A man fan
I’ve never been a sports fanatic, but I’ve always been a big fan of men, especially men who play sports. When I was little, I was my brothers’ biggest fan. Both older, they were outstanding athletes and taught me sports essentials – like how to tuck a football in the crook of my arm and […]
Santas — yes, that’s plural! — visit Sarasota!
Yesterday, throughout the day, I was visited by many Santas — dropping off messages via email, phone calls, blog postings. Everyday Santas from the lower 48 who’d read yesterday’s Dear Santa column and who had one overriding message — MC, you do believe! … maybe not in Santa, but in yourself and in people … […]
Troll-house memories
Here’s wishing you all a fantastic Christmas — or whatever holiday you celebrate — or even just a fabulous end to a memorable year. I hope you not only remember the good times of the past, but make new memories to remember in the future! ———————– When I was little, I wanted a troll for […]
New Year’s … past and present
Last night, I walked along Siesta Beach — something I rarely take the time to do. I meandered … mosied … along the water’s edge. Nudged seashells, watched some kind of dive-bombing kind of bird — not a pelican … had the tail of a swallow, I thought. Stood in sun salutation with a ragtag […]
I’m a sucker for the season …
I’m a sucker for the holidays. Most of the year, I’ve got my nose to the proverbial grindstone, but the holidays bring out the kick-up-your-heels side of me. I mean, really, from a female perspective, what’s not to love? You get to dress up. You get to show a little skin. You get to wear […]
Café chess — très sexy
Here’s a column that ran in 2006, but today, I’m so jonesin’ for my life in Boston, that it feels apropos to post. —————————- I spent this past Monday morning, a holiday, lazily finishing what was left from the Sunday NY Times. Sitting outside, a cup of Joe percolating through my veins; the day, the […]
Party blast … or party bust … it’s up to you to make it fun
This year, be the party captain of your soul, be the mingling master of your fate. Whether you’re a host or a guest, the next party you’re at can either be a bust or a blast – and it’s all up to you. Party-goers owe it to their hosts to be at the top of […]
Fatherly lessons I wish I’d had
This piece originally appeared in print in June 2007. I think it was a wish list of my own really — wishing I’d had a Dad who not only stuck around, but taught me how to stick up for myself from an early age instead of having to learn it all firsthand at the school […]
City still offering same-sex benefits despite Amendment Two
(This piece ran in the Pelican Press newspaper November 19, 2008.) Despite the success of Amendment Two in the Nov. 4 election, the City of Sarasota is continuing to offer a domestic-partner plan that would provide health insurance benefits, similar to those offered to spouses, to the live-in partners of city employees. The amendment states […]
Must love cats
A few nights ago, I broke my pledge to not go on a date for the rest of 2008 (after a particularly dispiriting dating experience in January). Don’t know why, but I decided to accept an invitation for drinks and so on the night of the full Harvest moon, I took the dating plunge once […]