Women in the baby blur You know that blur that occurs after (most) women have babies? And they don’t have nannies to help, or nearby family stepping in on a regular basis, or maybe they do, but the reality of the days and nights is a growing fuzziness, a stream of sleeplessness and round-the-clock activity? […]
Clocking time
Are your dreams on hold? Are you floating in a perpetual state of waiting? One more number? One more indistinguishable face in the crowd, chasing through an exhausting schedule that seems like nothing more than clocking time? You’re following the hour hand and the minute hand with your eyes, listening to the slow ticking of […]
Suck Balls
“Suck balls,” he says. “What?” I choke back the laughter. “You heard me,” he repeats. “Suck balls. Sour balls. Or a lemon.” Home remedies, saliva ducts, sour balls, lack of lemons. Last evening everything was “usual” until we were struck by our typically unusual “usual” – my son, just before dinner, emerged from his version […]
Murphy Murphy Please No More! Might You Simply Move Next Door?
That big M tattooed on my chest? Uh, nope – just paint. Maybe it’s the big M on my form-fitting super sexy spandex uniform of daily duties, the sequined M emblazoned on my ruby-colored cape, the glitzy grosgrain ribbon folded and tacked into embellishment in the shape of M’s, a perfect pair of M and […]
Betty White won’t you be my Valentine?
Thinking about Valentine’s dating already? Those of you who are single are surely feeling the pressure. And if you’re “lightly” involved, you may be wondering if things will heat up for the robust red romantic holiday. And for any who are happily in love, you may be lubricating your love machines for a night (or […]
Next generation marriage
“I want to get married,” he says. The words are fired off into the air and seem to settle there, stark and defiant, as though some invisible structure of wires and pulleys holds the phrase in place so I cannot turn away. Then each letter tumbles down through the air, disintegrating. These are special effects. […]
Sexy Senator, according to French news
You’ve got to love the French! And j’adore my yahoo.fr news feed. The pivotal Senate race in Massachusetts made news in France, as it did elsewhere in the world, including the yummy youth of sexy Senator Scott Brown. I love, love, love that French news leads with the fact that Brown posed nude for Cosmopolitan […]
An Apple for the Teacher
Did you ever have a teacher or professor who changed your life? Or at the very least, believed in you just when you needed it most? I can remember several, in high school and college mostly, men and women who fed my hunger to learn, and allowed me the space to dream. I never forgot […]
What ISN’T in your wallet?
Some particularly playful writers in the neighborhood have been exposing themselves of late. Now, now. Keep your pants on. Exposing themselves by taking us on a tour of their respective billfolds, wallets and purses. First there was the slow and meticulous reveal at The Critical Path, followed by Nicki’s look at Nicki’s Nook. This glimpse […]
Speedos, Shorts, and Racquet Sports
“Men in Speedos need release,” he said. Now, I will not specify where this remark was made, nor the precise context. Suffice it to say that this friend is a man of impressive athleticism; he swims, he runs, he works out with focus and dedication. There was discussion of the urgent desire for enthusiastic engagement […]