I have lumpy boobs.[1] There is a reason I am telling you this, I promise. After a several year lapse I finally went for my yearly gyno appointment and my doctor recommended that I get a mammogram and ultrasound since my breast tissue is so fibrous. I guess you can go ahead and put that…
My daughter’s pre-school shares the street with a blood plasma donation center. Every day as I shuttle her to and from school there is a parallel to and fro happening at the plasma center. As the minivans and Mercedes go in and out of the pre-school parking lot, the plasma center’s parking lot fills up…
Stage 1: Superstition This is the first stage of the night. First you recall that night last Tuesday when you got into bed and dropped instantly into a deep and dreamless sleep and awoke the next morning with a stretch and a smile. You attempt to repeat everything you did that evening. If you ate…
This weekend I found myself embroiled in the true meaning of futility. ‘Silly woman,’ you might say, ‘Everyone knows the meaning of futility.’ To which I would answer this: You know not what futility is until you are on your way to a meeting and get caught in a giant herd of stoners. Allow me…
Whenever I interview someone I like to record it on my phone and listen to it later. This is nice for getting accurate quotes and organizing a story. It’s kind of drag because it takes longer and I have to listen to my recorded voice. It has also made me come to grips with a…
I am reading “The financial Crisis Inquiry Report”. No I did not kick a puppy or make fun of Jesus’s hair. I am doing research for a book project I’ve got in the cooker. This report from The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission is 633 pages long with its own website full of supporting documentation, graphs,…
If you live in Bakersfield long enough you’re going to hear people complain about the litter. It really is everywhere- along the freeway, lining city streets, along the riverbed. Since everyone complains about the trash, but nobody confesses to leaving it there, I have come to the conclusion that what we have on our hands…
Rockstar prances into the room with a bone in her mouth. She sits in such a way that she is directly within the line of sight of the chihuahua, Nacho. Oh, hey. Did you notice I have a bone? Are you admiring its creamy eggshell coloring and sleek aerodynamic design? Perhaps you are wondering what…
For a while I was really into the whole Real Housewives franchise on Bravo. I watched Orange County, then New York, caught some of New Jersey and a bit of Atlanta, went back to Orange County, back to New York, then some Hollywood. My husband was disgusted by the show from day one, but I…
I imagine I’m probably the only possessor of XX chromosomes who went to see “Les Miserables” and hated it. I was told this was a really great movie. I was excited to see it. When I was in high school I saw the musical in LA and while I didn’t recall the plot, I remember…
