A couple months ago I had a date with someone whom I had been exchanging emails.  I don’t remember if it was a scheduling conflict or inability to agree on a price that led to the delay.  I remember it was a Friday when he contacted me.  He was insistent that we meet that night. Cassandra, [...]

I got my photos back from the photoshoot that I had blogged about in an earlier post.  The good news is that I look OK.  Actually, I look better than OK.  We got some good shots.  Perhaps they’ll look even better once I get Mariah Carey’s retoucher to work on them.  The “bad” news is [...]

My date the other night reminded me of the kind of dads my friends had when I was growing up.  He was in his mid-forties, had sandy blond hair, and a height weight proportionate body: it felt soft without feeling fat.  It’s the body of someone who watches what he eats (and is blessed by good genetics) but without the definition or the [...]

I am kicking it with Reuben in my room.  He’s smoked a little weed but I’m sticking to just red wine tonight. Hey, did you hear that Oprah’s devoting an episode to her weight gain?  I ask him. Oh really, he says, what happened? She gained forty pounds, I answer. Both Reuben and Oprah suffer [...]