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To My Contractor, Scott: Won’t You Please Call Me Back?
Dear Scott: I am writing to you with actual pen and paper because I keep waiting for you to return my calls and texts and I can’t figure out why you won’t respond. What went wrong with our...
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Breaking: New Pooh Bear Manuscript Found
New books from deceased or aged authors are as common now as insulting comments by Donald Trump. Fresh on the heels of new releases by the late Theodor Geisel and Harper, comes rumor of another...
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I Jinxed El Niño – You Can Blame Me
Originally published on LA Daily News “The El Niño rains are still coming! They’ll be here in January . . . February, no, we mean March, possibly April, or even late May,” the local weather...
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I Saw A Meteor and Lost My S…
It’s 6:38 AM and I’m making my kids’ lunches and staring out my kitchen window mindlessly at the valley below, when this light – this incandescent neon green light – catches my eye low on the horizon....
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Book Excerpt from “Where to Dump a Dead Body . . .”
Yesterday I took Buddy to get his shots in case we have to board him during our vacation. I’m really hoping that our friend Barry will house-sit and watch Buddy because he gets so nervous at that...
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The Most Un-Cool Mom Ever – Guest Post on Ooph
Check out my post on Ooph – Stefanie Mullen’s website for parents of teens and tweens. I’m so uncool!
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The Fellowship of the Ham
About the time I thought the vein on my neck was going to explode from the stress of the holidays, I was suddenly struck with an unexpected heartwarming feeling. Oddly enough, this happened as I wrote...
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I’m Just Like Honey Boo Boo’s Mom!
Help! I don’t know how it happened but somehow I’ve turned into Honey Boo Boo’s mom. Check out my guest post on LA Parent.
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Out, Damned Spot
I’ve never understood how otherwise sensible people let themselves get carried away with cosmetic procedures. Can’t they see there’s a point where they start to look worse instead of better? I suppose...
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About Your Grandpa – A Father’s Day post
book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? My grandfather died when I was only five. I barely knew him or anything about him. Any effort to find out more never panned out because my dad didn’t...
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