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The Year They All Abandoned Me
It was a bad year for real estate. One of the not so precipitous dips we San Diegan's experience all too frequently. The kind that sends the CFOs into retirement and sends the employees scurrying to the local unemployment office. …
The Upgrade
Yesterday, after much teasing about my old phone, I finally upgraded my old Samsung for a Blackberry. Part of the reason for this was my husband coming home with a new one paid for by his company. Prior to this …
Heidi Klum's Anti-Aging Secrets
This is one of the "secrets"....... #3 "I didn't get stretch marks during my pregnancies, and I wasn't even moisturizing myself like a maniac." Just that. Nothing else. Now, we all know that Heidi is a supernatural being, and completely …
Shameful Secrets
I slither into the tiki bar with my hat pulled low over my brow and my oversized sunglasses affixed to the bridge of my nose. My glance darts to the left, to the right. I don’t recognize a soul. I …
A Tomb With a View
You can't take it with you. Or can you? I rarely read the obituaries. I am not yet of an age where I can expect on a daily basis to see in them at least a friend of friend of …
Cat Exercise Video!!
An exciting new way to lose weight and burn calories!! From the Cats of Ocean Beach, we present, for a mere $29.99, plus shipping and handling, this innovative method of exercise!! Ten years of research studying the habits of cats …
Steve is a Loser
If you are like most women, at some point in your life you have probably dated an as*hole. You know the type: a surly but occasionally charming unemployed professional student (which I have discovered is a euphemism for alcoholism), lives …
It's just an earthquake
I am watching a bird from my window to the world He is flying soaring and dipping and wishing to light on a tree on a wire on a fence but not really because he can fly because he can. …
Cirque Umbrella (or One for Ponzi)
What is it about umbrellas? Anything new is a reason to inspect. Let's all get in on the action... Anyone seen the show? Those "cats" are amazing. Talk about bendable buddies.
The Trio and His Eminence
Do you have any idea how hard it was to get this photo? It was like herding cats. This is a typical day for "the Dude".
I Suck at Vacationing - Part Dos - Redemption
Because it was 4:45 in the morning when I left the hotel, I was put in a taxi with a night shift driver. At least he was supposed to be. After we started driving, I began to panic, realizing I …
I Suck at Vacation - Part One
I will start this with a disclaimer. This is about a first world problem of epic proportions, therefore I make no apologies. I am simply stating a fact and sharing my experience with the reader. So, take offense if you …
A Pretty Pickle
She looks at me from the floor. The mutilated one. I would never have done this to her myself. I found her in the Albertson's parking lot where my old trainer used to be, .9 miles from my house. She …
Tiger's Wood
So, yet another woman has stepped forward to claim the throne of who has slept with Tiger Woods. What the hell? How did he manage to keep this under wraps for so long, only to now have the lid blown …
Funny Joke
It Gets Worse
So this morning, after I read the front page, ranted, and went off to work, I come home and pick up the San Diego lightweight we refer to as a newspaper where I left off. Imagine my horror when I …