never stopped me before. But it’s late and I’ve had just a hell of a week so far. I’m…

This past Sunday, I watched Looking Over the President’s Shoulder presented by Tabard Theatre. How lovely to get to watch live theater! Tabard, through a grant, has been able to obtain the tech equipment so it can now livestream performances! Other theater groups are using technology to reach out to the community, and this was…

What is it with eggs? Specifically, chicken eggs – as those are the only eggs that I have personal experience with and/or that I’m willing to talk about. They are the only “baby” animal I will eat. I don’t eat lamb.  I don’t eat veal.  I don’t eat babies. Except for eggs – which, really,…