When The Right Number Is The Wrong Number (An L.A. Noir)
Los Angeles: The City of Angels. The land of sun, palm trees and broken dreams. The land of Botox and silicone and really great tacos and hamburgers. I had moved back here recently and was […]
Category: Everyday Life
Stomach Flu Is The New Waterboarding
I am rocking day 3 of a nasty stomach flu. While I’ll spare you the gory and graphic details, I’ll tell you this much: It ain’t pretty. Oh, and in case you were wondering: I’m […]
Prescription Sleep Aids May Cure Insomnia…Permanently
As an insomniac, I am awake during the middle of the night to see the brilliantly placed commercials for prescription sleep aids. Most of these drugs warn that one of their potential side effects may […]
Ten Tips for Darkening Your Day
1. Start the morning with a visit to the dentist and a root canal. I did this a few days ago. Fortunately, I am not afraid of dentists. I have been known to doze off […]
True Confessions: My Dishwasher Stabbed Me
Under normal circumstances I would give an “Icky” alert to warn squeamish people before they read this post, but to be honest, the “icky” part of this post is very important as I am here […]
Man Accused of Sextortion
A man in Glendale, CA (where coincidentally I am currently living—and no it’s not me!) is charged with allegedly blackmailing 350 women online into showing him pictures of them naked. The FBI is calling him […]
Every Emergency Contact Sheet Tells A Story
I’m currently temping at a production company in their Human Resources department. My job is to take the paperwork in their employees’ files and input it into their new database. Yes, Hollywood is indeed glamorous. […]
A Threesome Minus a Twosome Equals Jail Time
I am not sure if Emily Post ever discussed the correct etiquette for this situation but maybe the modern “Manners Gurus” can tackle it. A 44-year-old woman in Friendship, Maine is in jail because she […]