Exotic destination? Virtual vacation? Ever feel like you need to get away from it all – somehow? I suspect I could send my own postcard from the edge right now. Perhaps from a gorgeous beach on an exotic isle. From a small cabin shaded by old trees. (But not so remote that I’m deprived of […]
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll
Drugs. Alcohol. Big kids, big worries.
Don Draper Dreams
“I want less mess around here,” he says. “And that means less stuff. We’re selling this place, and we’re living more simply.” Not the words I expect from Don Draper, and I wonder how it is that I’m witness to this private conversation. Well, somewhat private. It’s a small guestroom in a part of the […]
Mini Monster
Ah, the Big House. The one that drove me (and no doubt the neighbors) crazy for… let’s see… 12 months? 18 months? Oh, it was a seemingly endless period of time as the noise, mess, and general disturbance was unavoidable. Daily. Then there was the nail in my tire requiring (expensive) repair – hardly the […]
Does Parenting Advice Help or Hurt?
Parenting advice. When do we believe it?
Cher Jean-Marc (mai 1988)
Letter to a lost lover. Number 3. May 1988.
Apologies
You step on someone’s foot in line. It’s automatic. You say “sorry.” You apologize. You reach for the same chicken leg on the platter as your sister at exactly the same time. You laugh, and say “sorry!” You apologize. But whether it comes to everyday apologies over minutiae or major issues that arise from harsh […]
Hot Guys, Anderson Cooper, the Gay Thing
My definition of a hot guy? Smart. Funny. (Aren’t humor and smarts sexy – in a man or a woman?) And sure, penetrating eyes, a great smile, a cute butt – they don’t hurt. So. We have this week’s news about Anderson Cooper. And? He’s gay. And? The Gay Thing – who is, who isn’t, […]
Mouthy
I consider the beekeeper’s hat with its exotic veil. Might I find one that’s a deal – very Samantha in Sex and the City – in the infamous episode of her chemical peel? I picture a purposeful but seemingly natural gesture – my fingers curled over my chin, as my index and middle finger casually […]
Facing It
There was no need to lie about my age as I moved through the corridors of the school with a thirty-something man at my side. I was wearing my twenty-something face. I was lost on the way to a lecture, and he was a Teaching Assistant I had approached outside the brick building as he […]