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Spinning
I made a post to social media that inspired some response that I didn’t expect. This is what I wrote: Another “overheard” moment… I was in line at TJMaxx and there was a pair of 40-somethings behind me. I don’t know their relationship but (going off stereotypes) picture a tidy spinster and her sassy gay friend. She: (poking around in an impulse buy bin) This store has so much kitsch. You know, there isn’t a single item in my home that isn’t meaningful to me. He: (snort laughs) Well Honey, your life is FULL of meaning. I thought it was perfectly benign thing to share, but a few of my…
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V-Day
I don’t write much about my love life here. Long ago, in another blog far away, I used to write about it a lot. But that was back when I never imagined that I would be divorced for ten years and still live alone. The dating adventures were fun and made funny anecdotes for my goofy blog. Then, somewhere in there, it got sad. I met some guys that I really hoped to make a connection with, but it never worked out. There came a point when I realized that I wasn’t laughing at the anecdotes, I was just bitching. I didn’t stop trying to find love. But I stopped…