I hope you have a wonderful day full of love, happiness and nice surprises.

It is that time of year again, when people ask me what I want for the holidays. It's also a time to reflect on my hopes and intentions for the coming year ( Read more... )

I identify very strongly with the author of this articleI came to non-monogamy in a similar way, and tend to view my relationships much like she does. I like the distinction she makes between a "partner" (someone with whom you make life decisions) and a "lover" (someone with whom you have sex). I also strongly relate to the notion that an " ( Read more... )

I had an absolutely wonderful day today. Mark and I went to see "A Christmas Carol" at the North Shore Music Theater, and the show was excellent -- moving, uplifting, and beautifully presented. It went a great way towards restoring my holiday spirit. I also had a happy, relaxing, warm, wonderful time with Mark, which couldn't have come at a ( Read more... )

I am doing a lot better this holiday season than I was during the last one ( Read more... )

I've been thinking about posting something here, but it has been so long that I haven't been sure where to start. There is no way that I can summarize everything that has happened since I last posted regularly, so I won't even try. Maybe I will just start with a few things that are on my mind at the moment ( Read more... )

I have been trying to figure out what to do about our dog, Cookie. She is a very friendly, extremely cute little pure-bred beagle, and we love her, but it's not clear that we are able to take care of her properly now. Kevin used to be home during the day, and he would take her out on walks multiple times a day, pay attention to her during the day ( Read more... )

I was thinking about my life this morning...

I don't like my life right now quite as much as I liked it a year ago, and sometimes I feel sad about that. It isn't a bad life, though, and it sure does have some incredible high points. So, all in all, there isn't much to be unhappy about.

As I mentioned on Facebook, my experiment with a vegetarian diet has been very successful. So successful, in fact, that I've decided to stick with it, instead of reintroducing selected meats into my diet at this point.
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Please join us for our annual St. Patrick's Day Party on Saturday, March 23rd starting around 2:00pm and ending when the last guests go home ( Read more... )