No one can live up to the story that you create about them. If it's an amazing story, however, it doesn't matter. That is, if you remember this one thing. From the podcast "Careful or You'll end up in my Novel"
Pilot episode : Characters
Pleasure of Privilege
I accosted a man today. Maybe accost is a strong word but his initial body language indicated that I might have invaded his space. Before the encounter he was moving at a leisurely pace with his canine ... a pooch who looked a lot like this ... and my curiosity pulled me into his …
eHarmony | The 20 Percent
When I first laid eyes on him all I could see was this blinding golden light following him like a shadow. I'd never seen light emanating from a man before. Ever. There he was walking towards me on that dark night, emblazoned with golden rays. His arms, outstretched, to hold me after months of chatting …
Discussion | Marriage: The Greatest Adventure for Two?
This article's theme, NYT Magazine Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage reveals the impetus of why marrieds are so interested in bringing others into the fold; they are looking for the easy button. When I was less experienced in relationships, I would hear folks say, "marriage is hard work" to which, I would respond, "it shouldn't …
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Your Friendship Style Can Harm Your Business and Career.
All commercial transactions are based on relationships. All selling is social - whether you work a 9 to 5, are looking for a job, or are an entrepreneur; your friendship style can assist you achieving your professional goal or push it further away. Therefore, it's important to know "friend" style.
Photo Albums: A Missed Opportunity?
Reports indicate the earliest recorded photograph may have been taken in 1825. And we have been snapping pictures ever since. This photo of my great-great grandmother isn't the oldest photo in our collection, but it's a photo of the oldest member of my family to be photographed (1950). Matriarch Annie, here, was born in 1865 …
Chase: Now I Understand the Runner’s High
First I heard the bark, then I saw the big brownish-tan terrier coming after us. I raised my hands and said sternly, "NO, NO, NO," and started to back away to cross to our side of the street. I still had Dug by the leash and did my best to get our Shih Tzu and …
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Eve Was Framed
Women date "projects"; men marry their projection.
AALBC Discussion | Not Your Mule
"Until Negroes address the twisted culture that spawns these violent, hyper-aggressive young males who are toxic by-products of fatherless homes and a celebrated impoverished American Negro "baby mama society" ~ 12, DEAD,Christmas Night,Chicago. Twisted Culture? Qu'est-ce que c'est "Twisted Culture?" "violent, hyper-aggressive young males who are toxic by-products of fatherless homes" Well this would make …
It Seems to Hang On
Long after you should have let go... It is so hard to go back to a love when nothing has changed except the fact that neither one wants to let go. I think there should be a couple's 10-step program on how to get together and then a 10-step program on how to let go... …
You Don’t Know My Life
Some are reluctant to invite others into their lives because many confuse invitation with intrusion. The invited RSVP with their beliefs and ways to intrude upon the one who asked them in. Except, an invitation and a welcome doesn't ask for guidance nor does it imply the invited is equipped with the wisdom to advise another's …
Fight, Flight or Dance?
"Doobie-doo run, run, run..." Unlike most pop music, the soul jam "Running Away", from the 70s, kicks off with a musical hook - "Doobie-doo run, run, run" 3 words; 2 that aren't words and one that is, is repeated 3 times, casually hiding its poignant message. The woman chants the hook about 8 times before …
