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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

Thu
28
Jul

How’s Your Haboob?

2:09 pm

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 [...]

Wed
2
Mar

Are You a Bighorn Sheep Fan?

7:50 pm

Jean Rubin tells her husband Maury about the bighorn sheep in Arizona and the overpasses that were built for them.

Thu
17
Feb

Dating in Cyberspace?

5:03 pm

Are You Interested in Online Dating? This topic never interested me since I have been married to Maury since I was a child. It always struck me as odd to find someone you met online and fall in love. Wasn’t it not too long ago that they were warning us about people not being who [...]

Tiger Mom is making the news.  Apparently this woman is so strict disciplining her children; her husband has been defending her on television. Can you imagine Maury going on air to say I’m not a B#$$$%?! She forced her daughter to practice piano for hours without even a bathroom break. She even threatened to burn [...]

Wed
26
Jan

Snooki an Author?

11:13 am

I can’t believe I am going to admit I know who this is but I can’t believe Snooki has written her own book.  To top it off I can’t believe her book “A Shore Thing” is on the New York Times Best Seller list. I have been trying to write and publish a book for [...]

Wed
12
Jan

A Palin’s Moving In!

2:10 pm

Jean is in distress about having a Palin for a neighbor

Jean’s in distress about embezzling nuns and garbage.