Author Archives: PpFt

A thought occurred to me that took my breath away in its obviousness. Picture the following. In the established fashion, a young bride gets married, and at the end of the evening gets taken upstairs, gets undressed, has sex with … Continue reading →

It stemmed from meeting a musician and his wife this weekend. TheGuy is (as far as I can tell) good friends with the musician – we had them over to hang out for a bit after the performance was done … Continue reading →

Yeah we all know this, but it made me think of you

This. . . Post. . . Is. . . Not. . . Safe. . . For. . . Work. This is cute as hell. In so many ways. Straight guy (who has just had his world turned upside-down): “OMG she … Continue reading →

I dreamt I was sprawled on my tummy in bed, pillowed and naked but for a sheet. He was still dressed, but he settled in next to me because he knew that even while tired and half-asleep, I’d find his … Continue reading →

“I am sick of the opposition trying to make me choose between being sexual and serious; and I am sick of being split the same way by victim feminism. I want to be a serious thinker and not have to … Continue reading →

I was out shopping at Old Navy yesterday. My otherwise perfectly cute checkout guy (…whose nametag said “Nate Dog”. I wanted to ask if his last name really was “Dog”, but got distracted by the fact that he…) was wearing … Continue reading →

“…furnish me, instead, with the drama of raw kampung vegetables dipped in sambal; the concerto of a breeze chasing sparrows across yellow acres of padi; and the unique novel that an illiterate, young farmer will write in my womb with … Continue reading →

I’ve often remarked that the North American dialect of English (i.e. “American”, or “Canadian”, depending on which side of the 49°N parallel you find yourself on) is a particularly euphemistic one. If language reflects culture and hence the psyche of … Continue reading →

I continue to learn new vocabulary at a remarkable rate. Word of the Day: “Boomstick”. The context (and I may not be remembering it entirely accurately here) was, “Have you ever had a conversation where you turned your head for … Continue reading →

There is a certain skill to eating an American dinner without wrecking both your health and your pants. I had quarter a homemade pickle and a whole potato worth (it felt like more) of hand-cut fries for dinner. After that … Continue reading →

This all started with me thinking, “A Gryffindor scarf would be just the thing this winter!” – even if it would have clashed magnificently with my flaming hai – I mean, every coat I own. So I got online. And … Continue reading →

I may have finally reached the financial status of being able to afford a 3-hole paper puncher. This does not please me. I file papers like a maniac, and in all these years of maniacal-filing, there has been nothing more … Continue reading →

In the going-on-10-years that I’ve known her, I’ve met her face-to-face – oh, three times? When I was pointed in this direction in August 2004, I had no idea what “fatuity” was. (I do now.) In deciding what to write … Continue reading →