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Category: My Life in the “City”
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My phantom rash is back. My dermatologist told me it’s just stress and I guess I have to believe her cause there are no hives, just an intense itchiness that seems to wax and wane according to what’s going on in my life. I felt good about myself when I stopped clenching and grinding my teeth in my…
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I don’t really want to get all political in my blog. And you have to admit that I have done a good job of avoiding the topic, despite the fact that Trump was the gift that kept on giving… even though it’s the gift you hate and don’t even want to touch but you have…
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I almost got killed, AGAIN, in the Trader Joe’s parking lot. I swear to god you take your life in your hands over there. You would think that they were giving the groceries away for free, on the last shopping day before Christmas which also happened to be the day before a big blizzard.…
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The other day I went to see “The Girl on the Train.” For anyone who hasn’t seen it (spoiler alert!) it’s about a woman who can’t remember anything because she’s a drunk. It really reminded me of myself…not so much the drinking part but the not remembering part. For instance, even though I read the…
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I ran a 5K Sunday. I’m pausing here to bend an ear and listen for the faint sound of applause. No sound. Perhaps everyone is shocked. I don’t blame you: I’ve painted a picture of myself as a very lazy person. Don’t worry that hasn’t changed. I’m still a loser. But a weird thing happened…
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I’m a Childless Mother. That’s right, Charlie is gone. When we kicked him, er, I mean shipped him off to college a few weeks ago, I cried me a river. Here’s a tip from D.Parker: when your high-school graduate crashes his car, chips his (beautiful, $4000-orthodonture-straightened) tooth on a beer bottle, and loses your credit card all within…
There's a Hair in My Mole 