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Archives for February 2009

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We’re Having a Baby

I have a friend.  She’s 42, beautiful, artistic, talented, incredibly smart, and single.  Unbeknownst to many of us, she hid her pregnancy until she could no longer keep it a secret.  She wore loose sweaters, covered up with loose-knit scarves….

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Live Blogging: The Relationship

I spent Saturday holed up at home.  I’m sick.  I don’t like being around people when I’m sick. Even when I’m feeling great, I often times don’t like being around people. Dean missed me and couldn’t stay away.  He called…

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Sick All Week

A friend sent me an e-card yesterday, “I’m sorry that your sick day is actually due to sickness.” It made me laugh.  But I didn’t take a sick day.  I wanted to, just couldn’t.  Everyday, I woke up, threatening to…

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A Little Bit of Honesty

A friend of mine set me up with her college friend. We went out. Drinking on an empty stomach, I ended up making out with him at the bar. Big mistake. Here are the follow-on emails. From: MartinTo: Catherine Hey,…

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All Grown Up

Whenever we visited my grandparents in Seaside–a beach-side town near Monterey–I felt like we were going on vacation.  I remember playing in their beach of a backyard, cupping the white sand with my hands and watching the fine particles filter through…

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