I’ve attended many a wedding lately; as true to statistical form, we children of the baby boomers are traipsing down the aisle somewhere around the age of thirty. Besides the older median age of marriage, many things have changed about getting hitched since our parents’ day. One is the shared responsibility couples often take in … Continue reading
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My So-Called Life, Handcuff Mishaps and Girls Who Like Porn
Recently I’ve been re-watching My So Called Life and reliving my teenage yearning for Jordan Catalano. Why oh why they canceled that show, I’ll never comprehend. Anyway, I was watching the episode where Rayanne gets handcuffed to Angela’s parents’ bed and it reminded me of another embarrassing story, so I thought I’d share. Here goes. … Continue reading
A Birthday, a Bachelorette, and a Baby
Yesterday was hubby’s birthday. He worked from 5am to 7pm so my plan was dinner in–veal paprika cream, green beans, Zinfandel, mint chocolate chip ice cream cake. After work, I hoofed it home on the subway and stopped at Ralphs to pick up some ingredients. Unfortunately, Ralphs didn’t have veal. “Not till tomorrow at 7am,” … Continue reading
Talking Porn With Grandma
Last weekend I attended a beautiful wedding in Vermont with a gaggle of relative strangers. The weather was perfect, the occasion joyous, and as we drove through farmhouse dotted fields on our way there, I briefly considered inventing a new identity. I usually have this fleeting delusion when faced with a weekend of small talk—that … Continue reading
