Tag: wants

  • What Do You Want out of Life?

    Access to pizza delivery is right up there for me.

  • It’s All Stuff and Nonsense

    All that stuff you see? It used to be money. Now it’s stuff.

  • My Newfound Independence

    Every year on this date, my thoughts naturally turn toward independence. But this year, ah, this year! I truly am feeling independent for the first time in ages. First of all, I am a homeowner again. That means that I am no longer at the mercy of landlords. I don’t have to worry about them…

  • Learning to Say No

    My upbringing was strange to say the least, but in one way it was typical: as a female, I was always taught to put everyone’s wants and needs ahead of my own. This is a mistake that seems to be made the world over. It does not serve any of us well. Women are expected…

  • Applying for Friendship

    I was sitting in a crowded little theater, waiting for a friend to do his one man show, and I was chatting with another friend. Someone asked us how we met, and my friend said, “She was advertising for friends, so I applied.” It’s true. During my first storytelling experience, in front of a crowd…