Menopausal Mal

Last night, I watched Santa and some elves rappel down 22 a story building in downtown Stamford, CT. Showing off his proficiency at sliding down chimneys in record time, our dear St. Nick did flips, kicks and jumps as he descended the side of the building - with Rudolph at the ready. Main Street was... Sign in to see full entry.

My college son Ben, has expensive tastes, which are not funded by his usually generous parents. We ain't raising no spoiled brat. Our generosity extends to paying all of his college expenses, but beyond that, he's on his own. Fortunately, he can knit great hats. "Ben's Hats" have turned into quite... Sign in to see full entry.

It's the day after Thanksgiving, and all is quiet. Husband, Jeff, and sons Ben and Jacob as well as Ben's girl friend, Edmee, have taken off to the Ski Haus for some "swapping and sales." Jacob is a ski racer and needs to upgrade his equipment every year $$$$$ - and so it behooves us to swap instead... Sign in to see full entry.

"Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood." - Jane Yolen Sign in to see full entry.

I wrote this awhile ago based on a trip with Jeff: I had insulted the camel’s feelings, which wouldn’t have happened if the animal were a guy. But Marie had all the emotions of a thirteen year old girl, and when I blurted, “eeewww – that drool is disgusting,” she turned her back and walked to the... Sign in to see full entry.

I've been trying lots of new recipes lately. Tonight, it's chicken with orzo and cherry tomatoes roasted with quartered fennel bulb. If the ingredients sound somewhat exotic, that's because I'm working from "Martha Stewart's Everyday Food" magazine. Martha is nothing if not experimental with her... Sign in to see full entry.

It's Halloween. My 17 year old is grounded (let's just say sex and rock and roll were not involved), and my college kid is joining the whole campus in one party after another (and so how is this weekend so different from all the rest? Costumes). He (the Jewish one) is going as a priest. His roommate... Sign in to see full entry.

Put up a website, and watch those spammers go to town. My onthecheap sites have been victimized by these foreigners;, fortunately,however, my spam-catcher snags them before they go up on my posts. But I do have the opportunity to thumb up or thumb down each suspicious comment. Before deleting them,... Sign in to see full entry.

it's raining today- which reminds me; when it rains, it doesn't necessarily pour. Sometimes rain is just a steady drizzle. Until a few days ago, my life's work was a steady drizzle. I chair some community service events, run some synagogue events, post content on two blogs and operate a household. I... Sign in to see full entry.

In her new one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher details the end of her second marriage to Bryan Lourd, who claimed she had turned him gay by dosing him with codeine. Pointing to a present-day photo of him, Fisher muses, "Well, he had hair when I met him, too. I turn them bald, I make them... Sign in to see full entry.