A bored housewife jousts at windmills, pokes fun at everything from leg wax to Miss Manners.
My husband and I talk about everything. That’s great, of course. But, the topic that seems to emerge most often lately is what we would do if the other person died. I begin to wonder if this is not wishful thinking on someone’s part. What’s more we have set up guidelines about how the surviving …
I’m writing this to apologize to anyone who was offended by my previous post. First I want to apologize to Macauley Culkin himself. He was just a kid when he made Home Alone. His parents probably even forced him to do it. He was a victim of that movie just like I was. Sorry, man. …
Defined by dictionary.com: camp 1. An affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or banal. 2. Banality, vulgarity, or artificiality when deliberately affected or when appreciated for its humor. John Waters is the King of Camp. Campy comedy is rarely even seen anymore outside of his films, and John …
I decided that my web address should match the title of my page. I was amazed at how many weird domain names there are. For example, www.treehugginghippy.com was already taken. I also considered my screen name “heatmiser” for a domain name. That is taken too. (Heatmiser is my screen name, because when I am in …
I think Clint Eastwood made the best western movie of all time. Unfortunately, a lot of folks mistakenly think that the movie is Unforgiven. Uh, those people are wrong. The Outlaw Josey Wales is the best western ever made. I guess Unforgiven is a good film noir, but it is a lousy western. The Outlaw …
My criteria for judging a movie’s merit is based on actually being entertained by it. I do not like movies that are so artsy I am constantly having to wonder, “What is the point? Where is the point?… Did I already miss the point when I was in the restroom earlier and now I’ll never …