All sex is barely enough “Sex is like air; it’s not important unless you aren’t getting any.” — John Callahan With all the chaos in the world, my spouse and I have figured out how to keep our sex life in balance, or at least I thought we had. Being locked in with your significant …
The Words to Auld Lang Syne This song is an excellent ode to old friends and friendship. Most appropriate for midnight singing into the New Year. ‘Auld Lang Syne’ means ‘for the sake of old times’. The language in the song is Scottish. Imagine an unexpected meeting with a dear friend with whom you have …
Can you keep it to yourself? Everyone celebrates in their own way, but the-no celebration makes me feel sad. I’m trying not to judge but it is hard. I have seen the final results of the no celebration path. I don’t want your ten-paragraph share of you sending your family off to visit grandma while …
I’m tired of all the “I’m not doing Christmas and my family is thrilled” BS. Read More »
Image by Elizabeth Budd from Pixabay Happy Veteran’s Day! I’ll make this quick so you can go back to relaxing. (Stop checking your email.) I hope that you and your loved ones are having a good day today. I plan to take a shower and change my pajamas, put crisp sheets on my bed, and eat breakfast for …
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Dark Tales Image by Jim Combs from Pixabay During a 10 year study, researchers found that cat owners showed a 30% lower risk of death from a heart attack compared to non-cat owners. I was asleep when something heavy sat on my chest then lightly patted me in the face. When I didn’t respond, I got another …
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Stupid Love Image by Digital_Works from Pixabay “Love didn’t hurt you. Someone who doesn’t know how to love hurt you and you confused the two.” — Tony Gaskins, Jr. In my mind, my choices were to live a boring life of poverty or run off with a much older man who promised an expensive lifestyle. I ran off with …
I Was In Love With An Older Man Who Did Not Love Me Read More »
Foolish Love Image by Goran Horvat from Pixabay I’m living proof that it does not matter how foolish you were when you were in love. No circumstance is escape-proof or permanent. Recovery is possible. At seventeen, I ran away with an older man. He was not who I thought he was. The person I fell in …
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Love Me Image by Pixabay “I need someone who sees the fire in my eyes and wants to play with it.” — lovethispic.com I have a set of techniques that kept my lover coming back to me. Providing physical pleasure, other than sex, kept me in his thoughts. Don’t get me wrong, scream and holler sex works …
Cowardly Leadership Behavior Image by ?? ? from Pixabay “Bosses shape how people spend their days and whether they experience joy or despair, perform well or badly or are healthy or sick. Unfortunately, there are hordes of mediocre and downright rotten bosses out there, and big gaps between the best and the worst. “ — Robert L. Sutton, Good Boss, …
Working For a Jerk May Make You a Better Boss Image by Ryan McGuire from Pixabay “The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor, and style” — Maya Angelou Some are born with a natural talent to lead. Others work and train hard to learn the skills to be the leader of an …
