At a local restaurant for a nice meal with friends, I was ambushed psychologically by a well-meaning acquaintance. It happened after my romantic life suffered a mob hit. To be truthful, the guy I’d dated wasn’t a bad person. The only thing wrong with him...
Eastern Chipmunk Small brown woodland creature. Also know as the “striped squirrel”, “munks’, “chippers” and “ground squirrel”. Or as we in the know refer to them. “Timber Tiger“. That innocent look often hides evil beyond comprehension. Think about it. Guy goes ballistic, and all people...
I recently wrote an article for this site called “Just Desserts?” about Women’s Empowerment Groups or what are also called Gifting Tables. I call them pyramid schemes, rip-offs, bull crap, and a variety of other uncharitable names. In the article I told a story...
I have no idea how this idea came to me last night, but here’s the result. I decided to start a Facebook conversation about cheesy pick-up lines. The first “thread” I started resulted with the left side of my screen filling up with notifications...
I’ve watched a lot of TV shows about single people. They, of course, include Sex and the City, which is at times funny and at times infuriating. But that’s a whole ‘nother article. At any rate, I find life as a single person is often...
You know what I’m referring to in the title above. Most Christmas carols are cheerful balls of fluff that give you the mental warm fuzzies. But for every “White Christmas” and “Joy to the World” there’s a clunker that assaults your ears and makes you...
Who doesn’t have a list of deal breakers when it comes to dating? Oh, you might not think you do, but when a deal breaker comes up, you know it’s a deal breaker. It’s like the first time you see a cockroach. You take one...
I’m sitting at the bar of my favorite restaurant waiting for a friend to arrive. I hear the conversation next to me and begin to eavesdrop. I’m not a big eavesdropper. Okay, at least I try not to do it on purpose. But sometimes a...
It occurs to me as I sit here still smoking from my latest romantic flameout that dating in this day and age is like entering a nuthouse and trying to figure out why the patients do what they do. Why is that guy in the...
I know you all are out there, now it’s time for us all to talk. Not only am I looking for any of you who write about all the awesome things going on in this state, but I am also looking to start a networking...
I am currently loading any and all events on to the Connecticut Events Calendar, and my...
In the restaurant industry, change of ownership is inevitable. This happens for a variety of reasons,...
Publishers Note: I originally posted this in April of 2011, and this is the second most...