It's How You Play the Game
Single women in my city are interesting. They are a unique predator, prowling the club scene each weekend, hoping to stalk their way into the heart of any single man who makes dinner reservations at...
View ArticleEvalu-date Session with the Wee Scott
My friend Dolly has a local guy friend who is from Scotland. And he is a bit on the short side (for a guy, anyway). I'm not really sure how his nickname "the Wee Scott" came about, but, in our circle...
View ArticleLone Star State of Mind
I know my post-vacation review on the trip with Rowdy to visit CB has been a long time coming, so here it goes—Texas was basically incredible. It was a much-anticipated, much-needed, and much-deserved...
View ArticleThirty, Flirty, & Thriving
Very recently, I turned the big 3-0. Thirty years old. I remember when that seemed so old. My students all keep guessing that I'm somewhere in my mid-twenties, but I think that has less to do with...
View ArticleBuilding a Bridge
Bear: after that texas post, I have officially downgraded u to a Category 4 Man-Hater. good jobDD: oh come on now! let's not get ahead of ourselves. momentary lapse in judgment - got a...
View ArticleCocktails & Conversation (or "A Single Gal's Guide to Getting a Drink")
"You know, it is hard to get a guy to talk to you at a bar," I remark one night when I am out with girlfriends Rowdy, Faith, and Zamboni. "I never thought about it when I was married, but now that I'm...
View ArticleThe Set-Up
Step 1: The Set-Up.Big D: I have a guy I want to introduce you to.DD: Oh yeah? Who is it? Cute? Nice? Single, I'm assuming?Big D: He broke up with someone not too long ago, so he's...
View ArticleNobody's Perfect
DD: i met a guy last night :) a very cute oneRugrat: Oo fun :) not the one u have a date scheduled with already?DD: nope that's Mr. Songwriter. this is a new one - he's a dentistRugrat:...
View ArticleAdventures in Face-Licking
I often question whether dumb luck is something that just happens to everyone in this world or if I really seem to attract weirdness like a comic book convention attracts never-been-kissed men who live...
View ArticleThe Teacher Can Still Be Taught
Top Ten* Lessons Learned by Dumbfounded Divorcée during GNO with her Friends:Lesson #1: A quick celebratory drink at 5 o'clock always ends up lasting at least six hours.Lesson #2: Nights out...
View ArticleMusic & Lyrics
Lately, I have a new favorite song. Most of the time, a song catches my attention based solely on the melody. I become so entranced by the music, the lyrics barely register. However, with this new...
View ArticleI Used To Be...
This weekend I took a journey to my past. I woke up, ate breakfast, packed a bag, hopped in my car, and drove until I reached nine years ago. His eyes were still a piercing blue. He still made me...
View ArticleAn Apple a Day
Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a beautiful young princess who dreamed of one day finding true love. She believed that falling in love was something truly special, something that...
View ArticleI Triple-Dog-Dare You
I used to pride myself on being a very talented flirt. I could seductively smile, coyly toss my hair, and bat sultry eyes with the best of 'em. But that was almost ten years ago—I do not really know...
View ArticleThe Five Stages of Divorce
Someone once told me that it takes a full year before you can really move past the grief and begin to heal after a person you loved has died. I had always believed that there was truth in this...
View ArticleWorth Remembering
Recently, my students have taken over my life. I live, eat, breathe, and sleep my job. The paper grading never seems to end, the lessons always need to be planned, and the students never stop walking...
View ArticleHow to Think Outside the Box
Recently, I had a revelation. A strangely long-awaited one, I think. My revelation seems oh-so-obvious, even to me, but I honestly found it very perspective-changing once it happened. But here...let...
View ArticleTo Online Date, or Not to Online Date...
At approximately 2:30 a.m. the other day, I received the following message on Facebook:"Love is not about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship. It's not about how much love you...
View ArticleThe Day the Music Died
I've been trying to write this post for a few weeks now, but it has been a difficult one to write—mostly because I didn't want to talk to anyone about it. I knew how most would listen to my news,...
View ArticleHigh-School Hangouts & High-Fives (or "My Life is a Seinfeld Episode")
God has a sense of humor. Or maybe there really is such a thing as karma. It would figure that my first date following the break-up with Mr. Songwriter would start off like this. In discussing with...
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