Coronavirus-it’s not the only five-syllable word out there.
I’ve fallen a bit behind on the postings here, but I have what I think is a good excuse. Thanks […]
So many vices…so much time! #Coronavirus #socialdistancing
I’m taking a break from my whole two days of blog posting about our rocky relationship with California to check […]
Fleeing the fire, catching the flu
We drove for seven days across the country from Pennsylvania to San Francisco back in September, to change our lives […]
Food Poisoning, Flu, Unemployment and the Coronavirus-Welcome to California!
Wow, have I been putting off writing for my blog or what?! It’s been years- four years-since I posted anything. I […]
New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t think so.
“It’s a New Year, it’s a New You!” This is an ad slogan for a diet program that seems to […]
Sights and Sounds of New York City
There’s a girl crouched down in front of a large chain drug store, cell phone pressed to her ear with […]
Oh, My Aching Back.
There are many terms used to describe spinal disc pain, such as “herniated disc,” “impinged nerve,” and “bulging disc.” After […]
Obsessed with Diners: Not just for breakfast anymore
Sizzling bacon. Fluffy pancakes. Thick, creamy milk shakes. Whether immortalized by singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega in 1981, or as a meal-time […]
Standing and Waiting: How New Yorkers Pass the Time.
New Yorkers will stand in line for anything. Last summer I stood in line at 7:30 am on a Saturday […]
Life ain’t easy in the big city. Oh. wait. It is!
Lately, I have been complaining about some of NYC’s shortcomings and I feel like I need to cut the Big […]
Update to: NYC: Medicine Cabinets & Condiments, Where have you gone?
Sooo…. It turns out I was correct. It’s rare, but sometimes it happens. The day after posting NYC: Medicine Cabinets […]
NYC: Medicine Cabinets & Condiments, Where have you gone?
Since moving to New York City, my husband and I have moved five times. In less than two years. There […]
It’s Official! Or is it?
Some people say, marriage is just a piece of paper. Well, I’ve been married 52 days and I still don’t […]
Run. Wine. Repeat.
It is 8:15 in the morning and I am already a sweaty mess. My heart rate is lingering in the […]
We’re not in Kansas (or Queens) Anymore.
Outside my window stands a four-story brick building. Its presence is unforgiving; tagged with graffiti, the indistinguishable scribbles […]
It’s Easter. Let’s Talk About Eggs.
Did you know there are pages and pages on the Internet explaining how to boil an egg? The Burrito & […]
It’s a long time coming….
Well. Here we go. This is it. My chance to say what I want to say when I want to […]
Absence makes the waist smaller.
Removing. Restricting. Eliminating. Withdrawing. These are not kind verbs in their own right and adding them to my nutritional vocabulary […]
Sometimes, people suck.
They say ignorance is bliss. It’s not so blissful when you observe really moronic behavior being passed down a generation […]
The clock is ticking. And it’s not a biological one.
We can’t stop the clock. It ticks away slowly at first. We are young and invincible, and days at the […]
I’m turning forty and I have a disease.
I am turning forty in two weeks and simply cannot let the topic of my impending aging go by without […]
Big Apple, Big Blisters.
Take the Metro North to Grand Central Station. From there take the 4-5-6 subway to 14th ST-Union Square. Walk up […]
Absence makes the liver…Sadder? Day One
Monday Let’s talk about these favorite things of mine. 1. Alcohol: Right now it’s 6:52 pm on March 3rd and […]
Come On. You KNEW there would be a cat post eventually.
We had a deal. Me and this cat. I was to adopt him and he was to be a cat. […]
Coronavirus-it’s not the only five-syllable word out there.
I’ve fallen a bit behind on the postings here, but I have what I think is a good excuse. Thanks […]