Big Little Wolf's Daily Plate of Crazy

“You’re trouble,” he said. I didn’t know the gentleman, but he’s right. Yes, I am.
It was a brief exchange, yesterday – just a moment with no names – but filled with the fleeting flutter of engagement, and a little smile, the kind that lasts through long days, lightening them so they become more manageable.
It’s about [...]

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Looking for a better sex life? Try cosmetic surgery.
Think those people keeping the plastic surgery business booming are going under the knife to crop that crooked nose? Think again! It’s boobs, booty, and more boobs!
Reality TV, ads, films, internet dating, your local Whole Foods – everywhere you look are examples of nip this and tuck [...]

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Does success always involve a pact with the devil? Go on. Think back. All those little deals and compromises justified in order to move up the corporate ladder, to get the bigger house, the faster car, the hot guy, the beautiful woman… What wouldn’t we do to get what we want?

What if it’s to protect [...]

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Gathered around the water cooler chatting about the latest oo-ah moment on Reality TV?  Or which antidepressant doesn’t impact libido?
Arguing on your cell over the term “cougar” – now part of popular culture – whereas “lech” seems to have disappeared from contemporary usage?
What do you think – really – of a 45-year old woman who [...]

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I just saw it again – the “P” word. Promiscuity. And I saw it in an article written by a woman, referring to a period in her life when she was actively exploring her sexuality.
I loathe the term “promiscuous;” it’s judgmental and gender-biased, implying engagement in indiscriminate sexual behavior with multiple people, and even the [...]

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Is chivalry dead? Recently resurrected? Thriving in certain demographics and knocked off again in others? Will it rise once more in the fine muddle of commotion and controversy over opening doors, pulling out chairs, and picking up the tab on dates?
Chivalry – a resounding YES, on my planet

Chivalry is about courtesy and generosity. I [...]

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Shall I get condoms?

Silence.
It’s like having band-aids in the house, I said. Good to have around. Just in case.
I turned to my son, saw the grin, and made one of those critical parental decisions. The kind you feel in your gut.
I’m long past embarrassment when I purchase anything. Well, almost. It was a Kroger day. [...]

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Quick post. I love Alltop.com – I find it incredibly useful to get to top blogs in an organized fashion. And as a user of blogs in two languages, professionally and personally – I think Alltop.com is a tremendous time saver and a very usable resource.
My issue
I enjoy reading the DAD blogs – referenced [...]

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Sex sells.
It’s hardly an original concept. Yet it remains true that sex sells in advertising, regardless of the communication channels employed. Sexual imagery motivates millions to purchase products and services. It fuels careers, and accounts for billions of media dollars.*
It’s a tried-and-true method of catching our interest – and retaining it. Sex has [...]

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What is it that touches us so deeply when we lose our pop culture icons?
Losing celebrities
Certainly, when celebrities pass away, we grieve the loss of talent. And we grieve for people we grew up wanting to emulate – watching, hearing, and admiring during impressionable years. We are also fascinated by celebrity, with those who lead [...]

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