For most of my 15-year dating career, I went for Fledglings, Makeshift Men, pre-release beta tests of the fully formed adult male. Like Rusty, the dread-locked guitarist with groupies to spare whom I followed to various smoky, sticky-floored venues in college, hoping he’d recognize me from anthropology class. Guys whose giant charisma, outsider cool or […]
A couple weeks ago, I clicked on a Twitter link from a website I follow that used to be an interesting mix of entertainment and weird news stories, but has recently devolved into link-baiting sensationalism. The link said something like, “Chinese woman dies in freak accident with runaway shopping cart. Watch the video here!” It was […]
1. The zoo 2. Behind a waterfall 3. Work utility closet 4. Ladies Lounge At Radio City Music Hall 5. In the woods 6. Police mobile unit 7. Kitchen (counter, floor, restaurant, against the refrigerator) 8. On your desk at work 9. Public transportation (bus, subway, taxi, water taxi, ferry, trolley) 10. On the floor […]
Ever wonder how to create a successful logo design? It is very likely that this has already crossed your mind, after all, it would be amazing to know how designers who made famous logos such as Coca-Cola, Apple, Nike, Starbucks, Spotify, Chevrolet and other major brands have reached the pinnacle. Of course, there is a […]
Cleaning and organizing is a practice and not a project. “Do it when you want to do it” crystal clear is the hypotheses of defecation. Sanitation is one of the haunting hassles of the current world. The fact is very obvious that risks are increased with the increase in the population of the world. Greater […]
The New York Post ran a piece by author Lucinda Rosenfeld called “Why Women Are Frenemies.” Rosenfeld has a book coming out that’s related to the topic called I’m So Happy for You: A Novel About Best Friends, and in her essay she implies that the root of most female frenemy relationships is jealousy. I […]
Shortly after Patrick and I got engaged, my mom called with a request that was so cute, I didn’t know what to say: “The ladies at church want to throw you a bridal shower.” The “ladies” in question were women who had watched me grow up in our small-town Methodist church, with whose daughters I […]
It wasn’t until we were sitting on a bench on a beautiful, sunny March day in London’s Kensington Gardens, that Patrick and I had what I recall as being our first actual argument. Just under a year into our relationship, we took our first big vacation together. The details of the disagreement, of course, were […]
There should never be mixed feelings experienced when the whole family piles into the car together and hits the road for a long journey. If the thought of a road trip makes anyone in the family roll their eyes to the ceiling, then it’s time to learn how to entertain everyone in the family when […]
