It’s Not PMS, It’s You! Interview with the author
Fri, 27/08/10 – 14:04 | 26 Comments

“…for every woman who ever pulled her hair out trying to explain–for the 46th time–the importance of putting the toilet seat down, for Christ’s sake, or that burping the national anthem after every meal is not a constitutional right…

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The Weekly Rant: Target in the Bullseye, again
Friday, 13 Aug, 2010 – 17:00 | 13 Comments

Here’s what’s P-ing me O, frosting my hide, and generally adding to my disgruntlement this week.
Target: Yes, again. I made a trip to Target in Elk Grove yesterday because I needed (a) knickers, …

Dieting At MidLife: Not What It Used To Be
Monday, 26 Apr, 2010 – 12:06 | 13 Comments
Dieting At MidLife: Not What It Used To Be

I tried all the tricks that had served me so well in the past to lose….Nothing worked. Those pounds were beyond pesky; they were stuck to my body in places they had never gone before.

Natasha Richardson, TBI and thinking about death
Friday, 20 Mar, 2009 – 0:37 | 16 Comments
Natasha Richardson, TBI and thinking about death

I don’t want to write about her–but I can’t not, because my mind won’t go anywhere else. Since word of her skiing accident first came in, I can’t not–think about her, that is, in one …

Weekend Update
Sunday, 19 Mar, 2006 – 14:51 | 5 Comments

1. I was sick all week.  In-bed sick.  With a fever.  And sneezing.  And much blowing of nose.
2.  Before I came down, as the Brits say, in-bed sick, I made it to my appointment with the …

Woe is me…
Tuesday, 14 Mar, 2006 – 10:09 | One Comment

I hab a code in my node.  Ad my sinuses, especially the left one, are killing me.  But I can’t take Advil because it can give you heartburn and I’m already suffering mightily in that …

Tuesday, 10 Jan, 2006 – 18:50 | 3 Comments

Yesterday I got a notice that my neurosurgeon is sponsoring a Cerebral Aneurysm Support Group meeting…tonight. I’m bummed that they’ve started this group after I left LA. The extent of my bummedness tells …

Wednesday, 30 Nov, 2005 – 12:38 | 2 Comments

I reupped with both Weightwatchers and Curves this week, and it occurred to me that this may be the ending of the journey that began when the aneurysm in my brain blew a couple of …