Day: May 4, 2010

  • “But First, Open the Door”

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. I feel another message coming on. As with other messages, it  belongs to more than one person, and I can think of several of my rocket  scientists who read my journals that this could apply to, based on our  recent conversations. Seems the Ether…

  • Too Freakin’ Funny

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. I guess Spring is in the air because I’ve had six men ask me out in the past week. Two of them, I might actually go out with. Three of the others are maybes. The sixth man, well, I’ll get to that. The quality…

  • Phone-y Psychics

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. “This guy’s been bugging me to go out with him,” Laurie tells  me over a cup of hot chocolate at lunch a couple of weeks ago. “He says he’s a psychic and he can tell I want to date him.” “Cheesy line. And he’s…

  • Picturing Myself in a Different Way

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. My coach suggested back in October that I should post more  pictures on my journal and websites, but I thought she meant it purely as a publicity thing. It did increase my feedback geometrically and some readers tended to enjoy the “fun with Photoshop”…

  • Return of the Friend-Boy

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. I ran into an old friend today. A friend-boy who’s been in and out of my life for over 16 years. The chance meeting almost didn’t happen—if I’d gone to lunch on time, if my all-day meetings hadn’t been cancelled, if I  hadn’t decided…

  • My Secret Compulsion

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. I hadn’t seen my cousin in years. The first things I noticed about her were the new boob job—very obvious even if she hadn’t had  her dress unzipped to the navel—and the arm candy of a guy. Years of days in the sun, of…

  • My Own Personal Soundtrack

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. Being quite the lover of music, I sometimes find I have my own personal soundtrack running in my head. Sometimes, I don’t realize it’s even playing until I stop and think about it— and then it’s very telling. I’m convinced now that my angels…

  • IMPORTANT: Is This Message for You?

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. Sometimes, I’ll be in the midst of a conversation, and I’ll get a message for that person. Just a little whisper in my mind. Often, I won’t know what it’s about unless they’ve shared some of themselves with me. All I know is that…

  • I Won’t Be Held Responsible

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. Is it possible for a co-dependent to no longer be co- dependent? I’d always thought it was “for life” and that the best I could do was to have better tools for dealing with it, but some- thing’s  happening.  I’m  shedding  again.  Purging.  More …

  • Roses, Valentines, and Prostitution

    Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree of Separation. Is Valentine’s Day really just a sanctioned form of prostitution? I  don’t say this simply because I don’t have a sweet- heart this February 14th—I’ve been un-enamored of the holiday for several years. And that’s pretty funny coming from a hope- less romantic like…