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  • And who did you date in 1995?

    Today, I want to talk about college, friends, procuring formalwear under duress, and smoking. Last weekend, some folks from my sorority pledge class had a little reunion. The last time we got…

  • Oh, I’m on my way, I know I am.

    Ten years ago this summer, I spent a lot of time alone in a sticky home office. The window A/C unit that had been passed around the family since I was in…

  • Gird your loins: V-Day is coming!

    Valentine’s Day is coming up faster than you’d like to believe. Although I have a general distaste for Hallmark holidays, I’m gonna tell it to you straight: if you’re in any kind…

  • I leave a trail of broken hearts in my wake.

    After the saga of my pure-as-the-driven-snow-and-also-BFF-with-Jesus prom date, Green Girl in Wisconsin planted a seed in my brain – the same seed that keeps Facebook in business: I bet Eric loosened up…

  • Shiny! Pretty!

    I’m just gonna come out and say it: I love jewelry. I do. Really, really. Shiny or colorful or gaudy or just plain bizarre? Sign me up. More than once, I have…

  • My dog, my self.

    Foxie Doxie loves this time of year.  There’s just so much to do. I’m pretty sure his mental to-do list looks like this: Go outside. Patrol fence line for several hours. Ensure…

  • Destined to date dudes?

    Remember when I asked for dating questions? My mailbag overfloweth! Dear Cha Cha, I spent my 20s working hard and making myself into a fun, mostly successful, well-rounded lady. Now that I’m…