This may be the one and only time you will find me participating in the following… Welcome to TMI Thursdays! As LiLu always says: Join us all in humiliating the crap out of yourself every Thursday by sharing some completely tasteless, wholly unclassy, “how many readers can I estrange THIS week??” TMI story about your [...]
Pleasure Bouquets: Paired Up
It seems to me that everywhere I turn, my friends have paired up – not with each other, but with someone. Everyone is in couplehood. Many are in parenthood. I, however, remain the steadfast single gal. Whether this is by choice or circumstance is a befuddling enough question to support my therapist’s compulsive shopping habit [...]
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Pleasure Bouquets: Middle Man
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the middle of a particularly awkward dynamic, and unable to extricate yourself? Whether it is between two friends, a romantic pairing or warring coworkers, I frequently find myself playing the unwitting, unrequested and often unrewarding role of middle man. I am a consummate Devil’s Advocate, able to anticipate [...]
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Pleasure Bouquets: Compliments
It’s amazing how a little flattery from an unexpected source can change the course of my day. Now, I’m not talking about the whistle and honk from the guy in the Pinto at the red light, or the string of Spanish expletives provided by dudes loitering down the street under tennis shoes on a wire. [...]
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Color Barriers
I was at a gorgeous and great birthday party last night, for a dear friend. It was a very adult soiree, and by adult I mean sophisticated – smart people having interesting conversations while eating gourmet food on breakable dishware and drinking fine wine from real glasses. While looking across the sea of grown-up faces, [...]
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