June 24, 2010
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Dog Star, Ticket Holder, Music, Hole, Courtney Love, Eating, Insatiable, Anorexia, Flowers, Oatmeal, Raisins, Cookies, Rice Krispies, Balls, Peanut Butter
“Wouldn’t it be nice if we could talk ourselves into things?” a man we’ll call Dog Star (I’ll explain later) mused during our initial meet-and-greet.
We’d been discussing our weekend plans over Vietnamese grub. I mentioned that one of my readers had offered me a ticket to see a band
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April 27, 2010
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Playboy, S.O., Adultery, Dating, Threesomes, Music, Music Mensch, Lil' Bro, Writing, Blogging, Technology, Facebook, Texting, Spanking, Apologies, Recipe, Cookies, Raisin Bran, Nuts, Raisins, Dessert, Mail Order Cookies
True story: A man is fishing. He’s drunk, but let’s not blame the booze. He’s always had a temper. He’s got a live one on his hook. A big one. With a snap of his wrist, the man lands the fish in the belly of the boat. It’s flopping
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April 23, 2010
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Facebook, Technology, Texting, Music, Dr. Depp, Playboy, Slump Buster, Dating, Match, Match.com, Parenting, Single Dads, Restaurants, The Strip Club, Corner Table, Taco Bell, Doctors, Health, Hospitals, Minneapolis, Vegetarians, Tea, Salad, Soup, Lettuce, Apples, Hamburgers, Hamburger Buns, Buns, Bread, Eggs, Fried Eggs, Bacon, Truffles, Chocolate, Sea Salt, Rice Pudding, Shortbread, Cookies, Most Popular Posts
I’m thisclose to posting a rageful rant…but if I’m gonna say something nasty, I want it to sting. Thus, I’ll need a day or two to stew. For now, know this: 1) there are no second chances and 2) Nobody puts Man Eater in a corner.
Now that I’ve spelled out
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March 24, 2010
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The Mexican, Marriage, Pregnancy, Babies, Miscarriage, Divorce, Keanu Reeves, Writing, Parenting, EconMan, Puck, Insatiable, Recipe, Cookies, Pecans, Nuts, Powdered Sugar, Mexican Wedding Cakes
Eleven years ago today, at this very moment, I was saying my “I Do”s with The Mexican at a judge’s chambers in downtown Minneapolis. The dress was a horrific Macy’s prom frock covered in sequins and the reception was held at…
…Olive Garden. Oh, the shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Based solely on our first
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March 13, 2010
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Spirituality, Fire Writer, Adultery, Writers, Books, C'mon Kid, Intoxicating Artist, Facebook, Technology, Sex Toys, Slump Buster, Minnesota, Recipe, Bars, Coconut, Cream Cheese, Dessert, Chocolate, Jam, Cookies
Though Man Eater behaves sinfully, I am a believer. I call on God often (and not just in the “Oh my God, I’m gonna come!” kind of way). Most of all, I have faith that when God closes one door, Cupid kicks down another.
Behind door #2?
Fire Writer.
Hellz yeah!
Did you all
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January 15, 2010
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Dating, Men, Irish Eyes, Writing, Insatiable, Recipe, Cookies, Shortbread, Dessert, Baking, Butter
This was the week of 2nd dates. Each was the complete opposite of what I’d expected. One knocked my socks off (and came thisclose to knocking boots), one was incredibly touching (and made me wish I hadn’t jumped to platonic parameters so quickly after date #1), and the third (who will remain sans
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December 29, 2009
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Men, Dating, Writing, Irish Eyes, Facebook, Technology, Recipe, Cookies, Bars, Baking, Oatmeal, M & Ms
It’s said if you don’t like the Minnesotan weather, wait a minute. This apparently applies to dating as well. Following are two posts, written two days apart, with completely different forecasts for the future.
48 HOURS AGO
If good things cum to those who wait, I deserve infinite orgasms. Seriously. This is getting
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November 13, 2009
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Swimmer Stud, Captain Crush, High School, Swimmers, Recipe, Apples, Pumpkin, Cream Cheese, Dessert Pizza, Gingerbread, Cookies
Let’s go back to high school. Freshman year. As I mentioned in the 11-8-09 and 11-9-09 posts, I fell hard for Captain Crush, a senior and star of the swim team. I wasn’t making any headway (heh heh) with him, so I tried to infiltrate his exclusive clique by getting
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November 8, 2009
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Captain Crush, Swimmer Stud, Josh Hartnett, High School, Technology, Movies, Recipe, Baking, Cookies, Oatmeal, Butterscotch, Ice Cream
It was my freshman year at an inner city high school in Minneapolis and the social butterfly I never knew I was burst from her bashful cocoon. While the rest of my classmates were googly-eyed for Josh Hartnett (yes, THAT Josh Hartnett), I fell for the captain of the swim team.
It was infatuation
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October 4, 2009
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Aries, Travel, Sprituality, Recipe, Cookies, Books
Seven months after the wham-bam one-night-stand and breakfast burrito with Aries, I returned to Taos for another writing retreat. Aries wasn’t registered, but since he lived close by, he stopped by for meditation one morning.
Because the retreat was silent, Aries didn’t greet me in that sexy voice of his; instead, he
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September 13, 2009
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Puck, Holiday, Man Eater, Insatiable, Music, Recipe, Cookies
Forget making whoopie. Just Puck Me.
I'm talking pies, people. And these ones were created for a certain Virgo turning 30-something today.
Puck Me pies are a pair of strawberry marshmallows melted between two giant sugar cookies and dunked in melted German chocolate. It doesn’t get more indulgent than that.
The name comes
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September 4, 2009
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Spirituality, Divorce, The Mexican, Puck, Parenting, Recipe, Cookies
Earlier this week, I had an attack of conscience (yes, I have one) when The Mexican asked me to help him pay for and chauffer our daughters to Sunday school.
What’s my beef with religious education? I consider myself a recovering Catholic. Brought up in the Unitarian faith (which is an oxymoron if
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August 29, 2009
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Townhome Hunk, Cooking, Recipe, Cookies
As a self-employed writer, I spend a lot of time at home. A LOT. Like 23 hours a day.
My work station is currently at the dining room table, facing the street, which means I’m always abreast of the comings and goings of my neighbors, especially the one directly opposite me: Townhome Hunk.
He’
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August 27, 2009
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The Mexican, Divorce, Cooking, Baking, Recipe, Cookies, Oatmeal, M & Ms, Green Eyed Monster Cookies
The Mexican’s recent engagement is making me feel even more divorced. I don’t know why, considering that I never had any aspirations of reconciliation. I think we had that conversation...once. It lasted about five minutes. My life as a divorcee is so different from my former life as a wife, the
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August 23, 2009
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Intoxicating Artist, Adultery, Writing, Cooking, Recipe, Cookies, Chocolate, Dove Chocolate
So...I said I was done with this adultery stuff...but...sigh. Never say never. Just when one of my twins chooses the straight-and-narrow path, the other one puts on her running shoes and sprints off down the thorniest path she can find.
My posts have been 48 hours behind reality every day this week (
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August 9, 2009
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Cookies, Recipe, Professor Orange
Note to self: do not eat chocolate. It makes you cry. Especially not Hershey’s kisses. Yeah, yeah, it’s just a catchy name for chocolate. But that name has meaning, damn it! And because milk chocolate could never compare to real kisses (dark chocolate comes closer), you continue to eat the kisses in
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