some chicken smooching, a surprise visit from my childhood friend Sherry and her daughter Katy, and then a lovely birthday dinner with mom, dad and Elihu – complete with surprise new gas grill on the porch! –
Spend an entire Saturday on the internet. Wrestle with self-loathing re: same. Google “large Victorian house on private beach wraparound porch free rent.” Fantasize accordingly. Resist propensity for in-text citation Memo to the Moderate Voter ...
My sixties await, and despite some genetic predisposition towards longevity in my family, Facebook and the virtual world beyond remind me that I could go any day; the prospect of dying feels close by and very real. I’m satisfied with my son and his future success, that storyline is reso...
Story from Sex ADVERTISEMENT Why It’s Actually Great Being Single At Christmas Lucy Hancock Last Updated 12December,2023, 5:53 am Christmas can be a time when emotions run high. It is certainly a period for many of us to take stock of our lives: our careers, our relationships, our ...
' a concept album that tells the story of John and Taupin's early struggling years through an interconnected suite of 10 songs. The pair approach the story with Taupin's typical irreverent sense of humor and John's neverending gift for a hook. But the emotional climaxes here – "Someone ...
Drunk and disorderly in the drive through. Went to Panera at lunch. Got my sweater caught in the console getting out of the car but thought I could just yank it out instead of opening the console. It held for a second then suddenly let go. I already had one leg hanging out, sitting...
Mr. Right proceeded to tell me “the” story. An excellent novel + PEANUT BUTTER toast…..you KNOW where this is going.……… reading, relaxing, moved just right and somehow the toast flipped upside down (of course) and SPLAT right on one of the WHITE cushions. I felt bad...
So. Here’s the story – only it has no ending. Even when I box up all those family treasures in a few weeks, turning the corner into red and white Valentine’s Day decorations, the ache won’t dull. In fact, it will become more acute as I wrap the ornaments and strip the ...