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Archive for the ‘Because, that’s why’

I’d Shag You, But I Wouldn’t

I have a split social life.  Sometimes, rarely, I tell random strangers that I’m a blogger and the name of my blog and all of that stuff.  I usually don’t.  Usually I keep it to myself. But if I’m out and about with other people from the blogging community then I’ll let the cat out [...]

The Phone Rang

My phone has been acting weird for a while.  Freezing and stalling and yesterday it seemed to go completely bonkers (I should be more specific – my iphone.  I’m going to head over to the Apple store sometime tonight to see if they can figure out what’s wrong with it.)  I was wrestling with it [...]

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda(?)

It might be hard for people who don’t live here to imagine this, but New Yorkers bump into people they know all of the time.  Sure, it’s a BIG city.  But it’s also just a collection of neighborhoods. This morning, as I was out fetching milk (for my coffee), I bumped into a guy I [...]

"Single" Can Mean a Lot of Things

So yeah, I’m single and I date a lot.  Big whoop. Girls like me are a dime a dozen.  Guys, too. What I find more fascinating are people who don’t date. And I don’t mean fascinating in a judgmental way.  I mean honest to goodness – fascinating. The non-daters I’m thinking of seem to fall [...]

The Universe Is Looking Out for Me (Again)

I don’t believe in much (don’t be shocked, it’s not like it’s the first time I’ve said that).  I don’t believe in god (I consider myself a devout agnostic) or soul mates or heaven or even the Easter Bunny.  But I do believe that sometimes the universe (which in my mind always translates into “The [...]