So, what is your position on PDA? Oh, and for my emergency management friends I am not talking Preliminary Damage Assessments...I am talking Public Displays of Affection (although some displays of PDA may need a PDA). I have vacillated on this topic over the years. I have never been against PDA, but some times in [...]
Author: Ms. C
Intensity does not desperation equal…
My cousin Scott and I are having a discussion via email about the way some people interpret intensity as desperation or other less desirable things. My cousin Scott is intense. I am intense. My cousin Scott is fabulous. I am fabulous. My cousin Scott is not desperate. I am not desperate. Yet, our intensity apparently [...]
I don’t want to be anything other than me
I have a new favorite mantra...it comes from Gavin DeGraw's song - I Don't Want To Be. I don't totally subscribe to all the words in the song, but the lines that resonate with me are: "I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately All I have to [...]
Theory #129 on sex
I have a theory about sex and the seasons. I actually have many theories that relate to sex, but since theorizing takes great time and effort, today I am just going to elaborate on this one - Theory #129 - sex and the seasons. As theories go, this is a fairly simple one: the season [...]
The depth of the wound…
I have a soft spot...okay...so I have a few soft spots, but let's not go there today. Today I want to talk about soldiers (probably my number one soft spot) and the impact their service can have on them (beyond the extended separation from family - which I think is, in-and-of-itself, tough). Specifically, I want [...]
Today I ask that you honor and remember…
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” ~ Arthur Ashe Today I ask that you honor and remember those soldiers who have given their lives to support the ideals of our country. Today [...]
Effort and thoughtfulness…
Last night a friend cooked me dinner and he went through all the thoughtful effort of planning it, preparing the meal, setting the table and having the wine at the ready...and then there was the pleasant conversation over dinner. It was a great meal - lovely and relaxing and, I thought, so much nicer than [...]
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