And the answer is  … yes and no. Theater is a meritocracy in that you don’t just need a certain skill set; you also have to have intangibles like talent and stage presence, and even that isn’t always enough to land you the role you’ve set your heart on. Sometimes it’s about who you know.…

So I finally had to get the double-nose poke for a COVID-19 test. Or as my dear Zanna Wyant calls it – a pap smear for your face.  No, I didn’t expose myself and nobody exposed themselves to me.  (Too bad, because that would have made for a much more amusing blog post.) I have…

AARP is joining up with WW (formerly Weight Watchers). First, I would like to point out that when a company with a very recognizable name decides to change that name, it usually means that there is so much negativity associated with the well known brand name that there is no longer enough goodwill associated with…

Turns out … pretty fucking vain. I have (finally) gotten back to scanning in the many (MANY) photos into digital format.  A long time ago I started this project, and then I dropped the ball – for YEARS. But now that I’m putting the contents of the cardboard boxes that Murphy (our orange cardboard clawing…

It’s late.  I should be in bed (trying to sleep); but … Leo (our brown tabby) is cuddled up in my sweater (I swaddle him in it – while I’m wearing it – so I can do things and he’s still supported securely) and purring. Who can bitch with a super cuddlesome cat? Apparently, not…

I have mentioned this before; but if you are in musical theater, you should have some “go-to” songs for auditions.  I am not a fan of learning something new for an audition piece.  You’ll have enough to worry about without having to pull a new song out of your anxiety-stricken brain.  Go with something tried…

I know some of you are die hard real book fans; but I have to tell you, it’s time to start thinking about a Kindle.  I LOVE my Kindle.  (Not literally, that would smear up the screen.) Right now, I have more books loaded into my Kindle than I will ever be able to read…

Giulia Pintus is an Italian artist/illustrator who is known for her whimsical style.  I, of course, enjoy it most when she applies that whimsy in depicting fat bodies. While not a fat person herself, Pintus compares her love of the characters she draws to the difference between buying vegetables at the supermarket (everything is all…

There are several special paintings/prints from my childhood which fascinated me.  I possess three of them. First, is a painting/print (I think it’s a fake oil) from my Grandma’s house that used to hang in the living room.  I really should take a photo of it; but for now, since it’s not hanging, let me…

Every time some ass hat gets caught doing something horrible and is called out publicly on it, the first thing they say is “But that’s not who I am.” BULL FUCKING SHIT. Yes, that is who you are and we have the video to prove it. How many purely crappy, fucked up shit, did you…