Friggin’ Spiritual Journey

Yesterday morning, during my gratitude ritual, I drew the card bearing the Goddess Dana, who insists that I "have Divine Knowledge that can help others through [my] spiritual journey." And the card suggests that I write about it and/or teach about it. Wow, this feels like a major responsibility. I was not happy about this … Continue reading Friggin’ Spiritual Journey →

Chivalry: Wanted Dead Or Alive?

Historically, the word chivalry combines the religious, moral, and social code of a Knight. Back in the day, knights were expected to be violent and victorious on the battlefield but gentle and God-fearing outside of battle. Fast forward to the days where knights are a thing of the past. In the 19th+ century courting/dating world, … Continue reading Chivalry: Wanted Dead Or Alive? →

Creeper Series: All Dressed Up

The launch of the 2017 holiday season presented a beautiful day. My friend and I were enjoying a stroll in downtown Frederick when we countered a brand new consignment shop. We wandered in and discovered it to be an upscale consignment shop with amazing vintage clothing, shoes, and jewelry. The store's contents made sugarplums dance … Continue reading Creeper Series: All Dressed Up →

Bad Date Santa

Have you ever been set up on a date and showed up to discover he brought a date? Yup, that happened to me. Last night. Well to be fair, he did not know it was a date. My friend thought he and I might have a lot in common and that we might like each … Continue reading Bad Date Santa →

Creeper Series: Arousal in the Trousers

Freedom. Divorce brought with it many trials, tribulations, sadnesses and disappointments. But it also brought with freedom, delicious and exhilarating. All of a sudden I got to completely choose, aside from my kids' schedules, how I would spend my time and with whom I would spend it. I planned to be a lot choosier than … Continue reading Creeper Series: Arousal in the Trousers →

Brighter Paths

Being in a place where you are questioning your own self-worth and blaming others for why things don't go your way is a horrible place to be. It didn't take long before I realized I had some self reflection and inventory to do. Work. Work on myself. This is tough. Who wants to go there? … Continue reading Brighter Paths →

Dark Alleys

One Thursday evening, Mr. No Show texted me, "Hey there. I am at Firestone's and I was hoping to see you here." This was a few weeks after he didn't show up at Firestone's for our agreed "date." Very odd. I was still stinging a bit from the rejection. No apology and no explanation. So … Continue reading Dark Alleys →

Fear of the No-Show

Hearing Beethoven's "Fur Elise" offers me grace, strength, and courage. But when is the last time you heard that song come up on somebody's playlist or on the radio? Never? Same here. So I have to conjure it up in my head when I need grace, strength, and courage. Strange, and possibly crazy, I know. … Continue reading Fear of the No-Show →

I’d Still Give My All, “Even Though We Break Up In the End”

Do you remember the roller skate rink's DJ saying, "Time to slow it down folks- this one is a couple's skate." Well this one is a couple's story. My version of it anyway. Dan (The Head Tilt) and I took it slowly. We had trail running dates, kayak dates, and we had dinner dates. These … Continue reading I’d Still Give My All, “Even Though We Break Up In the End” →

Three Not So Hot Dates

And there we were again, Miranda, Charlotte, and I am not meeting at the hottest bar in town. Charlotte's air conditioning was broken and it was her turn to host. And since we are no dummies, we switched it up and we were at Miranda's air conditioned house. And the online dating stories continued… Charlotte … Continue reading Three Not So Hot Dates →