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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...

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Evalu-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...

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Lone 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...

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Thirty, 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...

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Building 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...

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Cocktails & 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...

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The 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...

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Nobody'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:...

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Adventures 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...

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The 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...

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Music & 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...

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I 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...

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An 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...

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I 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...

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The 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...

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Worth 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...

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How 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...

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To 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...

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The 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,...

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High-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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