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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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Date with Destiny
I took the cards and shuffled the deck and laid out my choices before the Shelley the Seer. As I turned a card over and saw the very scary face of what looked like the devil – I wondered if I could trade in a few cards for a better hand. I asked Shelly and…
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Over Easy…
My first real glimpse of life here in the Big Easy was Saturday night on Bourbon Street. Talk about sensory overload. It’s a direct frontal assault of the five senses. From the bling of beads and the flash of breasts to the glare of neon selling everything from sex to cigars, I didn’t know where…
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The Rhythm of the City
New Orleans and I operate on two different rhythms. The city is just going to sleep as I make my way to the French Quarter for early morning coffee and beignets at the Café du Monde. On my first day in the Big Easy, as I passed by the deserted courtyard of the House of…
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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…
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