Have you ever stopped to wonder why psychologists, doctors, and others with a Phd use big words? Are they trying to confuse the rest of us? I don’t really think they use it all the time to confuse the rest of us mere mortals, okay not all the time anyway. You and I both know [...]
When people think of “self-improvement”, they normally think physical: new hairstyle, trim waist, killer abs, toned muscles, breast implants, etc. Rarely, is any thought ever given to their safety – whether they are physically or mentally prepared to defend themselves and/or their families, especially for women. Taking the necessary steps to reduce our exposure to [...]
Should we always tell our partners the truth? What can we, or should we keep to ourselves? And if we do have a dark secret, or if something has in fact happened to us that we are sure our partner would never accept and might be hurt as a result? Even if it didn’t happen, [...]
(continued from: “Latin Dreams“) Giovanni returned around midnight, smiling from ear to ear, and in the company of his French girlfriend Giselle. After being introduced, Giselle immediately started to complain about the perceptible smell of garlic on our breath. She kept on going about garlic being the food of the lower classes, and about the [...]
(continued from “The Genovese Connection“) Catharina’s room gave to a large roof terrace, where her mother grew all of her herbs and geraniums. Ronald was installed in Catharina’s brother Pippo’s room for the night and I was supposed to sleep on a stretcher in Catharina’s room. Pippo was a 9 year old, good humored boy, [...]
The first bird sounds made me aware of the breaking of dawn. Ronald slept deeply, and out of earshot, rolled up in his sleeping bag. I felt hung over from passing a sleepless night, and had an ominous feeling that something weird was about to happen. Still I was somehow charged with new energy from [...]
Feeling left out, Ronald wandered off holding his radio to his ear. I knew I should go after him; tell him to stay, because there was no reason he should feel rejected, but for some reason I didn’t. The mesmerizing presence of Catharina kept me firmly fixed in place. She told me she was Sicilian [...]
Maybe the Lady in Red was on to something after all. Two University of Rochester researchers say they’ve conducted a study that finds men really are more attracted to women who wear red. Psychology Professor Andrew Elliot and researcher Daniel Niesta say their study found that the color red makes men feel more amorous toward [...]
by Smadar They say that we decide to get hurt. Is it really in our power to control it? I met somebody exactly at a point in my life that I felt that my life was given back to me! And I think that all the mothers out there will nod in agreement when I [...]
