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Are You A Cafe Girl?
Mel, my editor, confessor, and chief blog advisor, emailed me the other day from Vancouver telling me that she was expecting a visit from her sister. She said that they had plans to spend a few days cafégirling. That newly minted gerund got me wondering … just who is a Café Girl and how does…
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Carpe Momentum – II Lara’s Lines
Here they are as promised, a selection of opening lines to help you capture the moment the next time you bump into a potential Mr. or Ms. Right. Since they were inspired by my friend Lara, I have dubbed the list: Lara’s lines. One word of advice, it’s important to be light with your approach…
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Carpe Momentum
On a recent business trip to Sydney, sandwiched somewhere in between client dinners and early morning calls to my office back in Canada, I managed to catch up with my dear friend Lara. Artsy and cool in her trademark black, Lara is an amazingly talented make up artist with a wicked sense of humor. Her…
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Breaking Up Is (Not) Hard To Do…
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. ~Winston Churchill Telling the truth to a stranger is easy. Telling the truth to a lover is much more complicated and delicate. And in the handful of relationships I’ve had over the last few…
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Shall We Dance, Tokyo?
Thanks to all of you tangueros and tangueras who were kind enough to provide contacts to instructors and milongas in Tokyo. If any of my other fellow dancers have suggestions on milongas or salsa clubs – I’ll happily take them as I don’t leave until Thursday. In the meantime, I am going to treat myself…
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The Naked Truth
We North Americans live in a throwaway society. We discard clothes, hardly used electronics, toys, games, recreational equipment and, sadly, sometimes relationships or friendships without really thinking much about it. A lot of our conversations are peppered with throwaway lines: “How are you?” we ask, without truly listening to the response. Sometimes we complain for…
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The Devil Made Me Do It…
Athough I have been in a dating no man’s land lately, I have to confess that I haven’t been quite celibate. I did unexpectedly stumble upon a tiny oasis in the non-dating desert one night this past summer. It happened at a local salsa club here in Montreal. I really didn’t feel like going, but…
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The Angel in the Piazza
Do you ever get that feeling that something special is going to happen? You’re going somewhere new or different and you just know that someone or something is out there waiting for you. There’s a pervasive feeling of anticipation. It inhabits your pores. Your nerve endings are on high alert and you’re paying close attention…
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An Apple a Day
If I’ve learned one thing since my divorce it’s this — When it comes to having sex, men are like apples. All you have to do is pick one. Having said that keep in mind what happened to Eve. Photo: © iStockphoto.com/DNY59
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The Stranger on the Train
Paris is a convenient place to do many things: shop, eat, sightsee, fall in love and, of course, dream. It’s also a good place to decamp for a few days to conduct business both in the city, and in those neighboring countries easily reached by high speed trains. As such, I had planned a meeting…
