I see the light!
For all of you who live in cities where you have to walk, such as NYC, there is always the question of getting across the street. I'm not always so good at waiting for the light to change, if there's no traffic, I cross. But my daughter, Anni-Ming, has been told, and rightly so...by her mother actually, that this is a big no-no. But my habit is a life-long one and those are hard to break. She had me doing affirmations, "I only cross WITH the light, I only cross WITH the light", but they didn't quite stick.

So today she came up with a creative incentive to help me with this traffic affliction. "O.K. Mom, so from now on, every time you cross without the light, you have to immediately eat a pound and a half of chocolate, cut in big chunks, no chewing, just swallow it whole, and then go to the dentist for the cavities!!!" I think she may have come up with a real habit-breaker here!

I'll keep you posted. Either I'll learn the patience to wait for the light, or I'll wake up one morning to find I've turned into a big chocolate cream puff!

I gave Greenlee a piece of my mind at the Cambias murder trial. It's just the latest in a long line of "Opalisms". Click here for more!

Double-Boiler Debacle!

Let me start by saying I have a "food thing". I've finally attributed it to a past life, either I was starved to death or a world class chef, but the remnants of that past life have left me almost entirely consumed with edibles. Having said that, I now wonder…is it the past life? Or is it, as usual …La Mere. God, it's a hell of a job, being a mother. You austensibly do your very best, slaving and sacrificing your whole life for your children, and then they grow up and blame you for everything! No wonder I waited so long before strapping on the harness of motherhood. But back to the subject at hand, my obsession with food... (MORE...)