Ok, so now my secretary is in the hospital. For real. Apparently her cat attacked her in the middle of the night and bit her arm really hard. Yesterday she was in the office and she had vampire cat bites on her forearm and it was quite swollen. This morning she went to her doctor [...]

The number 3 has always been my favorite number. There is no rhyme or reason, I just picked it one day and it has been my favorite ever since. I cannot say it has been particularly lucky for me. I wore number 3 in soccer and my experience, though character building, could not be considered [...]

I am not well known for my taste in music. In fact, my taste in music is probably considered suspect. I’m terrible at remembering who sings what and what bands belong to what era. I grew up listening to the radio, so chances are I can lip sync to any song from the 80’s. But [...]

Sports Fan returned from his trip last night looking, of course, like he needed a vacation from his vacation. But when you go away for 8 days of drinking and sports watching to come home to a full in-box and people clamoring for your time, “rested” isn’t an adjective that fits you very well. Still, [...]

Last night my lil’ sister, S, came over for dinner and I made spinach risotto. I cannot think of a less photogenic food than risotto, except maybe refried beans. The taste, though, was great and gluten free! It was also pretty healthy with only 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of olive [...]

I am still reeling from the excitement that I will be going to Ireland in July – only 4 months from now. I have wanted to go to Ireland for as long as I can remember. I tried to go in 2001, but it was the year of the hoof and mouth diseaseoutbreak in Britan [...]

I have goosebumps. My scalp is tingly with excitement. I woke up at 5:20 a.m. this morning and started my computer. The web pages were bookmarked. I entered the user I.D. and password. It too me three or four tries before I realized I spelled my last name wrong. I had started to panic. It [...]

I have been asked to review The History and Stories of the Best Bars of New York, by Turner Publishing. Obviously, I said yes because I love drinking bars, history and I love New York. I was immediately turned on to the book by the publisher’s well written preface, which summed up the purpose of [...]

Whew. This week has been a drag. I hate the phrase “Thank God it’s Friday” because it is all kinds of cheesy and Friday falls on the same day every week, so God’s just keeping it real. But that being said, I’m very glad it is Friday. My favorite “Friday” line is from, coincidentally, the [...]

Last Saturday I got to experience a little oasis from the economic sturm und drang that is taking up my brain space day in and day out. My husband has been using a personal shopper for two years, mostly because he waits until the last minute to go shopping before his yearly furlough in Las [...]