Random Nonsense

Last night, six sets of neighbors gathered for our annual gag gift swap. The kids did their secret santas. Son #1 got a GameStop giftcard; S...

Tis the season to decorate the Christmas tree. As such, it's that time of the year when I open a box filled with my very own, unique orn...

Spent the night last night at my girlfriend's house on Keuka Lake. We sat in the hot tub for hours and drank a lot of wine. We thought w...

For a chick who doesn't like the cold, I loooooooooooved my trip to Banff! Total relaxation with girlfriends and 100% stress free. Now, ...

You know you're overworked when: Your son bursts into tears and tells you how much he misses you -- and you live with him You meet a f...

What's on the docket this weekend? Why a quick trip across the lake to Toronto with my girlfriend Yams to see Nick Lowe and Wilco. Hey...

Our second stop: Our nation's capital where we stayed at the Dupont Circle Hotel . I felt so Sydney Ellen Wade-ish! (Looove her .) Aft...

Last Saturday morning, I was in the locker room in the gym brushing my hair when Christine, one of my BFF's since childhood, came in. I ...

Today is Monday and I didn't go to work! Repeat: I didn't go to work! Instead, I went for an early morning walk with my girlfriend...

This song, from one of my favorite new artists, Eilen Jewell , (who is playing the Rochester International Jazz Fest on Friday night) goes o...

Where do I begin? With my Mother's Day overnight trip with my girlfriends to the spa at Mirbeau? Waiting in line just to gorge ourselv...

In continuation of yesterday's morose musical theme, today's post is about another song that I heard last week that is also sad for ...

Thanks to one innocent Facebook post this morning, I've been listening to the Beach Boys all day. For the most part, they remind me of m...

One of my best friends since the first grade came over for wine and cheese a few weeks ago. The kids, mainly Son #2, have a running gag with...

I just went through the 3.5 years of this blog and deleted most of my work-related rants. Why? Partly because I'm very appreciative of t...

Made it through a whirlwind weekend and now need a rest but, alas, I'm back in the saddle again. Friday night, I worked until after ei...

I ran into a friend a week or two ago who I had last seen at a Christmas party where he had clearly tied one on. He said, "My memory is...

On behalf of a girlfriend who I love and who will remain nameless, I just coined a new word: fauxbriety. Definition: "Even though I...

Over the weekend, I discovered that: A single martini feels much stronger when you subsequently have to navigate an airport. But cocktails ...

Went out to meet my niece, in town from DC, for a drink tonight at the pub. Thankfully my girlfriend came with me because my niece didn'...