Doorway of Reason

Allow me to discuss this RV idea in one quick swoop: I don’t love my kids that  much.
I have to create another escape solution.
… see, I’m not that crazy. I just get crazy ideas. That doesn’t mean I act on them.  We might do a 1 month family vacation to test out its guaranteed failure.
Besides, [...]

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Quote: passion

“We all need to look into the dark side of our nature – that’s where the energy is, the passion.  People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we’re busy denying.”  ~ Sue Grafton

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38 Years Toward Freedom

I’ve made a pact with myself to always write a What I’ve Learned type of essay on my birthday.
Last year was difficult. Not only in number for some reason but I was going through a lot of personal turmoil, most of which was secluded among a very small group of people. Without them, in their [...]

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Harnessing Time

It is cool to watch hindsight. Only then does one realize that his life is a story. Be lead by fate or random occurrence, we each write, experience and live our own novel, by our thoughts, actions and meaning. The only way to allow others access to it, is to invite others into our realm of [...]

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Sugar. Oh Honey, Honey

In January :
1. I moved to a new country. I say “new” because, really, I don’t recognize what country I’m actually in. I’m adapting and trying to find its good rather than focus on its bad. 
2. I witnessed the dying days of an old woman; saw and touched my first ever dead body.
3. My family [...]

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Quote: success

To have made even one person’s life a little better, that is to succeed.” – Winston Churchill

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The Owl and the Bear

“Who? Who?” the Owl went about. Or was it “What? What?” (Only sometimes).
“You, you,” said the bear.
“Who? You?”
“No. You, you,” repeated the bear.
“You . . . me?”
“Yes, you.  Who else?”
 
Inspired by The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff , and written on a napkin in an airplane from a business/pleasure trip which unexpectedly brought tremendous focus. I [...]

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The (secret) Sex Lives of Teens

I had the most unusual thing happen to me recently that I have to share it.
The phone rang and I answered. While I was trying to hear who it was I heard an extra voice on the line.  I thought it was one of my kids so I yelled “I’ve got it” and waited.
Nobody heard me and rather [...]

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Drowning in the Deep South

I’ve been going through a rough time.  This Southern Belle Georgia thing just isn’t working out.  I’ve only been here two months and within the last one I went from having a lot of hope and positivity to feeling at home here to planning an exit.  What the next stage of drama in my life will [...]

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Hibiscus Delights

 
 

 
I’ve recently developed a fascination for Hibiscus flowers.  Hibiscus and I go way back to Florida in the early 80’s, Miami Beach specifically.  I grew up there and my fondest memories are between the once “old folks homes” lined up along  South Beach – now glamorized Ocean Drive – and the areas up to Aventura Mall. Haulover Beach used to [...]

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Intelligent Quote of the Day

Telling the truth is always the first step toward freedom.”  ~ Dr. Marty Klein of Sexual Intelligence

I second that.

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Movin’ on In

The last few days I’ve been dealing with culture shock.  It really hit me when I stood at the bread section at Wal-Mart trying to hide my red eyes thinking, why the fuck can’t I find normal bread?!  I’ll bypass the fact that I don’t like Wal-Mart but somehow ended up there for a few [...]

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Creating a Sex Life When Married With Children

How does a mother of 3 have a sex life?  Well, creativity goes a long way but when that goes, some good common grandma advice works just as well.
 
I’m trying to get smart and teach my kids to play together.  In my day kids didn’t want to be with their parents and would do anything [...]

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The Expat Years: Death of an Ornamental Life

For months I pondered how I’d write my final chapter of “The Expat Years”.  Being the entire adventure was never fictional, I knew I’d have to wait to see how it would turn out before I could write it.
 
I toyed with the traveler’s approach, the human interest slant, the American vs. the German view or [...]

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Feminist Waves and Satyriconista Dancin’

Again I’ve been honored by The Legal Satyricon, not only for publishing my new feminist piece, Feminist Waves as Evolutionary Philosophies, but for adding me as a regular contributor Satyriconista!  Woo-hoo!
I’m deeply grateful to Marc Randazza and will do my best to add more to his fantastic mix of great writing by some fabulous people.  What an awesome [...]

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Letting Go of Sisyphus’ Burdens

I ran into the a local mom I hadn’t talked to in a while.  Small talk led her to make the comment that sometimes we don’t get what we want in life.  The disappointment and sadness on her face and in her voice was apparent though I didn’t ask further.  Walking home I thought about [...]

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Love 101: Take a Seat

 

Today I learned how much I love my husband, yet again in a newly enriched way.  I learned that true Love is something the majority of the population doesn’t understand yet builds concepts and morality to suit views which are deeply limited on the topic.  I learned that I have more courage and risk taking [...]

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