Post #84 – The Diet Pepsi debacle…
In honor of every single, dreaded Monday, the note/photo above just seemed appropriate. And, yes, I did post this EDICT in my fridge after one very BLEAK Friday when I awoke at 5:30 AM and realized...
View ArticlePost #93 – Death, taxes and don’t judge my BOX…:)
When you’re self-employed, preparing one’s taxes is a colossal bitch, and I’d rather walk to California barefoot than do one more goddamned spreadsheet. However, in 2005, when I finally convinced my...
View ArticlePost #110 – Epic fail on the Re-Blogging, and where’s the LOW-CARB Merlot?
So, I read this post this morning, which I thought was hysterical, and I wanted to re-blog it, but, apparently, I’m not smart enough to find the RE-BLOG link, or as my son, Max, is always saying that I...
View ArticlePOST #112 – Death by CHOCOLATE of the sad variety…
My cousin’s birthday was yesterday. I made her a cake from scratch. Why? Well, I’m one of those freaks who prefers to eat food that I can identify or at least pronounce as opposed to a cake with items...
View ArticlePost # 118 – Will you PLEASE stop trying to give me CAKE!!!
In April of 2002, my doctor told me that he wanted to prescribe medication for high blood pressure. I was only 36 at the time, and I asked him if losing weight would help. He looked at me like I had a...
View ArticlePost #125 – REALLY? Dinner in a box and no pajamas?
I know I’m kind of old-fashioned when it comes to certain things, like when I have people over for dinner, I cook from scratch – or at least mostly from fresh ingredients. I might use a seasoning...
View ArticlePost #94 – The Diet Pepsi Debacle…
In honor of every single, dreaded Monday, the note/photo above just seemed appropriate. And, yes, I did post this EDICT in my fridge after one very BLEAK Friday when I awoke at 5:30 AM and realized...
View ArticlePOST #127 – Sometimes nothing is absolutely fabulous!
While I wouldn’t enjoy sleeping until 4:00 in the afternoon like one of my theatrical heroes Peter Gibbons (think Office Space), I did wallow in nothing for a whole day, which I mentioned to my...
View ArticlePost #131 Life’s Too Short ~ and then you die with gum in your hair…:)
This story was previously published previously on http://www.lunaticlounge.com, but in honor of my beloved mother, I decided to post this again…since, you know, it was Mother’s Day a couple days ago...
View ArticlePost #136 – It’s Not Even American!
A couple of days ago, I called my 97-year-old Grandmother, a.k.a. Nana Maude. I talked to her for a few minutes about the new shoes I sent her, which she loved, thank God, and then I handed the phone...
View ArticlePost #137 – Revenge is a dish best served without Coca-Cola cake…
Five or six years ago when my father was still living, he and Nana Maude came to visit every fall for my son Rory and my husband Charlie’s birthdays- which are only 3 days apart. I wrote about Nana in...
View ArticlePost #140 – No, I don’t drink wine – I drink Merlot, and what’s that in your...
While visiting Nana Maude down South last week, I took her to Olive Garden, one of her favorite restaurants. I’m not a huge fan of the Garden, but their spaghetti and meatballs are okay. However, every...
View ArticlePost #148 – The Toilet Promise from the Kitchen Bitch…
Like many women, I got tired of constantly being put upon to do shit tons of housework that I shouldn’t be doing because, well, the men in my house don’t always clean up after themselves, so I posted...
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