From time to time, almost all singers have to deal with, what I call, the creeping crud. That’s an overload of yuck in the throat. There are a number of things that can cause the creeping crud – Eating chocolate; eating ice cream, drinking milk, going swimming! Yup, all these things are the things you…
We did our little jaunt up into the Santa Cruz Mountains; and it was pretty nice, I must admit. It was also a learning experience, since we were at a place we hadn’t stayed at before. I will recommend to you Jaye’s Timberlane Resort – although the term “resort” is thrown about with abandon when…
I just read a very good post by My Fat Friend. Fat shaming She talks about being at a party and talking to someone who, at first, seems interested in the topic of fat shaming and fat injustice. Then the person says the solution is to “just lose weight”. Wow. In the moment, My Fat…
I think I posted about this before. But I don’t care – I’m a fat OLD lady. We repeat ourselves! At least, this one does. Get used to it. Growing up in Bay City, Michigan, there were two candy emporiums. One was large with so many choices – and is still there – of course,…
The older I get (and I hope to continue on the current trend), the more I understand why old people (like me) often eschew travel. What is left of life is too fucking short to deal with all the hassles of getting ready to go, going, coming back, and dealing with the aftermath. We are…
Looking natural onstage is one of the hardest things to learn. I studied how I stood and what I did with my hands in everyday life, so I could stand onstage, just being, and feel natural. It’s not as easy as it sounds. But it makes a huge difference to not have to worry about…
And oh, how I miss it. What I seem to be losing is agility in thinking. And the ability to multi-task in my thinking. This is most obvious in trying to absorb new music. Holy fuck. Dealing with notes, words and rhythms. My brain just gets increasingly numb. And I get more and more frustrated…
I swear (often – as you probably already know) – I get tired of seeing studies about weight loss that simply rehash the same old/same old. For example, here is a study about studies! Review of high-quality, follow-up studies of obesity treatments That, in and of itself, is not a bad thing. And I guess…
I don’t hate dogs. Some dogs, I actually like quite a bit. But I do not want to own a dog. My family had one dog. I don’t even remember what her name was. She was a stray, largish and her coat was blond. I firmly believe she was the basis of all the stupid…
I have a saying when I see someone do something particularly stupid and dangerous – You are going to end up as a sad, sad story in the Merc. The “Merc” is our local newspaper, The Mercury News, (yes, thankfully, we still have one – although it has been downsized a lot) and the Local…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 