Is it like I've seen in the movies? 

When you walk in, do people look your way

and tell you with their eyes that they’re pleased?

Can you tell me what it’s like to be beautiful?

Is it like I’ve read in books?… Read full post »

There was a time when I would not look at women with more than vague appreciation.  I noticed that other women were pretty, even beautiful and sexy, but I never even thought as a young woman that I would be remotely interested in a woman in a sexual way.  I was… Read full post »

 Any of us who might aspire to be writers of any caliber are used to getting rejection letters.  Today I got one I didn't expect.

I applied for AdSense, thinking that every penny counts.  I'll admit, I also did it because I'm amused by the ads that come up on… Read full post »

I am tired of the whole Elmer Fudd mentality.

Something nasty has been percolating in this country in particular for decades, or longer.  I don't mean to generalize, so when I say "Americans," I mean some people and the majority of those "some people" seem to be Americans.  I'm not going… Read full post »

I'm far from non-confrontational, but I rarely get into arguments. When both parties are open-minded, discussions are enjoyable, but I find that I really can't change the mind of a person determined to argue. Even so, the day my friend "Steve" brought up infidelity, my hackles rose and I couldn't hol… Read full post »

 I read Daberm's post on her father and her life without him today.  I wrote and commented and thought and cried.  It brought up many emotions that I haven't allowed myself to feel in a long, long time.  

I'm the daughter of an alcoholic, who's the daughter of an alcoholic, a… Read full post »

Pumping stopped, you wait

Will I move my hips and grind?

Pulling you down deep

No, really---I am a plain, not attractive (though not hideous) woman.  I am certain that if it weren't for my hair color (it's red, or used to be), I would never get noticed at all.  I'm not just overcritical or depressed or suffering from low self-esteem.

 Far from the contrary! … Read full post »

So I thought it over, weighed your comments.  

Most folks say, "leave him first"--a sentiment with which I used to agree.

I wonder, though, whether breaking it off is *always* best.  I agree that it is usually, but the crux of the issue for me is that I've tried… Read full post »

I walk between committed monogamy and doing something for myself to make myself happy.  On the one hand, I am pretty sure that most folks would see it as wrong for me to have an "affair" (although I am not married).  I love the man, really I do.  Some things we… Read full post »

How did I end up with a man who doesn't really like to kiss at all?  I don't mean that he prefers other things more...most men do, don't they?  I mean he has a discernable distaste for kissing.  So how did I end up with him?  I am the girl who… Read full post »