Research shows that women are aerobically superior to men, according to a running podcast to which I subscribe. I’m sure the usual disclaimers apply, but this came to mind as we were running a local 10K on a Sunday and she was long out of sight ahead of m...
We met for dinner, my boyfriend and I. As he was telling me about his day, he mentioned that a guy he'd gone to school with had reached out and said he had moved back to the area. This guy had asked if they could have dinner. My guy was blushing as he tol...
That damn buzzing seemed louder today, or at least more persistent and consistent. My colleagues couldn’t hear anything on our call, but I looked out the window multiple times and didn’t see anyone doing landscaping work or electrical poles near us. After...
I was thrilled when Sarah and I had our bid accepted on the house in the development. Yes, the house was in a development and we only had a couple of floor plans to choose from, but this was our first house. We didn’t plan on staying in it forever, just u...
We lay together for a while, just enjoying the afterglow. He then handed me the cloth and I cleaned up. He got up to use the bathroom and I got to enjoy watching his ass as before he shut the bathroom door. He was in there a minute and I started to get ne...
I woke up feeling almost energized for the first time in a while. I got up, stretched, had a light breakfast and then headed down to Robert’s gym. It was reasonably early for a Sunday, so traffic was no problem. I was surprised the door was unlocked at t...
I was just getting back to the condo after work on Friday when I saw my neighbor from the running group, as I now thought of him. I hadn’t thought about his invitation at all during the week, but he held the elevator for me and we talked as we went up. I...
The personnel changes went smoother than anticipated, as one accepted the move to marketing with some enthusiasm and the person we let go acknowledged she needed to do better. I liked her and probably violated some employment laws giving her honest feedba...
I didn’t see him for weeks. It crossed my mind that he was avoiding me after pulling a no-show that night in Portland, but ultimately that was his call, not mine. I had other things on my mind, like “was I going to have to replace two of my sales people?”...
It’s never one thing that seemingly sends you over the line; it’s far too easy to put the blame on your partner, no matter who he or she is. But if I was honest with myself, even a little, I knew it wasn’t her. Not really. It was too easy to just let thi...
