My darling husband decided we needed to upgrade our cable equipment. He wasn’t wrong. Our equipment is very old (and yes, this is true of us personally as well as the cable company equipment – but cable company upgrades to equipment are free). So he unhooked everything, and I took my silly ass down…
So I’m in rehearsal for a production of 1776 (playing Ben Franklin), and the head of the cane I am using has developed an alarming wobble. In fact, if you pull on the head of the cane, it comes right off. I checked with our illustrious prop lady (Ruthe) and she assured me…
Particularly proud of myself tonight. The toilet in my bathroom kept running, stopping, running, ad infinitum. Argh. This toilet has been such a pain in the ass. Always something not working right. And of course, it isn’t easy to get to because I, in my questionable wisdom, put an over-the-toilet space saver over the…
Literally. Every year, my dear Aunt in Michigan makes hand knit mice which are stuffed with her homegrown catnip. Needless to say, she is our cats’ favorite Aunt. Ever. These mice last the full year – well chewed and licked and loved. For some reason, these mice are also a prime target for mail theft.…
As promised, I am here to report on my fuck-uppery when it came to replacing my toilet seat. Yes, I did it myself. Yes, it was a fucking nightmare. I look at the current (broken) toilet seat (replete with duct tape); specifically, at the hinges on the back. To my utter dismay, there is no…
Why didn’t I think of this? We’re just home from our nice holiday trip to Los Angeles. I even write a blog extolling the joys of coming home. Last night, at about 11:30 p.m., I’m getting ready to go to bed and ….. The toilet breaks. Fuck. Now, this might not be such a…
Well, made it through Christmas. Actually, had quite a nice Christmas, despite coming down with a cold that day. Once again, we were down in Los Angeles, visiting my sister’s family. Nothing like kids to make your Christmas special – and EARLY. The youngest (now 14) can only contain himself until 6 A.M., at which…
(Best cat toy EVER) Ollie was sick for so long. He’s still thin, but the little shit is making it known that he is feeling just fine now, thank you very much. First, he started refusing his prednisone; even though it was mixed with his favorite of favorites – BUTTER. Second, Ollie has not felt…
For the past few years, I have not done anything at home for Christmas because we go down to Los Angeles and spend time with my sister and her three men (husband and 2 sons). I swore that this year I would put up my tree. Hasn’t happened yet. BUT I have been baking/making Christmas…
“Total and annual percent change in age-standardized death rates and years of potential life lost before age 75 years for all causes combined and for heart disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), stroke, unintentional injuries, and diabetes mellitus.” http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2466136 YAY! Between 1969 and 2013, for All causes of death there was a 42.9% reduction.…
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