Despite what some people may think, it does not give Femme de Joie pleasure to write negative things about restaurants. Well, perhaps that should come with a qualification: it does not bother her to write negative things about restaurants she… Continue Reading
By a show of hands, how many peoplebelieve it’s unlawful to drive without your shoes on? How about, it’s unlawful to read or view written material from the driver’s position? How about the law against eating or drinking that requires… Continue Reading
Femme de Joie has not done any scientific polling, but she suspects the most-hated pie in America is mincemeat. Perhaps it’s partly the name – there’s something sinister going on with that – perhaps its unyielding dense stickiness, perhaps the… Continue Reading
It’s 2:30 p.m. right now and only 70 degrees outside in Redding. Time for a parka or something. I went mountain biking on Saturday and it was 108. So, really, how good does this fall weather feel today? Out of… Continue Reading
On those mornings when making pancake batter from scratch seems about as probable as counting the bricks in the Great Wall of China, most of us either (a) go out to Ye Old Local Greasy Spoon for a short stack… Continue Reading
There was a time when you would pile as many kids as would fit in the back of the pickup truck, stuff a few leftovers in the cab and head on down the highway, thinking everything is fine. I recall… Continue Reading
Where to Eat in Redding and Shasta County, California Recently Femme de Joie paid a visit to Bonney’s Burgers. To protect innocent eyes and sensibilities, she issues a Caution: Graphic Language Ahead. It’s likely most locals have never even heard… Continue Reading
You’re traveling down a two-lane freeway in the fast lane (known to law enforcement as the #1 lane) with your cruise control set at 70 miles per hour. Approximately a quarter-mile ahead of you, there are two commercial tractors and… Continue Reading
You’re sitting in traffic, it’s hot and you are slowly making your way towards the head of the line, when suddenly some guy on a motorcycle passes you and is now at the front of the line. That’s just not… Continue Reading
I walked into a 7-11 to buy a paper…”Yo, Mr. Weight Watcher, over here”… a rectangle of crusty, sugar-coated dough fried in pig fat was calling to me. I checked the app on my phone…no calories listed just a blinking… Continue Reading
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