Posts Tagged ‘relationship’
Learning about love from down under
Imagine a city girl educated in London, Switzerland and Italy squatting around the same campfire as an Aborigine. It’s an odd pairing. Camilla Chance was raised as an aristocrat in England and presented to the Queen and Prince Philip. Banjo Clarke...
Notes From A Catholic: Dates Don’t Bite
“Where have all the men gone?” my friend Staci asked me over drinks. “All I want to do is go on a few dates, get to know some guys, but the wells are dry.” I could sympathize. It seems like every year it becomes more difficult for a...
The Peace Of A Baptist And A Baha’i
You can’t sound like a skipping record when you remember injustice. It can’t be talked about enough. Exploitation is not something that should be swept under the rug. As Black History month comes to a close, who can help but to reflect not only...
Morning Coffee-After Oprah: Wisdom From Down Under
The last time any of us thought about Australia was when we could still hear “You’ve got mail,” issue from our desktops and watch Crocodile Dundee on VHS. It’s been over ten years since the World Olympics were held in Sydney. But now we have...
“The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money!” by Jane Honeck
I met the author when I was at the New England Book Festival 2010 in January in Boston, Mass. I was accepting an award for my client, and Jane was accepting an award for her book "The Problem With Money". As Jane says in her title it's not...
10 Simple & Fun Ways To Stay Healthy in 2011
l. Fall In Love 2. Have your big meal at lunch and take a nap 3. Meditate-Don't sweat the small stuff 4. Take one hour during the day for yourself (just you) 5. If you fail at something pick yourself up and begin all over again 6. Say "Good...
There Is Nothing Like The Feeling of Falling In Love
Call me a romantic, but in all of my experiences there has been nothing to compare of the feeling of falling in love. It's as though someone has taken and old lens from my eyes, and everything and everyone becomes more brilliant than they have...
The Fragility & Wisdom of Aging & Lovemaking by Blaze
We welcome once again our guest writer, Blaze. “One is not born a woman, one becomes one” Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, l949 I feel loss at the fast approaching aging process that can never be recaptured. What used to work perfectly...
Marriage Isn’t Already Gay Enough? by Paul Schulkind
Our guest writer today is Paul Schulkind. Having a wise and bigger view on allowing gay marriages, with a touch of humor about all of it. Perhaps making gay marriages legal will teach us all something and how to appreciate each other again. You...
Publisher’s Weekly Review of “Island Girl”
Lynda Simmons, Berkley, $15 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-0-425-23724-3 Canadian novelist Simmons (Getting Rid of Rosie) returns with a real weeper. At 55, Ward Island hair stylist Ruby Donaldson has enjoyed a bohemian life full of romance and...
