Dear babe,
Today, we parted ways. We promised we would stay friends but I am not sure if it's gonna work. I told you to give me four months. I am gonna use this time usefully and try to be okay. I hope you will be too. You told me not to mess around with guys. You told me to block you first if I ever uploaded a picture of me and my future boyfriend together when I told you to move on and find someone else to replace me. That's not because I don't love you. I looked at you today on the escalator, on our way to Din Tai Fung, to have our last meal together as lovers. I worry about you. I worry about you getting your getting your heart injured again. I worry what if someone tries to hurt you like your ex did. I worry about you not getting back as much love and care as you would provide....
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Dear You,
You know who you are, so I won’t even write you by name. I know this may never find you, but please know that I mean every word I am about to say, both good and bad.
I don’t know where it all went wrong, or if it ever really went right, now that I look back on it all. This might come as a surprise, but I want to thank you. By doing me the service of exiting my life in the coldest way possible, you have helped me to realize not only what I don’t want to happen in my next relationship (if we can even call it that), but also how to open up, how to be vulnerable, and how to move on from things not meant for me. I didn’t realize it at the time, but you did me innumerable favors by both simply existing in my life and vanishing from it.
I heard things about you before we even...
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Dear Ex-boyfriend,
It's happened again: a perfectly good relationship torn asunder by a difference of political opinion. Oh why cannot the flower of love bloom on the border of the ideological divide? I thought love conquered all. Ex-boyfriend, what happened to us? Oh what aridity, what corruption, of soul, of culture, of country caused these delicate flowers to shrivel and die? I say "flowers" because, yes, this has happened to me more than once. Perhaps my standards are too high. Instead of picking the petals off a daisy and saying "he loves me, he loves me not," I pick the petals and say, "he loves liberty, he loves liberty not" and if he does not love liberty, I find him hard to love.
Oh ex-boyfriend, it could have been so beautiful. You were tall. You were well-educated. You...
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Dear YOU,
I know you’ve been reading and following me here all this time. Though you do not make your presence known, I feel in my heart that you still check on me once in a while and I wont deny that it flatters me. It’s been many many months since we saw each other. I would love to hang out with you again, why not. We’ve been friends for such a long long time and it’ll be fun to fool around with my ex-best slash boy friend. You know we’ve spent so much of our lives together and I’ve always felt that those years of my life will never leave me…all the things we’ve shared will be in my heart as long as I live.
Truth is, contrary to what you’ve been thinking, there is no pain anymore. I’ve found peace, finally. I have accepted it already that God made it happen for us. Not that I didn’...
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Dearest Mr. President Obama,
I witnessed your speech last night. I am deeply inspired, encouraged and profoundly grateful for your words. Your consciousness soars with clarity and divine purpose. Your articulated your views, subjects and comments with compassion. You made me feel how blessed we are to share life with your leadership. Even more than any other President I have witnessed (including JFK). Your words of spirit and global healing, unity and harmony for the betterment of the world….not just the USA. I pray for your continued safety for you and your family. Regarding Mr. Trump….I remember when I was a child living in Tijuana…I often crossed the border to visit the San Diego Zoo. I would hear loud screams and commotion in the distance. As I came closer to the sound, I noticed...
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Dude -
Though I'm not given to quoting our 43rd president, what was that quote that W mangled once? "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Didn't he add an "aw, fuck it" on the end? That's the part I can't get right. "Fuck it, and fuck you." I say it, and I think it, and I never believe it.
You got me. Damn you, you got me. I haven't felt like this about someone in... 10 years? Since my first love. And what kills me is that I'm afraid I love you. It should turn my stomach to write that, but I kinda tear up instead. You, who I only spent one night with, though I remember every second of it. You, who's so charming and handsome. You, who can take my shit and give it right back. You, who has run off how many times now?
Some days I hate you. I'll scan across your...
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Dear Senator Burges,
Although not a resident of the state of Arizona, I am concerned by the text of the bill being promoted in the legislature (SB 1213) that has, as its intent science instruction. For one thing, I assumed that it was axiomatic that one of the primary purposes of the public schools was to, in the words of the bill “help students develop critical thinking skills necessary to becoming intelligent, productive and scientifically informed citizens.” Consequently, the promotion of this bill seems redundant and, unless you are concerned that this is not happening in the Arizona public schools, I am curious why such legislation is necessary.
Additionally, I am concerned that, of all of the scientific disciplines that would fall under this kind of legislation, only certain...
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Dear Senator McConnell,
I am a mother and grandmother. I home educated my children and am active in the Tea Party, my local Republican Party, and the Home Schooling Alliance of Arkansas. My husband is a small business owner. Within my family are law enforcement officers, teachers, attorneys, and ministers. We are a conservative and traditional value based family with members in throughout the United States as well as your home state of Kentucky. This weekend I spoke before a traditionalist organization in D.C. in regard to the incremental legal decline of the Christian family in this nation and the rise of socialism.
We are all deeply saddened that it now appears you will not back the NO-GUN REGISTRATION Amendment sponsored by Rand Paul. You have spoken out in defense of a tougher...
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To my friends not in BBYO:
As a junior in high school, I am in the middle of my third year in BBYO. BBYO is a pluralistic youth group for Jewish teens, where you are given the opportunity to meet people from around the world, and engage in social actions/create your own Jewish Identity. These past three years in BBYO have changed my perspective on religion greatly, and have allowed me to break out of my shell beyond school. However, along with my achievements and amazing memories in BBYO, come the setbacks and negative messages I receive on a daily basis from people I call my “friends”.
To my friends that think BBYO is an orgy: The definition of an orgy is a wild party, especially one involving excessive drinking and unrestrained sexual activity. BBYO has a zero tolerance policy...
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Dear Dr Goldacre,
You recently Tweeted that ‘Peter Hitchens says terrorists are on drugs and in the 1980s would’ve been in asylums’ adding the word ‘Jesus’, which you presumably intended as an expression of shocked disbelief, a sensation you assumed your readers would share.
I had the impression that you stood out for accuracy and careful evaluation, and rather admire you for doing so. Have you held to your own standards here?
Here are the ways in which your Tweet is inaccurate and/or misleading:
First, the timing. By the use of the present tense ‘says’ you imply (and in my view either intend your readers to believe, or don’t care if they do believe) that I am referring to Wednesday’s murders in Paris. You know perfectly well that I was not.
The...
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