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…
I think I was born to do theater. I am a person who wants to stay up late and then sleep-in. Now that I work part time (from home) and only have to be on the clock from 1 pm to 5 pm, I can indulge my natural penchant for being a night person. I…
I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, what one would call a “foodie”. For one thing, there are a whole slew of foods that I have no interest in every tasting. To add to this natural predilection, I grew up in Michigan in a household where salt was an exotic spice. I pretty…
Read a very good article by Cat Pausé (Changing the language) about how the British Psychological Society wants to change how we talk about fat people – they recommend using “identity first” language. I.e., instead of obese people say people with obesity or people living with obesity. These yahoos actually think this change will reduce…
I don’t remember much of being punished before my mom remarried. Just one time – we were living with my Grandma Harris – so this was post-divorce – and we had come home from something and I was all dressed up. It must have been early summer because the above-ground pool was set up and…
I have a burning question. WTF do guys do to their underwear that makes it get so raggedy so fucking fast? As I do laundry, I swear I can watch my husband’s undies deteriorate before my eyes. Especially the waistband. WTF? The rest of the male underwear seems to detach from the waistband with alarming…
I was so fortunate to grow up in an area of Michigan that was crammed with theater – especially musical theater. Each Fall the Bay City Music Foundation (I think that was what it was called) put on an all-high school musical. My high school put on its musical in the Spring. And in the…
Well, actually, I don’t love to cry – I am an ugly crier. Red blotchy and lots of snot involved. Still, invite me to a wedding and I’ll be there, snot and all (and usually without a tissue). My favorites are small, friendly weddings. This past weekend we attended the wedding of our friends Andy…
A recent study out of China, looking at medical records of 36,000 US patients, found that fat people who lose weight after age 47 increase their risk of early death by 30%. Weight Change Across Adulthood And they found gaining weight at middle age and later was not associated with an increase in mortality risk.…
I grew up in Michigan. This meant that you never knew what kind of weather you were going to get for Halloween – clear and nippy, clear and freezing, rain, snow, you name it, Michigan has it. Therefore, you had to plan for an all-weather Halloween costume. Because no matter the weather, by God, you…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 