Wednesday WTF

Are UFOs Real? This Saucer-Shaped Home in Lansing, Michigan is Proof Enough

By Mimi Perez / August 16, 2023 /

I have been preoccupied these past couple of weeks and I missed the news stories about how our government basically said UFOs are real. So I asked my husband, Gus, about it and he just went on and on and on. Needless to say, I did not pay attention to anything he was saying. That…

Beat The Heat (or Hot Flash) With This Australian Clubhouse For Menopausal Women

By Mimi Perez / August 9, 2023 /

I have reached a point in my life where some things are abundantly clear. The heatwave we are currently enduring does nothing positive for 55-year-old menopausal women. Our clubhouse is located in the dairy section of your local Sam’s. You will find us all just standing there finding sweet, sweet relief as the chillers blow…

Shiny Wallpaper And Shag Carpeting Bring the ’70s to Life

By Mimi Perez / August 2, 2023 /

When I was a wee tot back in the ‘70s, we had a family friend who had a thing for shiny wallpaper. Whenever she covered up another wall she would call my Mom to come look. So we would pile into the family truckster and take the 10 minute drive to her house. Ah the…

Funhouse Mirrors Makes For a Detroit House of Horrors

By Mimi Perez / July 26, 2023 /

During the late ‘70s in Alabama, pop-up carnivals became a thing. My favorite attraction was the hall of mirrors. It was the only time in my life I was tall. My little dachshund legs looked so long in the mirrors. I remember thinking that when I grew up and had a house of my own…

Oregon Hippie House on The Beach Brings the Boozy Vibes

By Mimi Perez / July 12, 2023 /

The house featured in this week’s column makes me feel boozy. I have always loved the word boozy and now, after all these years, I have a house that encapsulates what it is to feel boozy. Now what is super duper funny is that in the dictionary the example of how the word is to…