I had a date today with a guy I met on Plenty of Fish.  I’m supposed to be on a break from dating but it was an offer I couldn’t resist.  He invited me to go with him to the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens (I’m not into orchids, but the show [...]

I used to call these Shameless Self-Promotion Saturdays, but I’m tired of that name. Anyway, I just wanted to take a quick moment to give you an update on a couple of the cool things that are going on with me.  First of all, I’m going to be posting (probably once a month) on Eight [...]

There have been a couple of stories in the news recently about public figures who’ve apologized for things they’ve said and done in the past.  I’m not going to get into who or what (I don’t DO celebrity gossip or current events, presidential elections excluded.).  I find these types of stories fascinating.  I think they speak [...]

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who commented on yesterday’s post.  I was touched that so many of you wrote in and shared your personal stories.  I think I spent 5x as long reading and replying to your comments as I did actually writing the post. I know that not all of [...]

I shared some kind of sensitive info about myself in my last post and was a bit surprised when no one commented on it.  But then, as I’ve recently mentioned to a friend, I have no freaking clue what people will or won’t comment on or even which posts will be popular when I write them.  [...]