Watching My Waist
Mon, 8/03/10 – 13:55 | No Comment

Then came the earthquakes. A divorce, single motherhood, a bankruptcy. Bing, Bang. Boom. Even though I was an emotional wreck, I never ballooned to outrageous proportions. Still, for the first time in my life I had to shimmy into a girdle to control the overflow of tummy flesh. I was mortified.

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I’ve moved…
Sunday, 8 Oct, 2006 – 18:54 | One Comment

My latest post is at my new address:  http://byjane.blogspot.com
Hope to see you there.

Ugly Betty, a review of sorts
Thursday, 28 Sep, 2006 – 20:41 | One Comment

  It’s thirtyfive minutes into the first show and I’ve got the sound turned off.  That’s my review.  Don’t we have enough nastiness in the world, what with Darfur and Iraq and Pakistan and Fundamentalists …

Potpourri – Fall version
Tuesday, 19 Sep, 2006 – 21:36 | One Comment

1. I got suckered into attending a Christians for Israel evening on Sunday, and I’m still mad.  At myself, mostly, for not trusting my instinct that the whole thing was a disgusting right-wing, fundamentalist scam.  …

So I didn’t …well, kinda….but not yet…
Friday, 8 Sep, 2006 – 19:53 | One Comment

My manager is nothing if not empathetic, sympathetic and a master of making one feel “heard.”  And well she should be, given her profession.  I find her easy to talk to, sorta like a friend, …

I have been certified…
Thursday, 22 Jun, 2006 – 21:36 | 2 Comments

…and it was much more rigorous than I anticipated.  Probably much more rigorous than I was actually capable of doing.  However–I soldiered on, as it were, and spent the entire morning practicing two person take …

sacto trees
Thursday, 1 Jun, 2006 – 19:13 | One Comment

What I like about Sacramento: it is the city of trees. Just driving on the freeway can be akin to rambling through a park. In the fall, it is breathtaking — a …

When the right word is just wrong
Tuesday, 30 May, 2006 – 20:33 | 5 Comments

I feel quite lonely now that all of the reality shows to which I have become quite hopelessly addicted are gone.  Survivor, American Idol, America’s Next Top Model – they are the cool fire that …

Okay, so I’ve got other things on my mind…
Thursday, 11 May, 2006 – 14:38 | 2 Comments

…like, how did my nightgown get off my body the other night.  No, no, not that way.  When I went to bed, I was wearing my little peach floral number from Target.  When I woke …

Down time
Tuesday, 2 May, 2006 – 15:41 | 2 Comments

Almost every day at about 3-ish, I die.  I try eating carbs, eating sweets, not eating, drinking water, drinking coffee….etc.  But still I die.  Unfortunately, 3-ish is the time most of my appts are scheduled.  …

You were asking????
Sunday, 30 Apr, 2006 – 19:55 | One Comment

So–it is Sunday, early evening, beginning my third week as, once again, a gainfully-employed person.  I received my first pay check on Friday, and I’m not quite sure what to do with it.  Not really, …

Tom Cruise dental issues…
Tuesday, 18 Apr, 2006 – 21:54 | 4 Comments

Has anyone other than me noticed that Tom Cruise’s front tooth seems to be in trouble.  These days since he’s smiling so wwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllly, his gums are in view.  And the gum tissue surrounding his top, um …

A report from the front
Wednesday, 12 Apr, 2006 – 14:45 | One Comment

Here’s what I’m up to as I’m getting ready to ‘heigh ho…’:
1. My taxes…It’s just me and my Turbotax this year.  I thought, since I had that big house sale, that I would hire an …