why I can't stop drinking

This blog used to be called "Why I Can't Stop Smoking." Well, I did stop smoking. Now I need to stop drinking. The only thing is, every day there seems to be a reason why I can't just yet. It worked before, so—here goes! Today's reason

2.11.2013

guys, come on!

Law Allowing Guns in Churches Signed by Arkansas Governor By REUTERS The Church Protection Act would allow individual places of worshi...

12.10.2012

nice town

Man accused of attacking wife with sandwich Associated Press SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. -- A western Nebraska man is accused of assaulting his wif...

8.08.2012

biker heaven

Ah, the wind in your hair and Jesus riding pillion. As American as—Bud used to be.

7.04.2012

it's so american

The menu: Watermelon, hot dogs, deviled eggs and—seltzer???

6.26.2012

standing on line

I'm too old and too spoiled from being a journalist to stand in line with teenagers for a free concert.

6.20.2012

doing lunch

Today's reason I can't stop drinking is lunch with Ed. Which typically starts at 1:00 or so and goes on for 12 hours. And it did.

6.05.2012

the weather

I keep worrying about the tenants. If it's hot, they might be too hot; if cold, they might build illegal fires in the fireplace, etc. ...

5.09.2012

a century

My father-in-law's a hundred years old. And we're none of us getting any younger. l'chaim!

4.04.2012

a dog's life

My mother loves her dog more than her children.

2.14.2012

allergies

On account of having been bitten by ticks and chiggers in the past, I may be allergic to meat. WTF! I want my steak and brewski!

2.09.2012

off the meds

I'm off the blood pressure medicine you're not supposed to consume alcohol with. . .

2.06.2012

you know who

1.23.2012

journalism 101

To become a journalist, you have to be able to think, write, talk, drink and smoke—often all at once.

1.13.2012

no more wisdom

Isn't this enough to make you want to dull the pain?

1.11.2012

it's tax time

Yes, it's that fabu time when I get to see how unwisely I spent my money last year—how much on beer at John's Party Pantry and the R...

12.11.2011

holidays

12.04.2011

baby in bar

11.28.2011

hellos and goodbyes

11.19.2011

boola boola

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say someone driving a U-Haul truck into a tailgating area at the Yale-Harvard game accelerated into three wo...

11.13.2011

everybody's doing it

In the mouths of babes. . .

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About Me

Claudia: The sister of the President of the Garden Club, a former journalist (People, Life) and now vacation rental property manager on an island once known as Claudia's Island, Claudia has honed her bedmaking skills and seldom travels without a truckload of substandard chairs.

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