Project 365 — Week 7: a new discovery — Part I

Once again another week has gone by and as I started putting this together I was just generally annoyed; I have posts started, but not finished. Moreover, I’ve been experiencing a general feeling of disconnectedness but with a thread holding it all together that I just can’t follow. So I was planning to start this post [...]

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Kickin’ ass and takin’ names…..

For those of you who aren’t aware of it, it hurts to get punched in the face. It’s also not a lot of fun to take a knee to the thigh or a kick to the tits. But take it I do; and no, I’m not an abused wife, masochist or BDSM aficionado (though as far [...]

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More, more, more!!!… 2009 into 2010

[Jan. 4 2010 -- Odd thing just happened. This post disappeared from WordPress so I'm reposting it. Apologies to all of you who already read it and commented. I'll try to find the comments too.] And 2009 is….. outa here!! Enter 2010! Not to slag on ‘09 or anything, but damn! But before I get [...]

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Who, me?! (Yes… me.)

[NOTE - this post is a little longer than usual but only becuase I was given so much to think about by some very cool people.] I’ve been having a bit of an identity crisis lately. (No, I’m not.) Yes, I am. It’s not easy, you see. I try — and try very hard — to be “authentic Stasha” [...]

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Sugar and spice and everything… well… maybe not everything…

So I’m walking out the back door heading out for my standard, daily bike ride when I notice I’m doing my “jock walk,” — my thighs roll out from the hip joint slightly, making my stride a little wider; my weight seems to rest more forward in my hips and there is a swagger, but [...]

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Burn the ships….

Soooooo, the big “tattoo reveal” to the in-laws finally happened… with predictable results. Judgement, criticism, and condemnation masquerading as concern. I hadn’t told them about it because I knew what the reaction would be, mostly because my mother-in-law had already expressed her opinion on the subject in the past. But no matter really. I didn’t want to needlessly [...]

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The soggy road to happiness…

“What? You two are just gonna pussy out?” the guy asks, revving his Harley and backing out of his parking spot in front of the bar we’ve been huddling in for the last hour or so. Mike and I, and the rest of our party, are soaked to the skin. Not just soaked; flooded, drenched, [...]

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What the hell is wrong with these people?

So… it’s been quite an unremarkable weekend; except for the nakedness. And the people. If you haven’t already done so, I highly recommend you bring yourself up to speed. I explained the impetus for this little get-a-way in The good fight… . Twenty-four hours into my adventure, I posted Not perfect, but good… where I [...]

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A slight difference of opinion….

Of all the things that I have ever done, points of view I have voiced, or beliefs I’ve held, none have cost me more in the pursuit of happiness than my political opinions; which is very strange when you consider that almost NO ONE can accurately tell me what they are. Some folks believe that [...]

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In this corner, deception and denial…

“If I ever walked into a room and saw someone fucking my wife, I’d kill ‘im,” the host said emphatically.  At first blush, the bold statement appears at once bizarre and obvious. What husband wouldn’t want to kill a man he witnessed in intimate congress with his spouse, but what on earth would compel him to say so at a suburban supper [...]

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