Song in my bones : Doobie Brothers’ Long Train Running
Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers, Lyrics by Tom Johnston. Memorable bits of song: Rhythmic guitar riff that progresses and intensifies, wailing harmonica solo and the refrain: without love where would you be right now…? What I remember from then: Head banging...Story #6 How I Found My Sensual, Sexual Self
Story #6 How I found My Sensual, Sexual Self. I think it was 2014. One day I woke up and realized I haven’t had sex, or wanted to have sex, or thought about sex, in a very long time.
Story #5 The Surprising Effects of Exercise
Story #5 The Surprising Effects of Exercise
It started to make sense after I read Hot Monogamy by Dr. Patricia Love. In the book she laid out the libidinous journey couples often take. You start with the person’s “set point” (mine has always been low)
Story # 4 I Buried The Memory For Twenty Years
I knew I would never mention this to Jeff. How could I? I might be non-judgmental, but I was also non-confrontational. Unable to imagine it wasn’t my fault.
I had forgotten and never mentioned this to anyone until now, twenty years later.
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