Author Archives: nikkimeredith
-
where the rubber hits the road: a closeted prude listens to modern sex advice
Posted on June 27, 2016 by nikkimeredith in health and beauty, odds and sods, unexpected adventures.I have a new secret pleasure. It’s not actually secret — I’ve mentioned it to a few people – and, though it involves sex, it’s not exactly pleasurable for reasons I’m about to explain. Come to think of it, it’s not even very new. Every Tuesday, for the past six months, I put a leash […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on where the rubber hits the road: a closeted prude listens to modern sex advice -
I helped elect Richard Nixon in 1968.
Posted on May 10, 2016 by nikkimeredith in odds and sods, politics and religion, science/research.I recently had to remind myself of this fact. It was the only way to stop my rant against Susan Sarandon, a Bernie surrogate, after she told Chris Hayes on MSNBC last month that she wasn’t sure she’d vote for Hillary against Donald Trump. My adrenalin oozed a liter or two when she said that […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on I helped elect Richard Nixon in 1968. -
Carol Doda, Rest in Peace
Posted on January 1, 2016 by nikkimeredith in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.A national treasure died last month and because I had the opportunity to intersect with her, my life and even more, my husband’s life, was a tiny bit more thrilling. Carol Doda was a true pioneer — one of the first women, at least in the Bay Area, to have her breasts pumped up with […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Carol Doda, Rest in Peace -
daddy’s home: how getting a dog can break relationship rules
Posted on June 20, 2015 by nikkimeredith in dogs, marriage.I’d like to blame my husband for this deviant practice but, in truth, I started it. Even so, I think I can still blame him because the practice doesn’t bother him as much as it bothers me. In fact, it may not bother him at all but I’m too busy being bothered by it to […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on daddy’s home: how getting a dog can break relationship rules -
can we please talk about torture? please?
Posted on January 30, 2015 by nikkimeredith in politics and religion, science/research.In mid-December, a few days after Diane Feinstein released the Senate Intelligence Committee report on torture, I was dining out with friends. About an hour into dinner, after we’d talked about grandchildren, books, work, movies, our growing list of age-related maladies, there was a pause in the conversation and I blurted: “Can we talk about […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on can we please talk about torture? please?