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 [...]
Cheesecake is delicious. It’s a known fact in case you were wondering. The taste, the smell, the texture, the…calories? Okay, scratch that last one out. As I was enjoying my fantasy of dessert at The Cheesecake Factory, Glee called with some unpleasant news. It seems with all these health and diet crazes, The Cheesecake Factory is going to [...]
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“Jean I’m going to get taller.” Oh, not again. My mother has been having a hard time dealing with the fact that she’s getting old and shrinking. She doesn’t understand how it’s possible. “Okay Mom, whatever you say.” “Jean, we can get taller together. I saw it on that morning show. This very nice [...]
“What is all of this?” These are the first words out of my mouth when I walk into what was once my clean kitchen. Newspapers are scattered all over the counter and chairs and pieces of cut up papers are on the floor. I hear a rustle and turn to see my daughter, Lara, sifting [...]
“Jean, I’m a hoarder!” That’s what my mother hit me with when she came for her typical visit. “I can’t get rid of anything! And did you know 1 in 50; maybe even 1 in 20 people are hoarders? People in senior centers are hoarding like crazy!” “Mom just because you’re living in an assisted [...]
One hundred seventeen degrees and walls of monsoon dust motivate a soul to do strange things. Lara and Gus think it would be a great idea to take a surprise family vacation. (Yes, that includes my mother and the grandchildren.) She won’t tell us where we’re going. She said, “Pack light for day and bring jackets for night. And don’t [...]
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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 [...]
Jean Rubin is confused how Scottsdale lands on all the odd city rankings.
Jean takes Maury to a martini party and chocolate milk is back.
Jean acknowledges the stress of daily living on top of holidays.
