It has been a bit rainy here in scenic New Jersey. By a bit rainy, I mean it has rained nine days out of the last fourteen. Not biblical downpours, mind you, I’m talking the kind of precipitation that transforms suburban backyards into prime swampland, minus the alligators. Such … [Read more...]

Summertime, and the living is easy...yeah, right. I have just finished five weeks of acting summer camp, and boy, are my tires are tired. Okay, truth be told, my teenage daughter is the acting camp graduate, I am just the stage mom wannabe who was the wheels beneath her … [Read more...]

I’m certain in the pet world that a well-rounded owner is the preferred status symbol. I think my pets want me fat. They weren’t bringing me Godiva chocolates, but they were doing their best to keep me from shedding weight. My two lazy dogs and lethargic cat have unified to stop … [Read more...]

Recently, my Muse decided to go on strike. Alarmed at my dearth of words, the ones as a writer I rely upon, I do some checking and sure enough--there's my Muse, picketing the corpus callosum, that creative center of my brain. "So what's the deal?" I ask my Muse. "Why are you … [Read more...]