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How Does One Learn How To Be A Perfect Kisser?
Originally published January 31, 2012 Have you ever wondered what makes a person a perfect kisser? Whether you are single, married, straight, gay, or how much you love your current partner, everyone remembers a ‘perfect’ kiss. And they will never forget who they shared it with. However, have you ever wondered how that person became…
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My Best Pickup Line – Ever!
Originally published January 26, 2012 I have written this story as a guide to meeting someone you are attracted to and offer my best pickup line ever! Okay, Danny, why would you write a story, about the best pickup lines? ~ Spanky So, I can teach boys how to date girls, Spanky. ~ Danny While…
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This Is My First Date in 40 Years Part 2
Originally published June 19, 2015 Part 1 ended in the afternoon on Sunday, June 17, 2015. I had just gotten home and was playing with my dog, Holly, outside when my cell phone rang. I looked at the screen, and her name and number appeared. My legs started feeling weak, and my hand was shaking as…
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This Is My First Date in 40 Years Part 1
Originally published June 17, 2015 I was getting nervous about this, my first date in almost 40 years, and here’s how it all happened. Saturday, June 13th Although we had seen each other a few times in the past 20+ years, we were always in the company of other people. But this was different –…
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Do You Know If Sadie Hawkins Is Still Celebrated?
Originally published February 3, 2014 Most of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers are familiar with Sadie Hawkins Day—the one day of the year when girls could ask a boy out on a date. However, I’m sure Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z have no problem with it. After all, we live in an era when…
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Another Love Story – 1969
Originally published July 26, 2012 Although I was not planning to write any more stories until the Fall, my mind suddenly wandered back to the ’60s—my only visit to Washington, D.C. It was a weekend full of surprises in the Land of the Free. But it is a story that still gives me shivers. So,…
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An Exciting Buzz in Toronto & Bellingham
Yesterday, after my appointment with Valerie, my speech-language pathologist, at Surrey Memorial Hospital, I drove to Costco in Bellingham, Washington. That is where I felt the first of a two-city buzz. The second city buzzing was Toronto, Ontario. The parking lot was full of vehicles, and it was only 11:00 AM, but I was only…
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My Last Blind Date
Recently, I wrote an almost true story about meeting a new love I had first seen as a vision at the Tiffany store in Vancouver. I have always associated Tiffany’s with love and romance, so when I first felt the rush of excitement from her email message, I over-reacted in a way only a hopeless…