I Should Have Real Problems

Yes, it sucks sometimes being a single mom. It sucks for a variety of reasons. Financially, romantically, comforts-of-home. Putting up tents, you get the drill. Right now I am in a continued battle with a business associate from whom I’ve had to practically beg...

Shoot Me Now

I am glad there are heroes out there helping our four-legged friends but every time I see this commercial I want to swallow some sleeping pills. Meanwhile, if you want to help, go to helpaspca.com....

Back Home, Hot and Smokey

The fires here in Southern California have turned the sky a Halloween orange and clouded them up for the 4th. Crowds still gathered to watch the fireworks even though, in my opinion as a Scrooge, seen one you’ve seen them all. All they really seem to do is make...

I Have A Crazy Mother

Do you have a crazy mother?¬† I just got off the phone with mine and she is considering getting back together with her very scary ex-boyfriend who cheated on her, lied to her and then dumped her. She has been tortured and tormented over him for years now as he’s...

The Death and Dying Phase

Today I found out my sad little dog died. She was such a dog that nowhere in my files of photos is there a single picture of her. We adopted her from the pound back in 1999 and was stunned to find her unable to leave the confines of the bathroom. The bathroom floor...

And Then, There it is

Emma and I spent three days in the mountains to visit my mother, Emma’s grandmother, a crazy woman. It’s funny how much we all want to believe our need to have our parents in our lives overrides our knowledge that they aren’t who we want them to be...