... or "SAT"?

That is what the man in my life and I do. We share an apartment as roommates, each with our own bedroom and office space. (We both work at home, he as a writer and I as a translator.)

We're very much in love, even more so since we didn't have to get fused at the hip in order to do so.

We get all the financial benefits of living together, and still get to invite each other over whenever we want to sleep together, which is plenty often. All we have to do is cross the hall!

Yep, I'm a cougher. Always been. When we were kids, my sister knew I was up in the morning when she heard me coughing through the partition between our bedrooms.

In my case, it's caused by asthma. Some things help: avoiding tobacco smoke (sometimes the smell is enough to trigger a fit). Drinking very cold water, for some reason. Homeopathic remedy "Ipeca", in a light dosage such as 5CH or 7CH. Meditation, in the long run.

When I go to the theater, I make sure I bring in a bottle of cold water and I always sit on the edge of a row, so that if I have an uncontrollable fit in the middle of a monologue, I can swiftly get out without disturbing anyone. Once, a young usher girl saw me get out and said, "Uh-oh, asthma attack. I'll get you a glass of cold water." She was one of us.

It looks to me like LW is most interested in finding a way to explain to the other children in the family with their Dad gets away with a type of behavior that they are not allowed. As if he undermines her authority as a mother. Do you sometimes see or treat your husband like an overgrown version of your other boys?

On another note, 15-20 St. John's Wort tincture drops in a glass of juice every morning can do wonders to relieve mild to moderate depression. It is a natural serotonin uptake inhibitor. Expect to hear him whistle off-key all the time in a few weeks. Click on my name link for more info. (I have no interest in this except to share a remedy which has worked wonders for me.)

This time if you click on my name you'll get a picture that sums it up nicely :)

Some people have beautiful eyes, or hands, or breasts... why not a beautiful vagina?

I remember this girl. We only had sex a couple of times. She had the most beautiful labia in the known universe. Beautiful like a rose, a butterfly, a bird of paradise.

Difference is, she wasn't for sale. Good thing, too. She was fragile enough as it was.

Being bisexual, I wonder what my brain looks like?

Also, it is not true that straight women are turned on by the sight of a naked man's body. Actually, according to a recent study, it's just the opposite:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/bi-the-way-what-does-push-womens-buttons-20080614-2qo9.html?page=-1

... is also a well-known humorist, famous for belonging to "Rock et belles oreilles", a satiric show which went on for years, first on community radio and then on TV.

Heck, I'm Québécoise and I've been crying for joy and relief and hope! This young Arab delivery guy just caught me with red eyes and dripping nose so I apologized and told him why I was crying. He cracked a big smile and said, "It's a great victory for humankind!"

*waving Earth flag*

... Has anyone else noticed that this is happening during the last days of Bush's reign? Not surprised one bit to read that the US blocked a cease-fire proposal in the U.N. Security Council. This is more than myopia, it's collusion.

Cary,

IMO, this is the best writing you've ever done.

Poetic metaphor in the service of waking people up, not with a nasty lash o'the whip as some readers seem to believe is necessary, but with kindness and compassion.

Kindess towards ourself as the most potent shortcut to happiness, aka feeling alive!

Kudos.

"Dans le doute, abstiens-toi." It's not Buddhist, it's French.
How do I know? Because I'm both.
I guess it does have something of the Zen "not-doing" stance, though.
And I totally agree that in this case, it may not be the best choice of action.

Hey! Don't forget Randall Munroe!

http://xkcd.com/ is a Web phenomenon in its own right.
"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language."

This from a HUGE Keith Knight fan (although, being French, not fat)
:P

... buy plastic flippers. Tada!

The only question in my mind is, who will play Orly Taitz on the next SNL opening segment?

... and it's aptly called, Impatiens.

http://www.herbalremedies.com/im10vial.html

I have the same tendency, and it works wonders.