Category Archives: Diet

Lactose Intolerance

Ipanema

I befriended a 10-year-old boy in Rio one summer. Rio was our last stop before returning to the states, and we had a little over a week to explore the city.  Our neat little hotel was close to Ipanema and … Continue reading

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Skulls

   In the early 90s, I flew down to Belize not only to dive but also to immerse myself in what I expected would be a unique culture in Central America because Belize is a British protectorate nestled among Spanish-speaking … Continue reading

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Taking Your Medicine

When I was seven, I dared my naïve neighbor, Paul Lumbsten, to stick a pink pencil eraser up his nose.  He not only did so, but had to have it removed at the doctor’s office. It had lodged somewhere up … Continue reading

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Half and Half

Half and Half Seven years ago my otherwise obedient body rejected half and half, full-on cream, ice cream, cheese and all its delectable incarnations. My calm stomach now hosted a storm of vitriol, refusing, anymore, to process lactose, up in … Continue reading

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Hello world!

Small town girl glibly gabbing about nonsense and other matters of importance

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