I knew a first date on my birthday was risky but I had never dated a Ginger Viking before. The evening had the potential to be epic. OR. Or it could be an utter disaster that I would kick myself for attempting when I could have been enjoying the typical capstone of Single Girl Birthday … More Viking Sings the Blues: Part 1 (the do-re-me warm-up)
Dear Gentlemen of the Internet Dating Universe, You are not Casper. You are not a ghost, friendly or otherwise. You cannot walk through walls and disappear. Please stop. The latest of your ilk exchanged a frenzied 568 text messages over a three day period with actual plans made to meet in a week’s time. … More Don’t Be a Casper
There is an inherent fear in being a woman, a dark shape lurking just in the periphery. We trek through parking garages alone with our keys clutched between knuckles to use as potential weapons. We have to calculate if the shortcut through the alley is worth the risk. We straighten our shoulders and hold our … More Fear Inherent
An acquaintance of mine a mere 4 years older just found out she’s pregnant. Her GYN instructed her to take it easy because her uterus is considered “elderly”. As in old. I immediately started knitting mine a pearly white shawl and googling prices for tiny little Hoverounds. I always said I wouldn’t even begin to … More My Uterus is Elderly (But She Still Likes to Party)
The first boy I ever loved was a Catholic School Bad Boy with a mischievous grin. It was the kind of love that tasted like cherry ChapStick and smelled like clean boy sweat. Not gym bag “my socks have been germinating in here for six months” teen boy but pure and undiluted burgeoning maleness. I … More Cherry ChapStick
“There’s something to be said for letting it simmer. An instant grit is a bad thing.” Author Unknown This, apparently, is a lesson I have yet to learn as evidenced by my latest brief foray into dating. Pretty sure it’s related to more than my ineptitude in the kitchen (did you know baking soda and … More Rogue Tuba: A Brief Interlude
Sleeping on the Diagonal 