Ron is a real person. And these are my real memories of them. My sister is no longer with us, but these moments continue on in infamy. I’ll be posting one Ron story every Monday (or Ronday) so we can all shake our heads together. My sister’s current flame thought he was really something. My…
Month: February 2013
The Friend Zone
“I don’t want to date anymore.” He said. “I’ve decided I just want to build a community of friends and work from there. Y’know, find a friend in Pineville, one in Uptown, one in University. . .” “A girl in every port?” I asked. “Naw, why you gotta be like that? I just mean that…
Introducing Ron . . .
Several years ago, I started sharing these “Ron” stories with my friends on an online message board. Rather than losing them in the the outerspace of the interwebz, I offer them here, for your enjoyment. There are about a dozen or so – and I’m going to post them each Monday (now dubbed Ronday) since…
Happy Trails Day
It was 9 years ago today that I packed my Toyota Corolla and headed west to Colorado. I stopped by my mom’s to tell her goodbye, then got in my car and just started driving. My reason for leaving on February 13th was calculated: I didn’t want to spend another Valentine’s Day with someone who…
The Whoosh Factor
Sometimes, I’m just not that perceptive. “I tried to hit on you last year when we saw each other at the convention,” someone recently told me. I tried to think back and couldn’t think of a single thing he said to indicate to me that he was interested. Nothing sprang to mind. It’s not the first…
Need A Hug?
I had a coffee date last week with someone who has just started the divorce process, including finally realizing the ex had already moved on without him. As we chatted about life after marriage, I was reminded of my own post-marriage realizations. I chose to move 1,600 miles away from my ex-husband during the divorce…