I’m working on a late anniversary present for my husband (not late as in, our anniversary was in December, but late as in, our 25th anniversary was 2 1/2 years ago) and after several hours of sifting through old photos of the two of us, I have the following announcements to make: 1. If […]
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Cameron Diaz, Me and Our Skin Disorder
Remember The Heartbreak of Psoriasis? I have that. I have a little patch of skin on my left elbow that is psoriasis-y. But I’m happy to report that I’m not heartbroken, yet. I received the psoriasis diagnosis at a recent visit to a dermatologist for a bevy of other skin-related things I was stressing […]
Watch That Florida Person!
For a people-watcher like me, living in Florida is a dream come true. This is the World Series of people watching. Only in Florida will you see an 80-year-old woman in a bikini, and a 90-year-old man in a Speedo; dogs wearing clothes and accessories, and humans wearing dog collars and leashes (although I […]
Babies Bring Out the Superpowers in Me
I think I might be getting too old to have a baby. Not that I didn’t know that before, but I’ve been holding onto fantasies that I would have a freakish medical condition resulting in a baby, or I would find one wrapped in swaddling clothes in the brush while walking to the gym, […]
Do You Have a Photocopier? I Don’t Know, Do You?
Have you non-Ohions seen this? It’s an entertaining deposition from that comedy factory the Ohio State Supreme Court. Two Ohio friends of mine, John and Cindy, both journalists, drew this to my attention. It’s 10 pages of questions and non-answers in a deposition in a case about whether the recorder’s office should have to […]
Maul Shopping
For a lame shopper like me, our trip to the sixth largest mall in America this week was overwhelming to say the least. I went with a carload of friends and relatives to Sawgrass Mills Mall – my first visit to the legendary outlet-heavy shopping mecca of South Florida. Wikipedia says it’s the sixth […]