Tag Archives: Life in General

Blog Held Hostage: Second Update

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Neil

On March 17th, I wrote down five simple goals.  Goal #1 was this:  “set up a date for when I am traveling to Los Angeles, and moving my stuff from Sophia’s place.” ++++ “I need a ten minute break from … Continue reading →

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Confidence

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Neil

If you read the truly popular and influential blogs, you will notice a distinctive voice coming from each blogger and a confidence in their words.  These writers never mention the names of run-of-the-mill bloggers as friends, only other important bloggers … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Neil

There has been a lot of talk lately about CHANGE.  Voting for Obama is for Change.   Yom Kippur is this week — a time for change.   Fall is about change.   The leaves have already started to change colors in New … Continue reading →

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Say Hello to Brenda, My Therapist

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Neil

Hi, Brenda.   If it is Tuesday afternoon, this means that we are just sitting down at your computer and looking at my blog together for the first time.   This was the idea, right?  That you, as my therapist, might better … Continue reading →

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Next Week in Therapy

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Neil

  I’m sitting across from Brenda, my therapist.  Therapist:  So, how did you feel about i? Neil:  I was a little upset at her. Therapist:  So what did you do? Neil:  I withdrew.  I went into my room and wrote.  … Continue reading →

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Sucking Candy

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Neil

  I already told this story on Twitter, but I don’t think anyone believed me, so I’ll tell it again. Sophia’s mother asked me to pick up two things from her supermarket:  mayonnaise and these sugar-free Werther’s candies that she … Continue reading →

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I Love You

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Neil

This afternoon, Sophia and I watched some reality/food TV show called “Take Home Chef” on TLC. In the show, hunky Australian-British chef, Curtis Stone, accosts clueless women shopping in a Los Angeles supermarket and invites himself over to their home … Continue reading →

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Pee Like a Man!

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Neil

(Manneken Pis in Brussels) Men, let’s be honest.  Women online are selfish. We  care about their issues — body image, fashion, mommyblogging, etc., but when it comes to OUR issues, they are strangely silent. How else do you explain the … Continue reading →

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Popeye Attacked by Anti-Spinach Mob

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Neil

The title of this post is misleading.  I was going to write a humor piece about Popeye, but as I sat down to watch an old Popeye cartoon on YouTube, a long-repressed memory was awoken, much as the memories of … Continue reading →

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Yes, I am Wearing Women’s Panties!

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Neil

Rachel Kramer Bussel writes a popular sex column for the Village Voice called “Lusty Lady.”  A couple of weeks ago, she wrote an article titled “F***ing and Feminism”.   In the article, Ms. Bussel criticized feminists for their ideological views on … Continue reading →

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