Become a Spokesperson for the Single Life November 18, 2008
Posted by Onely in We like. . ..Tags: alternatives to marriage project, single spokesperson
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Copious Readership,
Do you think your single life is just fine? Or even–gasp–GOOD? Yes? Well, then you might want to help the Alternatives to Marriage Project by being a spokesperson.
Here’s an excerpt from the site, with details! –CC
AtMP maintains a database of unmarried people who are willing to talk about their lives with journalists who are working on articles or news pieces about marriage, cohabitation, and related topics. We think these real life stories are an important part of educating the public about unmarried relationships. (more…)
In Honor of My Grandmother November 17, 2008
Posted by Onely in Food for Thought.Tags: friends, grandmother, memorials, onely, service
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Last Wednesday, November 5th, my Grandmother died at the age of 95 (& 11/12ths — she would’ve turned 96 next month!). Before she moved to Kansas City (where I grew up) after my grandfather (who I never met) died, she had lived in or around Kirksville (northeast) Missouri her whole life. At the memorial service, as I listened to the pastor recount Grandmother’s 36 years of membership and service in her Kansas City church, it occurred to me: Grandmother was Onely, too! (more…)
How Not To Be Onely November 14, 2008
Posted by Onely in Uncategorized.Tags: 911 for date, desperate single, youtube
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Whoa, this you tube video shows the kind of behavior that gives all single women a bad name, that makes people think all we want in life is to land a man. And it gives the media yet another excuse to perpetuate this myth: note how they flag the perp’s “single” status in the news headline:
–CC
Fun Sites for Singles: SoloTravel November 13, 2008
Posted by Onely in We like. . ..Tags: singles sites, solotravel, thailand, travel
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I was out to lunch with my coworkers the other day and we were talking about our travel dreams. I said I was going to go to Thailand alone, to see a particular monastery. I said I wanted to do a solo trip. My coworkers–about five of them, a variety of ages and sexes (well, two sexes), mostly married but not all–in almost one unified breath said, “WHY would you want to do THAT?” (more…)
The great thing about Onely. . . November 10, 2008
Posted by Onely in Everyday Happenings, We like. . ..Tags: onely, posts, single
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. . . is that when someone says something singlist to me, or I experience discrimination because I’m single, instead of getting angry, I get excited because now I have something to post about. (more…)
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s lifestyle November 5, 2008
Posted by Onely in Everyday Happenings, Food for Thought.Tags: living alone, neighbors, single
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The other day I walked from my townhouse to my car and saw people of all ages swarming over the grassy knoll in front of our street, giggling and shouting and walking and standing. I recognized a neighbor from the other end of our row of houses, who I only knew from waving distance. She approached me, a petite woman holding the hand of a little toddling girl. (more…)
Degree in Coupling, anyone? November 3, 2008
Posted by Onely in As If!, book review, Food for Thought, Reviews.Tags: Ellen Byerrum, Jim Lehrer, Mary Kay Ricks, PhD, Stephen Goodwin, Susan Fraser King
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On Saturday, I attended a luncheon at the Fairfax Country Club (there is no way to not make that sound snooty–but if I say the event raised money for scholarships, does that help?) where Susan Fraser King, Ellen Byerrum, Mary Kay Ricks, Stephen Goodwin and Jim Lehrer talked about their recent books and about writing in general. All the authors were entertaining speakers and I left lusting after each of their books.
However, the hostess in her intro made an interesting unOnely remark: (more…)
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