Is What You’re Eating Giving You Stress? One of the problems of having a mother who reads the newspaper is that she calls you to give you a distilled report of current events. Since she’s in her later years (she still will not allow me to tell anyone her age), most of her concerns focus [...]
Besides the fact that Glee is insisting on wearing unrelieved black all the time–”Jean, I’ve gained weight so if I wear all black no one will notice I’ve gained a few pounds. I’m going on Kirtsie Alley’s natural organic amazing herbs after the holidays. John Travolta’s wife is on them, too, and lost all her [...]
“Oh hi Mom! Listen I can’t stay on the phone long, I am on my way out the door!” “I saw on the news about an elderly woman getting mugged. She was just out on her afternoon walk, minding her own business when some guy came and grabbed her purse. He dragged her before taking [...]
Scottsdale is usually known for luxurious golf resorts, Botox Babes, and perfect weather—nine months out of the year. The summers are hot and the city is often a ghost town between June and September. Scottsdalians often complain of the heat as if they don’t know that they live in a desert and act surprised when [...]
I was running late to meet Glee because my mother consumed a few hours shopping for the perfect pair of walking shoes. Never mind that she only walks to the dining room at Friendly Arms. Glee promised big news. I didn’t know if she was planning another “glamping” trip or had scheduled a new cosmetic/hormone/injectable [...]
Now that the le grande bus tour “One Nation“ has come to an end, the local news has re-focused on our state. We have a sheriff scandal, a President of the Senate scandal, a convention boycott, a new Tequila Party and a latent let’s-secede-from-the-union possibility. I find most of this embarrassing because friends and relatives call from [...]
Finally, after 17 years the “Rock Burglar” has been caught and arrested Friday May 27, 2011, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Suspect, Robert James Neese, allegedly has been involved in nearly 400 burglaries around Carefree, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, and Scottsdale, stealing more than an estimated $10 million in cash and [...]
One of the joys of being married is the stress your husband creates. Maury and I have been together decades and he still manages to surprise me. I have accepted the fact that I will never get rid of the History Channel or golf. Isn’t it a cliché for doctors to play golf? This week a news story set [...]
Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably have heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have called it quits. I usually try to ignore the celebrity Hollywood scene, but couldn’t help but share my opinion when Glee brought it up over lunch the other day. “Jean, did you hear?” asked Glee. “Let [...]
Jean Rubin is confused how Scottsdale lands on all the odd city rankings.
