Posts Tagged: women

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IF YOU DON’T HEAR FROM ME, GO LOOK FOR CLUES AT THE SEAHORSE TAVERN

  Tonight will be a first for me, Gentle Reader, and I cannot say I am not excited.   I am going out by myself, by myself, to watch a live music show at the Seahorse Tavern.   The Seahorse

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IF YOU DON’T HEAR FROM ME, GO LOOK FOR CLUES AT THE SEAHORSE TAVERN

  Tonight will be a first for me, Gentle Reader, and I cannot say I am not excited.   I am going out by myself, by myself, to watch a live music show at the Seahorse Tavern.   The Seahorse

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CLARIFYING THE ISSUES SURROUNDING MAKE-UP

Every so often, another stupid “scientific” study is published showing that men in fact ARE attracted to women with make-up on. Whoops- No, here’s another the one- they’re not! Women without make-up look more low maintenance, more approachable, and so

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CLARIFYING THE ISSUES SURROUNDING MAKE-UP

Every so often, another stupid “scientific” study is published showing that men in fact ARE attracted to women with make-up on. Whoops- No, here’s another the one- they’re not! Women without make-up look more low maintenance, more approachable, and so

SHE MOANS AT PUBLIC EVENTS

For professional reasons, I have attended a gazillion public events over the past years, and if all goes to plan, I will probably attend another boatload in the upcoming years. So I have developed a neat classification of the type

SHE MOANS AT PUBLIC EVENTS

For professional reasons, I have attended a gazillion public events over the past years, and if all goes to plan, I will probably attend another boatload in the upcoming years. So I have developed a neat classification of the type

POOR ALYSSA

Alyssa went on a date with guy she met through a dating website. On the second date, the guy revealed that he is a world champion. At a “nerdy” card game called Magic. That was enough for Alyssa. No more

POOR ALYSSA

Alyssa went on a date with guy she met through a dating website. On the second date, the guy revealed that he is a world champion. At a “nerdy” card game called Magic. That was enough for Alyssa. No more

ONCE UPON A TIME…

…there was a young girl of twenty or so who lived in Iran and whose mother got cancer. The young girl, who had been brought up in a secular family, panicked, and did what everyone else around her did when

ONCE UPON A TIME…

…there was a young girl of twenty or so who lived in Iran and whose mother got cancer. The young girl, who had been brought up in a secular family, panicked, and did what everyone else around her did when

LET US THINK THIS THROUGH TOGETHER

1-Get Married 2- Have Children (more than one, less than three) These two items can be considered as the agenda for any young (middle-class) woman, anywhere the the world. It is true that many will not follow this agenda, willingly

LET US THINK THIS THROUGH TOGETHER

1-Get Married 2- Have Children (more than one, less than three) These two items can be considered as the agenda for any young (middle-class) woman, anywhere the the world. It is true that many will not follow this agenda, willingly

MAKES ME LOOK FAT

The grey Chinese silk tunic which I wear with grey leggings- makes me look like a grey seal with red lipstick and black curls. The white knitted lace blouse which I wear layered over a coloured top- makes me look

MAKES ME LOOK FAT

The grey Chinese silk tunic which I wear with grey leggings- makes me look like a grey seal with red lipstick and black curls. The white knitted lace blouse which I wear layered over a coloured top- makes me look

WOMAN FEARS

Fear of violence, fear of unplanned pregnancies and unwanted babies seem hardwired into our brains after thousands of years of suffering. These are modern, educated, intelligent women speaking: “When my husband was away, I used to pile up tin cans

WOMAN FEARS

Fear of violence, fear of unplanned pregnancies and unwanted babies seem hardwired into our brains after thousands of years of suffering. These are modern, educated, intelligent women speaking: “When my husband was away, I used to pile up tin cans

WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MADAM?

People change. They become ill, gain weight, lose weight, become poorer, richer, lose their loved ones, just grow older.  And they develop mechanisms to cope with these changes: sometimes they become more religious, sometimes less so, sometimes they need a

WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MADAM?

People change. They become ill, gain weight, lose weight, become poorer, richer, lose their loved ones, just grow older.  And they develop mechanisms to cope with these changes: sometimes they become more religious, sometimes less so, sometimes they need a

YOU DO NOT NEED TO MARRY

I am tired of seeing pretty intelligent educated smart funny well-dressed girls in their mid-to-late twenties, anxious and worried to death because… THEY HAVE NOT YET GOT MARRIED. Strange society indeed, one which apparently richly rewards promiscuity and lots of of

YOU DO NOT NEED TO MARRY

I am tired of seeing pretty intelligent educated smart funny well-dressed girls in their mid-to-late twenties, anxious and worried to death because… THEY HAVE NOT YET GOT MARRIED. Strange society indeed, one which apparently richly rewards promiscuity and lots of of