Holiday Letter to Those Who Call Me Arrogant
Well, here it is, holiday season again, and I’m so, so remiss in getting out those cards. It’s hardly December and I’ve already received cards in 4 digit numbers (just an estimate), and I [...]
Teachers Aid
Some teachers enter our lives for just a moment; others create bonds for years. The best, though, leave marks forever. When I was a high school senior, my biology teacher introduced me to genealogical [...]
The Truth Doesn’t Hurt
When I was little, I used to go next door to my friend Christine’s house first thing in the mornings, on weekends, to ask her to play. Her mom was always pulling fresh orange-icing [...]
Break-Ups are the Rule
The companionship business is known for inevitable break-ups. To honor the spirit and bonds formed by cupid’s arrows in my world, I think it’s important to explore the idea of what happens when things [...]
A Soft Spot For Him and Myself
When I was growing up I longed for my father to be like my best friend’s dad, who was warm and affectionate and grilled outdoors (this somehow made him seem more sophisticated—go figure). While [...]
Turns
When I got to grad school in 2001, I started downloading music from Napster. My friends at the campus radio station got me interested in obscure 70s rock and in 3 years of downloading, [...]
Wandering Eyes
Do you freak out if your significant other glances at another person? Do you get upset? What if it’s more than a glance; what if it’s a lingering stare? Or what if they “accidentally” [...]
Top of the Heap
How do high IQ people cope with normal people? I’ve become considerably curious about this, because I’ve dealt with the adversities of having high intelligence
Nurturing Doesn’t Mean Motherhood
Sometimes it pays to forego having children and to be a doting aunt instead. I actually gain more from taking care of my niece and nephew than I would from having [...]
After The Storm?
Some cataclysms disrupt society for only a generation or two, while others are so destructive that recovery can take centuries. When it occurs again, the human race will have to pick itself up [...]
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?
When I’ve disclosed my credentials and IQ, a tired old question has been asked by companion-haters: “if you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich enough to not be a companion?” I usually shrug... [...]
Stilettos, Survival and Self-Assuredness
Like many women, I’ve often longed for the power to control the male gaze…for the proverbial cloak of invisibility when I want it, allowing me to avoid unsolicited comments
