How to make a sex tape and NOT end up on the internet
You’d probably be lying if you said you didn’t have a bit of an exhibitionist in you. Or perhaps you are a self-proclaimed voyeur. Be it just a once thought unattainable fantasy or your daily practice, chances are you’ve thought about or discussed making a sex tape with your partner. The faces of Kim Kardashian...
You, Your Vibrator and the TSA: how to bring sex toys on an airplane
Remember the good old days when you could throw your lubricant, sex toy cleaner and giant honking dildo in your carry-on bag and not really worry about it? My friend, those days are long gone. I appreciate air travel safety on all levels – terrorists suck, go America. So TSA, I’m willing to work with...
Everyone Can Be Together
I was working on something else this morning, but Bean, my 5 year-old, made me scrap it. In the general rush of me getting out of the house this morning, Bean asked if she had school today. “No, honey,” replied her dad. “Today is Martin Luther King Day.” She then launched into her understanding of...
How to use Facebook as a human
Before the advent of Facebook and other social utility sites, all relationships had two basic dimensions: in-person or over-the-phone communication. It was simple, and though AOL Instant Messenger connected us online, there were no real rules to follow. There wasn’t a need for rules in that era, but with Facebook’s insane popularity over the years,...
The New Feminist: Friend or Foe?
I’ve always considered myself an outspoken, independent woman but I’ve never referred to myself as a “feminist.” To me, the word is slightly outdated. It conjures stereotyped images of hairy-legged, bra-burning man-haters intent on never wearing mascara, striding forth in unattractive boots to scare men into the idea of gender equality. In the 90’s “feminism”...
Oscar love curse
An Oscar is the perfect compliment to any actress’ career, but if the Academy Award is for the “best actress” category, (awarded as “performance by an actress in a leading role”) it can, somehow, be the kink in the chain that holds that actress’ romance together. It doesn’t make sense, and the number of men...
Unemployment 101
It’s no secret that unemployment rates haven’t been this high since Reagan. I, myself, wish I had been stock-market-savvy and invested in companies that run online job search engines. But I didn’t, so I’ve spent the past year bouncing from job to job hoping the experience I get from each one will bring me closer...
Ida Mae Martinez: Sadly, Her Last Dropkick
Beautiful, tragic and powerful, Ida Mae Martinez, 78, died January 19, 2010, in Baltimore, Md. She was born Ida Mae St. Laurent in New London, Conn., in 1931. Her mother was a prostitute and she never knew her father, so she resided with guardians (and became Ida Mae Selenkow) until her teenage years, running away...
Go On Brush Your Shoulders Off
Jay-Z is just about the last person on earth that I would take advice from. Normally. However, today is a day where I need to brush my shoulders off in a most excessive way. Ladies is pimps too, go on brush your shoulders off. Ladies, I encourage you to get that dirt off your shoulders...
Working Out to the Beat Within
Yesterday, I was running down a California beach boardwalk in a running bra and name-brand shorts and shoes. The beating sun brought out the highlights in my swishing ponytail as I flashed a smile at those I passed, my long bronzed legs stretching gracefully in perfect stride. I felt absolutely like a fit celebrity with...
Live Music is Dying, Taylor Swift
I heard Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen” on my car radio the other day and did my customary in-vehicle chair dance. Her cutesy songwriting always takes me back and reminds me of more innocent times, ten years ago when I was fifteen. I thought, “Awww, little Taylor Swift….what a cutie. She’s so sweet and adorable and talented...
Spring Fever in the Morning; Fever All Through the Night
The season when the shadows shorten, the days get longer and nature stirs is approaching: Spring. Our planet is increasing its tilt toward the sun as we speak, and the snow, frost and ice will soon lose the battle between the two warring seasons. If you’re scratching your head, thinking “Spring?” and trying to remember...
