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• 09.28.07
  Startup Weekend Houston Attention, Daily, Geek, Mobile Lifestyle, Projects, Remarkable, Startup, Startup Weekend, Tech, Women | (1)

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• 09.26.07
  7 Tango Tips (And They May Improve Your Sex Life!) Attention, Daily, Travel, Women | (4)

  The teacher placed his hand on my abdomen tonight as we tangoed. No, I didn't get chills, nor was he hitting on me. Intimacy is expected, even encouraged, at tango practice, milongas and, -- probably Argentina in general. I hope to be able to tell you firsthand soon enough. During tonight's lesson, I heard all the advice that I'd probably really ever need about how to have a healthy intimate relationship. And like most advice, I'll take some of it, discard the rest and hope for the best. My tango may strengthen, even if ...
• 08.28.07
  You Don’t Call Me Skinny, I Won’t Call You Fat. Deal? Attention, Daily, Truth, Women | (10)

  Thanksgiving in Mexico It was a Mexican Thanksgiving. The rotund Americans that swarm to Ajiijic looking for the good life post-retirement were licking their fingers, getting waited on by well-dressed Mexicans and waddling towards the buffet meal that awaited them. I picked up my plate and flatware and prepared to choose the vegetarian foods from among the carnivore options. That Thanksgiving I was in luck because there was potato salad, stuffing, bright purple cranberry sauce and a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables. The smell of the turkey made me salivate. As I dipped the serving ...
• 08.26.07
  How to Rock a Karaoke Bar Attention, Daily, Remarkable | (7)

  My addiction to karaoke began in Japan. Japanese schoolchildren and businessmen alike use it as a tool to unwind, and so did I. The difference for me is that I became addicted to the rush of performing without practice; Japanese folks will practice their song until it's memorized before taking to the microphone. And, my God, do they wail. Last night, as I took to the stage at "Singers," this unassuming karaoke bar that has stadium-style seating and seven nights of well-attended karaoke a week, I channelled Whitney Houston. I was wearing my favorite karaoke tee, bright ...
• 08.13.07
  Marriage, and Other Ways to Sell-Out Attention, Daily, Remarkable, Truth, Women | (17)

  [What follows is my worst anti-marriage mood. I get in one about once a year, following a wedding. And sometimes, even I, lil' ol' me...want to *cough* *hack*...wed. Lawfully or no.] This summer I had the pleasure of attending a 50th wedding anniversary in the U.P., Michigan and a wedding in central New York. The anniversary took place in a church addition, where daycare and Sunday school were to be held the following day. As my grandmother flitted around the room pointing at things and expecting their removal, I noted that she was essentially eliminating Jesus ...

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