The City Housewife’s Tale

No no no, take a left Margarita, shouts Julianne.   Julianne is a good half a block behind her nanny and baby.  She’s on her cell and just had her nails done.  Her holding cell paw is a jazz hand straight outta Fosse.  The nails could stop traffic.  Oh so red....

The Suburban Housewife’s Tale

  I’ve written a lot about my mother, but don’t fret.  She loved attention, so now that she’s deceased these stories make her eternal.  Kind of like Evita.  She had this uncanny ability to stump me with one liners:   Don’t unplug the...

Truth, Honesty and Betrayal

What’s worse than being told “the check is in the mail?”   Nothing is worse, especially when you earmark that money for a specific transaction and your time has now expired.  It is absolute torture to wait for a check.  First off, who the hell in the...

Procrastinating

When it comes to matters of health, I’m well aware that I do it. Procrastinate.  Oh it’ll pass, it’ll disappear, nothing to be concerned about. Then in a few weeks I’ve got a full blown fiasco on my hands. And sadly I hold my dogs to the same buy now / pay later...

Why I Hate Mayonnaise

People love this stuff, even though it’s basically cholesterol in a jar. I don’t like it one bit. Gives me a bundle of bile in my throat. My hatred of it also rules out mayonnaise based dishes like macaroni salad, potato salad, any sandwich purchased at Subway (they...