Potato Chip Sandwiches and Other Staples of A Healthy Diet

I died and went to heaven and then came back and ate this cheese and bacon stuffed potato skin. OH MAH GAH.

Food. I haz obsession. I pretty much think about food ALL DAY LONG and when I’m eating one meal I’m already thinking about the next. Fortunately, I have the awesomest genes on the planet because I manage to stay in good shape and health. But I often eat like crap. For example, my favorite food? [...]

Things I Didn’t Get For the Holidays

So the holidays are over and we’re all completely broke. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t get the things I wanted most. How about some money-saving secrets for next year? Wanna get me a gift I’ll love without spending all your hard-earned cash? No problem! Here are plenty of FREE ideas for me: A Poop Scoop Fairy. The PSF has [...]

Hummus, Communism, and the Decline of Our Once Great Intellect

There was a time when we were intellectuals to be reckoned with… my brother, sister-in-law, husband and I would sit around the dining table discussing politics, social change and the benefits and disadvantages of living under a wholly capitalist cultural hegemony. I finally realized that we are just not those people anymore.

Curious Incident of the Public Toenail

One night at dinner my husband mentioned an ingrown toenail. At the dinner table. While we were eating dinner. In case there is any question about what we were doing at the dinner table at the time he mentioned his ingrown toenail, we were eating. Dinner. A little known but important fact to know for [...]

My Son, the Dog

Ben is my impossible eater. He happily eats macaroni, fruit and grilled cheese. That’s about it. Maybe, ravioli if the wind is blowing in the right direction. Occasionally, a carrot or pea enters his system, but it’s a very rare occurrence. Getting him to eat anything he doesn’t want to is pure torture. Because of [...]