Deciding what to consume at the State Fair always causes me at least some anxiety. So it’s no surprise considerable time and thought went into my decision to try a Martini beer. But once I finally decided to take the plunge and purchase the beer (I wanted to try at least one oddball fair offering…

Can a pair of pants save the world? No. But they can give strangers the opportunity to do something nice for each other. To make each other’s day, maybe even several days.  This is just a little story about how I procured a pair of pants that I really wanted thanks to the kindness of…

“I haven’t heard you yet, but I think you’re great.” –Bella, young fan/potential fan of our band Wow. That statement conveys such optimism, such possibility, such encouragement. It was proclaimed by Bella, a girl of about eight who lives in the neighborhood where our band, Pigeons From Hell, practices in our lead guitarist’s garage.  Imagine…

I’m not comfortable touching a stranger’s sausage patty.  I actually pride myself in not being overly squeamish, but I’m not really looking to touch anybody’s sausage patty–they’re greasy, even slimy, by design. But the sausage patties were on my windshield, in the context of Egg McMuffin-like sandwiches, accompanied by several unopened packages of chocolate mini-donuts.…

Our new refrigerator* is almost a couple of weeks old.  This time with our new refrigerator has been wonderful. Not only is it lovely to have a working refrigerator so that I can eat fresh vegetables and yogurt and eggs without worrying obsessively about food poisoning, but it feels luxurious because we have so much…

“Are you serious?” I felt defensive as soon as Chad posed the question as we were watching the new Dr. Strange movie, but I quickly realized he wasn’t being snarky.  Chad was sincerely incredulous. Had I indeed once again mixed up the superheroes The Black Widow and The Scarlet Witch? Yes, yes I had.  My…

I was just sitting there, contentedly latch hooking away. I was not expecting any big feels. (That’s the whole point of doing latch hook–it’s calming and not very emotional, although I do sometimes get irritated when my yarn frays). And then, I heard a choir start to sing the hymn “Abide With Me.” I wasn’t…

I left my phone at Target.  I think I would have been happier if I had left my heart.  I’m surprised by how deflated I feel. Frustrated? Absolutely. Annoyed? Totally.  But I almost feel sad, which seems a little off base.  I don’t think I’m sad because I’m uber attached to my phone, but because this…

Once upon a time, there was a middle-aged amatuer actress who got to be in a local community theater production that was a comedic mash-up of Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales.  Our show (“The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” presented by Applause Community Theatre) incorporated many fairy tales, famous and obscure, but not my favorite fairy tale…because I…

“Hey there, Hot Stuff….Oh wait, that’s me.” me, as the Devil, in “The Brothers’ Grimm Spectaculathon“–catch a performance this Friday or Saturday! Yes, I have literally been hot stuff this last week–our central A/C is broken. And yes, this happened right before it got in the upper 90’s and has included yesterday, when the temperature…