Jiggety-jig and all that jazz. I didn’t finally leave Santa Fe until this morning, and it was torture to do so. You’d think that after five days of nearly 24/7 time with someone, you’d get a little tired of them. Nope.

I mean, do these people look happy, or what? Do […]

Dispatch from the road:
Meeting came much faster than I’d originally planned — Thursday afternoon in Santa Fe.
All is well, and I’m very happy — and laughing that a short time ago I questioned whether I was capable of feeling anything. To keep it simple, I will be seeing a lot of this man for […]

We’re off for a few days while I take my boy-dog to his breeder down in southern Arizona. It’s a sad trip, but we’ll get to see family and friends along the way, so that eases the sting a bit.
Here it is, early in the AM, and I’m finishing packing. Now. Oh, coffee. […]

courtesy Sojourners (via email):
“I love my church, and I’m a Catholic who was raised by intellectuals who were very devout. I was raised to believe that you could question the church and still be a Catholic. What is worthy of satire is the misuse of religion for destructive or political gains. That’s totally different from […]

Monday’s post followed along a path I’ve seen before, one where I’ve been convinced that there’s a specific “normal” path to follow, just to be reminded that it’s okay for me to be me.
A few years ago, I first started to actively reconnect with my own Sprituality, but bucked hard at the idea of Christianity, […]

This week’s theme: There is a word for it.
dandle (DAN-dl) verb tr.
1. To bounce a child on the knees or in the arms.
2. To pamper or pet.
[Of uncertain origin.]

Today’s word in Visual Thesaurus
-Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org)
“Out in the chilly Pacific air, people gossiped, drank Red Bull and vodka,
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I talked to him again this evening, and at some point, I asked if he’d ever watched “House.” No, he hadn’t…but now that I mention it, his housemate tells him that he looks like a guy on the show, Robert Sean Leonard. I told him that I wasn’t surprised, because I’d noticed the […]

…I might as well be paid for what I do normally. What an afternoon.
One friend miscarried and wanted help writing a way to let her family know about it (she’d only just told them). Another is frustrated with her job and working too many hours, but not quite prepared to let her […]

The girl sits in the classroom, in her tattered red shirt that she’s chewed on during anxiety. The teacher continues to talk, but it sounds like the wah-wah-wah of a Peanuts adult. The other kids seem to follow her, and no one notices that the girl is lost and scared. She’s alone, […]

Some men still don’t read.
Not long ago, I added a not-so-subtle hint to my profile that any man who’s actually interested in me should write, not wink. I still got winks. Several.

Okay, maybe I wasn’t direct enough. I modified the end of my profile to say this:
PS: You don’t send winks. If […]

Funny how that works.
Last night, I had a spur-of-the-moment meetup with someone from match who’s just moved here, and is primarily seeking new friends (with a relationship in the long run being an obvious benefit). I like him, and whether chemistry develops or not (frankly, I didn’t look for it, but I definitely was […]

Updated below.
Ha…I found this in my “who’s viewed me recently” list:
Sure you can find all kinds of guys on match, so below are some of the types of guys who you will probably find on here… (Okay, I am a smarta$$… but it’s fun…)
1. Mr. Pretty Boy: — Hey, he looks good on your arm, […]