Category: firsts

The Contractor and the Jet Setter

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It was Tom the contractor’s umpteenth date on Match.  The woman was from the same affluent town, was the same height as he was, and was ready to meet him at Bridges, the hot spot downtown with the best happy hour.  But when Ellen walked in, she had on three inch heels and towered over… Continue reading The Contractor and the Jet Setter

Do You Want a Cookie, Little Girl?

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She ran a personal ad in the Contra Costa Times:  Single white female looking for single Asian man.  Her two previous boyfriends had been Asian.  James called and left a message with his phone number on a Friday night. The next morning Pam checked her phone messages. She liked his voice as she listened to… Continue reading Do You Want a Cookie, Little Girl?

Mountain Lion

Posted in California, escape, firsts, hunting, memoir, mountain lion, nature, park, relationships, survival, trouble, Van Damme State Park, wild animal, worstLeave a comment

The latest mountain lion attack got me to thinking about how we humans hike, bike, and enter into mountain lion territory and should know what to do in the event that we run into one. The newspaper article today tells about the two mountain bikers in Washington this past weekend that encountered a mountain lion.… Continue reading Mountain Lion

Spinning a Spider Story

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My strength and toning instructor loves to tell us trivia while we work out. Last week she said spiders are the most active between 6 and 8 p.m. and that the female spiders go out looking for food at that time. The males follow. Isn’t that just like a male anyway, to wait until we’ve… Continue reading Spinning a Spider Story

Worst FaceTime Ever

Posted in California, chemistry, cyber space, dating, FaceTime, firsts, gold chain, hiking, humor, internet, iphone, neck, online dating, phone call, pick-up lines, relationships, surprise, video, worstLeave a comment

She met him on Plenty of Fish. Their first conversation was normal. Frank was articulate and spoke in complete sentences. They spent two hours on the phone.  Frank asked if they could meet the next morning since it was a Saturday. Nancy already had plans, plus she wasn’t a morning person, so she postponed their… Continue reading Worst FaceTime Ever

Hook, Line and Sinker

Posted in Beatles, birthday, boyfriend, California, cheapskate, dancing, drinking, dumping someone, firsts, flirting, girl friends, house party, humor, kiss, liar, memoir, migraine, party, relationships, restaurant, worstLeave a comment

On my date yesterday listening to the Beatles band with a new guy I had the unfortunate experience of sitting directly behind my ex bf. For the purpose of this blog I am going to call him John. John was charming and came at me one night a year and a half ago, saying, “I’ve… Continue reading Hook, Line and Sinker

Motion Sickness and Me

Posted in best, California, carpool, firsts, friends, girlfriends, humor, memoir, motion sickness, music, perfume, relationships, socializing, worstLeave a comment

I have a friend who likes to apply her make-up in my car after I’ve picked her up. That way she can save time while I drive. I get to drive in the HOV lane with a carpool. All was good until the day she sprayed perfume on herself with me a foot away from… Continue reading Motion Sickness and Me