When someone tells me that I’m really taking my broken foot situation in stride, I smile at the pun…and the compliment. But when people are so bold as to go out on a limb in their writing, calling attention to cliches by inserting quotation marks, I simply put my foot… Read More
I’ve struggled with weight, and battled sticking to any sort of food program – in particular a Weight Watchers program. So when I broke my leg, I had a feeling that any pounds I’d lost over the past weeks through hard work, would be quickly gained back. Broken Leg =… Read More
It’s the first question everyone asks me, usually after I tell my story of how I broke my ankle. After I share that my doctor has forbidden me to get out of bed except to go to the restroom. How he has me lying with my foot elevated on several… Read More
Back in the days when I was a child, breaking a leg meant one thing: You came to school with a white or pink plaster cast, and everyone signed it. You hobbled around in school with crutches and got plenty of attention. By the time you were ready to have… Read More
“Break a Leg.” It refers to what well-wishers tell people in show business before a performance. “Hey, break a leg,” is kind of a good luck message to actors, a group of people who tend to be quite superstitious! But in actuality, nobody ever asks for a broken leg, do… Read More
