And So It Begins
I’m a woman of a certain age – young enough to be active and fairly energetic, but old enough to watch in frustration as various parts of my body sag, age spots appear, and spider veins create a convoluted road map on my legs. I’ve accepted that my body may never be what it once […]
The Bursitis Connection
My right knee has been acting up for a couple of weeks. Every time I bend or flex, it hurts – even waking me up at night. I was confused, because I hadn’t twisted it, I hadn’t been climbing any mountains in the past month, and it wasn’t popping or crunching. It was just the […]
The Boy with the Dragon Tattoo
I’m a fan of tattoos – not so much the prison ink on the knuckles or the gang-related tats of tears and such – but I love an artistic tattoo! I think my ink appreciation started years ago when we lived in Corpus Christi, Texas. Doc was in the Navy and his job was teaching […]
Mothpocolypse
I think it may be the end of days in New Mexico. Things have been almost biblical for the past few years, what with the strange weather, various plagues, and general creepiness. I halfway expect Moses to stride into my house, full of righteous indignation with his robe billowing behind him, throwing down his staff […]
The Hive
You may know that I auditioned for and was selected to be in the first ever Albuquerque show of Listen to Your Mother. We had our final rehearsal last weekend and the show is this Sunday – in a real theater…on a real stage…in front of real people. This is a problem for me. Now, […]
Let Me Get This Off My Chest
I was reading the other day that Whoopi Goldberg hasn’t worn a bra for 40 years. 40 damn years! I get it – I really do! Bras are not comfortable! Some days it’s all I can do not to duck into the bathroom at work to rip off the restricting combination of elastic, wire, and […]
More Helpful Tips for the Beginning Masseuse
Remember when I wrote a little primer for folks who sought to stroke and rub naked people for a living? Apparently my recent massage therapist didn’t even read that post. Of course, she doesn’t even know I have a blog – so that might explain the omission. I still had two visits left on the […]
Online Dating: Hulk and the Lawman
After my last online dating experience, I wasn’t in a hurry to set up another date. That was just as well, as the dating website I was using seemed to be recycling the same guys over and over – as if matching them with me for the fifth time would suddenly make me realize that […]
Your Name Is What???
I hated my name when I was growing up. I didn’t know anyone else named Jana and instead of reveling in the uniqueness of the name, I felt strange and different – and no little girl wants to be different. I really wanted my name to be Belinda Marie – but my little sister got […]
My First Grown Up Party
I come from a long line of social women. My maternal grandmother was regionally famous for her depression era parties, where hoards of neighbors would spend the evening dancing, singing, chatting, and eating. My mother inherited this trait and after the dream home was built, it was the site of many social gatherings. On any […]
