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Scrooged
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
Remember how you loved Christmas as a kid? The tree, the twinkling lights, the anticipation. It was magic. And, what made it so magic? It was the surprise – you never knew for sure what Santa was going to bring you. Of course, you had your list and maybe you even mailed it to him. But you were never really, really sure. The Christmases I remember most were the ones where Santa brought me things I didn’t even know I wanted.
Then, you got older. And the magic evaporated. And by the time you reached our age, Christmas becomes more a drag than a celebration. Why? (more…)
Tags: Chtistmas, ebay, gift giving, greed, Secret Santa
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Feelin’ Groovy and Talkin’ Teen
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
I’ve written about those of us who dress like 20 year olds, thinking it makes us look younger. It doesn’t. Now I want to talk about something more subtle: language.
Remember when “groovy” was. . . groovy? Back in the late 60’s, we said things like “bummed out” and “cool” and we would “freak out” if our parents tried to co-opt our slang. Not only did it make us crazy, it made them sound pathetic.
So, when we hear newscasters talking about “bling” (more…)
Tags: bling, co-opt, cool, generation gap, groovy, language, lingo, parents, slang, teens, women over 40
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OCD? Y-E-S
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Remember Monica from “Friends”? How she’s so obsessive, competitive and bossy? Know anyone like that? I do.
Me.
Maybe I’m not as bad as Monica (I’m certainly not as “tidy”). But I could give her a run for her money. I wonder sometimes if more of you out there have these same obsessive/compulsive tendencies and (more…)
Tags: Anal, competetive, Monica, obsessive compulsive, OCD, rules
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Topless in NJ
Friday, July 16th, 2010
With all this hot weather, you know what’s really grossing me out? Of course, I’m talking about men running around without shirts on.
Do they have no shame? I mean, really. Some of them are flabby and shapeless and some of them have breasts as large as mine – but not quite as perky. And, yes, I’ll admit (more…)
Tags: bra, bra straps, breasts, good old days, laws, Respectability, topless
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I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With . . .
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
The big scene in Academy Award-winning Little Miss Sunshine is funny enough to make you wet your pants: slightly overweight, innocent pre-teen Olive does an hilarious burlesque version of “Super Freak” that her strip-club-loving grandfather choreographed, while the parents of the other hotted-up little girl contestants watch, mortified. It’s obvious Olive has no inkling that pulling the scarf through her legs is naughty. (more…)
Tags: bump and grind, eroticized, hooker, hooking up, Little Miss Sunshine, oral sex, sexting, Sexuality, spin-the-bottle, STD, vagina
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