Is there such a thing as canine alopecia? If so, my dog may be suffering from the early stages of hair loss. Every year, after spring, Chuy gets a “summer cut.” He’s usually so furry, you see, and this prevents him from overheating during the day, when temperatures soar over 100 degrees here in [...]
I’m the kind of person who has a tendency to overdo things. When I love something I tend to surround myself with it, and won’t stop until I get sick of it. I once fell in love with waffles and ate it every chance I got: for breakfast, for dinner, as a snack, or as [...]
Last weekend I went to the beach. That may not seem like a very big deal; after all I do live in Southern California, where everyone goes to the beach. It’s easily 10 degrees hotter here in the Valley than Downtown LA, and anywhere from 15-20 degrees warmer than the coast. When the coastal temperature [...]
Last week I was sick for the first time in years. I typically don’t get sick so when I do fall ill it’s pretty bad. I had to call in sick to work three days in a row, stuck in bed with a fever and a head cold I couldn’t shake. On the third day [...]
Have you ever done this: purposely take items you cannot afford into the dressing room just for the sake of trying them on? I do it all the time. Today, courtesy of summer hours at work (where I can opt to take three days off or six half-days between Memorial Day and Labor Day), I [...]
We had a little quake here in LA last Tuesday (July 29). The earthquake hit just before noon, as I was paying for my lunch at the cafeteria. At first the shaking was subtle, up and down motion, like a large truck moving past an intersection. It then intensified to a back-and-forth motion, like being [...]
I am a bad mother to this blog. Its first birthday (blogiversary, whatever) came and went on July 25 without any fanfare. I blame it on the new job and new place. These past few weeks have been hard, physically and mentally, and I find myself shutting down after I get home. To top it [...]
