REAL LIFE FRIEND

I have many friends I know only from the Internet, but I have never met one in person…until now.  Sure, years ago I had met dozens of pen-pals: people who I painstakingly hand wrote letters to and sent via the U.S Postal Service way back before there was an Internet.  For some reason meeting an [...]

THE NOSE ON YOUR FACE

At first I thought it was some sort of unfortunately placed pimple that sat on the very top of my nose, but when the ugly red blotch was still there 3 weeks later I began to realize that it was probably something more sinister.  I confirmed my suspicions with a dermatologist who said it was [...]

NO FEAR NOR LOATHING

Desperate for a few days away from dishes and domesticity, I decided on a trip to Las Vegas, because it contained everything I thought my trip away required: A nice pool, a comfy bed, a deep, clean bathtub plus plenty of spectacle and ridiculous alcoholic beverages.  It also called for a good friend for bonding [...]

BABIES FIRST HEAD WOUND

Today, the day after I spent 5 hours in the ER with my son, I am leaving for Las Vegas for a girl getaway weekend and will be leaving him for the first time since he was born 20 months and eight days ago.  Talk about mother-guilt complex.  I was going to write a whole post [...]

7 YEARS SINCE I HAVE SEEN YOU

I miss you every single day.  I think of you most when I am singing and dancing.