For the benefit of you single ladies out there, I'm sharing some lessons learned from another of my umpteen "most" mortifying moments today. This particular trip down nightmare lane takes us back about fifteen years, but I remember it like it was yesterday because yup, it was just that awesome. Back in the day, students attending So Cal’s universities weren’t utterly and ridiculously spoiled with fancy restaurant options all over campus. (Not that I'm bitter. I'm not!!) So during my undergrad years at U.C.L.A., Taco Bell was the on-campus eaterie of choice. And during my law school years at … [Read more...]
Marriage: A State of the Union Address
A wise girlfriend and I had an interesting talk over lunch the other day, musing over the state of marital affairs in contemporary American society, and even within our own circle of friends. We were sorry to reflect on the increasing number of marriages that have fallen, or are falling, apart in our midst, but empathetic because we understand just how difficult marriage can be/is (none exempted). If you're married and have lived in this world long enough, without blind eyes or a snooty, judging heart, to experience or at least learn from others' experiences, there should be no room, desire … [Read more...]
Wait. Does Rob Fukuzaki Think I’m Stalking Him?!
There's a story behind this photo, taken last night, and why, once again, I broke habit and asked a (semi-)celebrity (this time a major TV network sports news anchor) whether he wouldn't mind taking a picture with me. One afternoon many, many years ago, when I was a spry, young recent college graduate, I sat at home flipping through television channels when "The Oprah Winfrey Show" piqued my interest. That day, Oprah was spotlighting, or basically pimping out, "The Ten Most Eligible Bachelors of TV News" from across the fifty states. She was inviting all the single ladies out there to write … [Read more...]
The Mating Dance: Call-and-Response
I'm glad I'm not a man - at least in that I'd hate to be the one expected to do the initiating if interested in someone romantically. After all, it takes some skill to strategize, and cojones to execute, the very vulnerable task of approaching a stranger to whom you're attracted, making a good first impression, and hoping she finds your advances (and tactics?) charming and effective. (Granted, I'm talking in the limited context of the traditional "men initiate and women respond" paradigm, which isn't so different from this astounding mating dance/ritual found in the animal world.) So … [Read more...]