When I was in college I was introduced to the writing of J.D. Salinger.  He quickly became one of my all-time favorites.  I’ve read his stories about the Glass family over and over and I thought Franny and Zooey was brilliant.  I bought a copy of Catcher in the Rye in my sophomore year of [...]

I’m not a violent person. If anything, I often hear that I’m too passive. One of the daisy-toting, “Give Peace a Chance” chanting, “Can’t We All Just Get Along?” asking types. Therefore, when I am pushed to the brink of near-violence and worry that I may burst at the seams, it’s sort of a big [...]

I’ve recently had several realizations that, for health purposes, must be shared with the general public.
Let’s begin with an old adage that has been running through my mind as of late: It’s like riding a bike.  The implication here is that riding a bike is simple and once learned, the skill set necessary for bike [...]

I yearn for a man who will love me enough to do my laundry.  Wash, dry, fold, and put away.
Please don’t think I’m a diva or that I have any idea that I’m too good for laundry.  I just hate it.  I hate washing it.  I hate drying it. I really hate folding it.  And [...]

So I’m currently obsessed with the musical Next to Normal. It’s essentially the story of a middle-American family dealing with crisis. We have the over-burdened father (Dan), the high-achieving daughter (Natalie), the free-spirited son (Gabe), and the butt-crazy mother (Diana). This is not just my opinion. The mother, beautifully played by Alice Ripley (who won [...]

For years I’ve joked that the worse I look, the more people find me attractive.  I don’t know why that is or how it works, but it does.  If I don’t shower, if I go out wearing my sweats, if my hair is back in a pony tail, those are the days when I find [...]

Ok, I know that death is a part of life.  I know the song, I remember Mufasa’s kindly explanation about the circle and all.  I get it.  Still, can we please take a moment and just stop with all the dying?  This is getting a little absurd.
First, Farrah Fawcett.  Not one of my favorite stars, [...]