WHY I AM DONE WITH MEN (at this point in my life)
To be perfectly clear I am not done with men in general, but done with what one would call a romantic interest in men. The decision came about three weeks ago – I had cleared…
An Unbelievable Life, Unbelievable!!!; Writing at Starbucks; A Competition
My dearest friend Jennifer reached out to me in my misery – emailing me and said she would call me. But I was crying so much that a conversation would have been impossible, as it…
A Short, Slightly Sweet and Sad Chapter in My Life; Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed
The newest man in my life first made his appearance in your life on May 20th, 2018. Talk of him has continued with his original nickname of BIM which was changed to New Guy. It…
A Magical Evening Bringing Fame for My Laughter; Thoughts on Face Painting; and Other Matters
It was a magical evening, absolutely magical. When: May 31,2018 Time: 8pm or 20 hours if you are a Brit Place: Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia. I wore my fantastic coat purchased in London, that…
The Eventual Obituary Containing Misinformation; A Ranking of Obituaries and a Picture of the New Guy
So I finally got around to Googling Paul Skvaril and found that there was a belated obituary submitted and here it is: Paul J. Skvaril Apr 14, 1932 Mar 25, 2018 Paul passed away peacefully…
A Long Distance Romance; Comments by Many Hopefully a Happy Ending
I must confess that I am in the midst of a long distance romance. In the past long distance romances were extremely painful but this one is not at all – rather delightful and very…
My Actual Birthday; Lots of Wishes; West Jet is Wonderful But Management Threatened Lock Out; Ending With Statistics
My birthday turned into something far different than what I had anticipated. I have early morning awakening back again which is a real drag but I awoke to a wonderful present. Chris sent me my…
Renaming in the Interests of Political Correctness: My Emily from the Back; An Email Thread Concerning New Man
I awoke to an email from a friend, She: Incidentally, what do you think of the AGO renaming an Emily Carr, from Indian Church to Church in Yuquot Village to avoid “hurt and pain”? Has…
My Birthday; Edmonton; Catch Up; Being Compliant to New Task Master
So within a week I am going to turn 75. It is my birthday on May 29. My birthday has always been very strange for me – dreaded but not in the usual way. My…
Changing My Mind on the Royal Wedding; Profound Thoughts From the New Yorker; a Wonderful Lunch but Forgotten Card; Behind the Scenes with BIM
A man no longer in my life paid me a vast compliment by saying that the quality he admired most was my ability to listen, to look and then change my mind. He, at the…