A singer/performer in my youth, I was a voice major at Indiana University, but became a lawyer when I moved to Arizona after I graduated...[Read More]
Eight years ago my friend’s mother was diagnosed with bone cancer. It was awful, but my dad and I both said, at least it wasn’t my mom. A year later my mom was diagnosed with bone cancer. She died less than two years later, my friend’s mother died a year after my mother.
Six years ago [...]
I’ve decided that I want to make my number one priority right now learning how to block out all the noise that gets in the way of my living life to the fullest.
One kind of noise - the judgment of others. I have lived so long in the shadow of the pathological fear of ridicule. [...]
When Max was little (well, littler than he is now) he loved Toaster Strudels. The problem was, he would only eat the icing off them and not the strudels themselves. After a while I stopped buying them because it was a waste.
Well, he’s older now, and I decided on a whim to bring them back [...]
Max had an evaluation appointment today with a psychologist who was doing the evaluation to help determine what his academic goals at this point in his life should be. I was really looking forward to her meeting him.
Well, wouldn’t you know, her office had an elevator.
He completely fixated on it and was unable to really [...]
So last night I got home from work at 6:00 and promptly went straight to bed. I planned to just nap a bit while Conrad graciously took Max on the nighttime runs. But I crashed right out and when he got home, I stayed there. I ended up going to bed at about 6:30 and [...]
God, what a bland day. What a bland life I have going right now. Every day, the same routine. Every day, the same vapid pleasantries exchanged between the same people. And it’s not just because I’m a secretary. I hear my judge in the courtroom and it’s the same, the litany, the admonitions, the same [...]
Jen Lancaster has come out with her latest memoir, Pretty in Plaid. Back when Jen came to do a book signing here in Phoenix, I went to it and brought a copy of my book to her. Man, was I nervous to do that. I didn’t want to be one of those self-promoters but I’d [...]
So I was watching “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” and was absolutely stunned by the antics of Janice Dickinson. I mean, I was astonished that people in white coats were not showing up to escort her to the nearest facility with foam walls instanter. I couldn’t believe that all of America was [...]
So, I’m a little bit obsessed with our morning radio show here in Arizona, KEZ99.9 with Beth and Bill.
WEELLLLLL….
Today I called in and recommended a restaurant on the air!
It was very cool because they’d been talking about Miley Cyrus, so when I got on Beth asked if I shared her name, and I [...]
Now, nothing is worse than coming back from Hawaii. Leaving Hawaii is like a death. When I was young and fortunate enough to spend every summer there, I always cried coming back. Painful! And when I grew up and only went there a few more times, I sobbed for two days upon my return.
So this [...]