Day: May 13, 2010

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I was told 10 days ago that I should blog about candy bars. I have no idea why. In particular, how men are like candy bars. Go figure. Today, it hit me—or maybe I was just hungry. It’s not so much how men are like candy bars but my taste in men is similar…

Put Out or Get Out

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I can’t believe I had to explain the phrase “put out or get out” to my 17-year-old daughter. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad, but I definitely felt the jagged edges of the generation gap. While on an evening walk so I could enjoy my new contact lens prescription and hence the bluebirds,…

Regaining a Positive Mindset

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in Grief, Law of Attraction, Personal Evolution

Yes, I’m having a melancholy moment. It happens. Not often, but when it does, I write through it and I’m okay. “It’s impossible to bring good things into your life and keep a positive mindset when your life is full of shit,” a woman contended in her email to me regarding the Law of…

Short Leashes and Control Freaks

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Wow. It’s not that I keep the people in my life on a short leash. I keep them on a GPS tracker and allow them the freedom to roam light years away. I just have to know where they are if they’re not home on time or if my plans get trashed. I’ve learned through…

No Explanation Necessary, But Here’s One Anyway

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Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. I rarely feel I have to explain myself to anyone anymore but sometimes it’s easier to say it once and just be done with it rather than being continually annoyed with questions and personal opinions by people who think they have to give one…

Better Her Than Me!

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in Relationships

Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. A close friend of mine in North Alabama has just turned 30, and her mother is desperate to find her a man. Any man. Better her than me! Apparently, if my friend doesn’t find a man within the next 6 months, she’ll be ripe…

Racism, Rape Fantasies, and Free Speech

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in Personal Evolution

Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. Someone asked me about Imus’ racist comments and I rolled my eyes because I didn’t have a clue what they meant. Just one of the stupider things I’ve missed by not watching TV or listening to the radio much lately. In fact, I had…

Hankering

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in Personal Evolution

Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. A completely unexpected hankering hit me when I was on my way to the hardware store to get new spark plugs. A hankering for something I haven’t had in years. No, no. Not sex. Though at one point today, I was ready to trade…

Attitude Adjustment: I Want to be Won Over

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Though my ventures into the D/s side of life, emphasis on the D, have yet to yield the right person to keep my feet warm at night, the potential is there in a way that I’ve found nowhere else. And yes, having my bare feet held is a personal quirk that has an ultimately grounding,…

The Lovers Card

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in Relationships, Tarot

I’m trying to explain to my daughter why even meeting a love interest is harder over 40 than it was at 18. People acquire lots of baggage in the interim—debts, children, bankruptcies, alcohol afflictions, trauma, criminal records…wives. Okay, yes, I admit that when I meet anyone even remotely interesting, the first thing I do is…

Observations on Sex, Life, and Rock-n-Roll (but Mostly Sex)

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in Personal Evolution, Sexuality

Copyrighted by Lorna Tedder. Originally published in Third Degree and Rising. Observations…. – Not all sex toys are dishwasher safe. From the Bookshelf Rite of Reckoning — a Southern witch returns home to secrets that won’t stay buried. Available direct from the author → – Thanks to the girls’ not keeping the puppy out of…

Emotional Intensity: Good, Bad, and Narrow

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