Category Archives: unexpected adventures
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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 […]
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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 […]
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can david hockney save my marriage?: one overly opinionated wife and her quieter husband
Posted on February 10, 2014 by nikkimeredith in family, marriage, odds and sods, unexpected adventures.When I first discovered David Hockney a couple of decades ago, his paintings thrilled me. I found the cobalt cerulean hues of his swimming pools irresistible and his particular rendering of the southern California light evoked a longing in me for my childhood. He once called that light extravagant and said it was one of […]
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jew-ish: the life and times of a one-sixteenth jew
Posted on October 30, 2013 by nikki in family, odds and sods, politics and religion, unexpected adventures.I am one-sixteenth Jewish. It’s funny to say it like that, but that’s what it comes down to on the family tree. And, I guess that’s how much Jewish I feel. One-sixteenth. How exactly does that translate? Most of the time I don’t feel Jewish, but I don’t feel not Jewish either. I feel Jewish-ish. […]
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pooches and pot
Posted on October 7, 2013 by nikkimeredith in dogs, odds and sods, unexpected adventures.Every week brings news of yet another way dogs help humans. We’ve know for a while they can be excellent detectives – diagnosing melanoma with their noses, sensing dangerous blood sugar fluctuations in diabetics and discerning imminent seizures in epileptics. People with dogs are generally healthier – after acquiring a pooch they exercise more, their […]
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