Specifically, thank you, to Benadryl. OMG.  I don’t know where I would be without Benadryl. Buried under a mountain of snot, I suppose. I don’t remember having any allergies (outside of bug bites – which I still have) when I lived in Michigan. Moved to California and they just keep getting worse and worse. And…

It’s resolution time. So fuck the weight loss resolutions, and the beach body resolution (as they say, for a beach body – take your body to the beach – all done.) So my resolution is to try to love myself. As I am. Now. Not easy. Might be one of the hardest things there is…

I always said I didn’t want to learn how to drive. However, I made the mistake of being involved in loads of extracurricular activities (anything to get out of the house) – so my folks were pretty insistent that I learn how to drive so I could get my own happy ass to those activities.…

First I won’t get into any argument about the proper greeting for this time of year. I will accept anything, including a hearty and heartfelt Fuck You! And I will respond in kind, including a hearty and heartfelt Fuck You! It’s supposed to be the season of good will to ALL men (and women, and…

Okay there is sometimes this thing in theater when you are rehearsing where you have a long break in rehearsals. Or between performances. This is the worst. At least for me. Because you want to relax a little but you NEED to keep everything you have learned so far stuck in your little pea brain.…

I am a creature of habit. I prefer to do my chores on specific days; just like I prefer to organize my blog by specific topics for specific days. Holidays totally fuck up my routine. However, I can deal with that by having certain routines in place for holidays – like when I get the…

Here is an interesting article about how TikTok heads off cyberbullying by limiting the audience of (possible) targets of cyberbullying: https://netzpolitik.org/2019/discrimination-tiktok-curbed-reach-for-people-with-disabilities First, I have to admit that I have a technology blind spot when it comes to Instagram and the newest thing “TikTok”. I have an Instagram account and have no fucking idea what to…

I went to John Glenn High School. My sister, Linda, was in the first graduating class of JGHS. The kids were from Bangor Township.  Suburbia/rural. Not that the City of Bay City was all that metropolitan. As a brand-new school, we had a bit of a reputation. Mostly young teachers. With all those wild new…

I love See’s Candy. I think it may be the best chocolates available. Like most people who have had See’s Candy, I have my favorites. Most extra-specially I LOVE the butterscotch squares.  It’s just basically brown sugar soaked in butter and dipped in chocolate. Anyhow, I figure, if I’m going to get See’s I should…

Before I came to San Jose, I had never heard of a “ditty bag”. Now I think they are essential. Google tells me the definition of a ditty bag is: “a receptacle for odds and ends, especially one used by sailors or fishermen.” I totally agree, except for the sailors/fishermen part. You can have one…