Plastic Bag Hypocrisy

So, Culver City has banned plastic bags. Well, the plastic bags that stores put your purchases in. I’m not sure if I will have to pay to get one now, or if they are completely banned, but I am less than happy. Why? We reuse them as trash bags. They are the...

Brett Wallach Unleashed

Today, I welcome Brett Wallach, author of the noir detective novellas Jesse Garon: The Search for Elvis Presley’s Twin and And I Love Her. Marci: What inspires you and your writing? Brett: I love the cathartic aspect of writing, getting things out of me that are...

Bizarre Dreams

I woke this morning from a bizarre dream. It wasn’t scary, just… weird. And I woke up because my arms were tired. (They were over my head.) I was laughing in the dream, but let me start from where I remember it. I was up at my parents’ house. Dad was...

It’s cold and I’m craving chili

Yup, that’s about it, but I’m not eating beans (which I’m sure makes my husband happy), so I need a meat chili recipe. I’ve been fantasizing about chili dogs (no bun for me) for the past couple of days. Chili dogs with cheese. Yum! No,...

Roasting Pan Woes

Somehow this was inserted as a page. I have deleted it from that section and put it back up. I apologize for the repeat. ~ ~ ~ This past week, I picked up a roast for, well, dinner with the intent on making it the next night. I have never cooked a roast before, but I...