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Until we meet again
(Shawn, Kevin, Victor and Kenneth) Today we say farewell to a man who’s gone too soon… Kevin J. Forbes, my fiance’s cousin. He’s second from left in the photo above with the huge smile on his face. I don’t think … Continue reading
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Spice
July 9th marked the third anniversary since we said goodbye to my beloved Spice girl… my pooch and cherished friend. I wrote about her on that day, before I, along with Ken (my fiance), Clara and Jason (my children), Bill … Continue reading
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Pasteles… not a one person job
When I was a child, most of the family on my father’s side lived in Brooklyn. I have fond memories of Sunday dinners at Abuela and Abuelo’s apartment and running around with my cousins to visit other family members who … Continue reading
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On the last day of my 40’s
Tomorrow, I turn 50. Half a century, 5 decades, under my belt. But it’s during the last decade where I’ve really changed and grown. My 40’s started off shitty… newly separated with 2 teens and a new mortgage, I wanted … Continue reading
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“Come fun, come all”… unless you’re fatty, fat, fat
Yesterday, I saw a full page ad that Old Navy took out in a local newspaper. It was touting today’s fashion show in Bryant Park, to promote their RockStar Skinny Jeans, as being for “All women. All shapes. All sizes. … Continue reading
Goodbye, farewell and Amen
This isn’t a trip I want to take and the weather is appropriately glum, chilly and rainy. I’d rather be looking forward to hanging out with my girlfriends where all sorts of hilarity are bound to ensue. Instead, I’m going … Continue reading
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Reclaiming Christmas
I’m determined to be politically incorrect this year. While airports and municipal buildings are taking down trees and Nativity scenes over fear of lawsuits and everywhere you go, all you see are signs saying “Happy Holidays” and “Seasons Greetings”, I’m reclaiming Christmas. … Continue reading
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It’s so hard to say goodbye…
The gray puppy with the steel-blue eyes was what I wanted. She was small and cute and cuddly with a round belly. However, the rescue organization, Start II, made us fill out a questionnaire to see if we’d be a … Continue reading
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It was 20 years ago today…
June 26th, 1991. I was 28, in a black velvet dress given to me by an acquaintance who had lost weight. He was 31, in a second-hand tuxedo which had been purchased for his fledgling magic business (the man was … Continue reading
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