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Dating as a Cookie

Ladies, gather ‘round because today we’re discussing **the great cookie dilemma.** Yes, dating as a woman is basically being a cookie in this world of crumb-scattering, flavor-sampling, lid-avoiding men. And frankly, the recipe is getting stale.

Let’s start with **the dish cookies.** These are the cookies chilling out in the open—accessible, easy, available for any and everybody with little effort. And don’t act shocked when I tell you the dish is **cracked.** You already knew. These women have every variety ready to serve: regular milk, chocolate milk, even almond milk for the lactose-intolerant opportunists out here. And these men? They are **leaving crumbs EVERYWHERE.** Nibbling here, munching there, not committed to a single bite. Just roaming the buffet of broken-dish temptation with zero cleanup effort.

Then we have **the cookie jar women.** These ladies still believe in dignity and self-worth, sitting in their jars waiting for someone who actually appreciates quality. But the problem? These men are either **too lazy to lift the lid** or simply content with licking up the crumbs they left behind. So what do the jar cookies do? They **UPGRADE.** Forget the basic glass jar—these ladies are traveling, expanding their minds, soaking up new cultures, embracing experiences, and securing **METAL CONTAINERS.** That’s right. Locking themselves away in sophisticated, hard-to-open, high-security fortresses because **we refuse to be nibbled by men made for the streets.**

Meanwhile, the internet—the true villain of modern dating—has made things even worse. Once upon a time, a man had to put in effort, charm, and actual human interaction. Now? He can log in, swipe right, and find someone willing to accept **limited attention** while he casually browses for the next cookie to sample. Why settle when he can feast on **a rotation of flavors** at his convenience?

And for Black women? **The struggle is real.** Not only do we deal with the nibblers, the crumb-leavers, and the lid-avoiders, but we are also **constantly talked down to.** We’re told we should *settle,* be *grateful,* and tone down our *strength and independence.* Excuse me? We have **no choice** but to be strong—because we’ve seen what happens when we aren’t. Educated, ambitious women are tired of being expected to hand over the cookie jar **just because.** We’re looking for respect, companionship, and someone who actually values us—not just **what flavor of cookie we are.**

So what’s next? Probably more jars with reinforced locks and security alarms. Because at this point, **if you aren’t coming correct, you don’t deserve a single bite.**

The cookie jar is closed. Try again.

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My Beautiful Jailbird

https://rskee.blogspot.com/2025/03/my-beautiful-jailbird.html

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Twisted Tales

It’s that time of year.  Get your copy of Twisted Tales online. 

Twisted Tales https://a.co/d/9amkZ0b

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New crime doc review

http://rskee.blogspot.com/2024/07/girl-in-picture-review.html

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Vogue Magazine 1970’s Diet

I have seen this post pop up every year about the 1970’s Vogue Magazine diet. After seeing it for the Elventy hundreth times, I decided to try it. Side note: I am on Rally; a weight loss program sponsored by my company and have lost 12 lbs so far. At the start of the process, my weight was 172.9 lbs. I have a vacation coming up and need to lose more belly fat. I’m not concerned with the lower half of my body because thick thighs saves lives.

I am guessing that this diet worked in the past because most of the people who tried this diet were on cocaine which is an appetite suppressant. So, I’ve heard. The diet as you see below, consist of an approximately 800 calorie diet plan that keeps you drunk throughout the day. The calorie count for me is higher because I have a Keurig and I like my lattes which are about 100 calories. I’m doing black coffee for dinner because, I’m not that crazy.

I searched online for reviews of other bloggers who have tried this diet and the reviews are that they have lost weight but they quit by the 3rd day. I was determined to see this all the way through. I took off work for 3 to try this. This means that I will be away from temptations and I don’t have to drive around on an empty belly while drinking wine throughout the date. Safety first. The cheapest bottle was $22 dollars, and I was not spending $66 for three bottles of wine just to experiment with this ridiculous fad diet. Franzia had a box for $15 dollars which was more economical. A bottle of wine at 5 oz per glass will add up to 5 glasses of wine for each day.

Day 1:

Breakfast: I tried sleeping in but who am I kidding. Once you are over 35, there’s no such thing. Even if you go to be after midnight. It’s sucks to be an adult. Anyway, I when I got up to do my daily routine, I remembered that I was doing this crazy crash diet (minus the cocaine). I just knew that I was going to start craving things that I had not had since I was a child but no, breakfast wasn’t that bad. Before you judge me, I am not the skipping breakfast type of woman. I tried the slim fast shake breakfast one year and practically fell all the way out after two hours. However, since the one egg is solid, I did not have any issues.

Lunch: I still had energy to do my chores. After getting my pedicure, I decided, noon would be a great time to have my lunch. As I look at my two eggs (whites only, I hate the yokes), I began to have second thoughts, but the hunger pains were light, so I pushed on. I did not feel like doing much in the form of working out, but I was able to do about 30 minutes on the exercise bike.

By no means am I a PH D in anything but I think my antidepressants are helping me get through this. I did not notice that the bloggers had experienced headaches by this point. But they also did not mention drinking any water. I am a firm believer in water. Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! After sipping my glass of wine, I realized that lunch called for a second glass, and I was already feeling floaty after just one glass.

I was halfway through my second glass, when I began to have an outer body experience. I was going to try to post my progress on TikTok but there was a lot going on internally that I decided that I needed to use my words. By 3 P.M., I was looking forward to my 5 P.M. dinner consisting of a steak smaller than the palm of my hand. Seriously!

Dinner: I drank black coffee an hour before my meal. I sipped it slowly because the diet stated to finish off the bottle of wine. The very miniscule piece of meat called dinner gave me life. Day one was not as challenging as I thought it would be.

Day 2: Surprisingly or not really, I slept through the night. This was the first time that I had gone to bed at a decent hour and did not get up at 2 A.M. scrolling through all my social media sites. I woke up a bit famished, I think that my body is getting used to the ridiculous food portions. Again, I’m not a doctor but I think my anxiety meds and drinking tons of water are helping me through this process.

I am down three pounds. After my “lunch”, I did not feel hungry at all. That is probably where the wine comes in, but this is not as traumatizing as I thought it would be. I was able to do my regular daily activities, slowly but I was able to function.

Day 3: I survived this whole ordeal and lost a total of 4 pounds on this “diet” plan. It got me to a point that I have been trying to get to for a while. It’s a dramatic way to get there but it worked. Now I wonder if when I go back to my regular 1650 calorie diet plan, will the pounds stay off? Do I recommend that you try this fad diet? No, absolutely not. There is something strange about being tipsy all day for three days and you are not on a beach vacation. Also, I’m sure my kidneys are in shock from the daily intake of boxed wine. If you do feel adventurous and need to drop 4 or 5 pounds for a trip, have at it.

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Lazy bones

It’s getting down to the wire. I promised myself that I would finish up book three by the end of this month. As I look at the calendar… Anyway, I can still make it happen. Pray for me. I need focus and I need to prepare for my next two, actually the projects. Hopefully I can get this completed but Sunday. Why not Saturday? I’ll be geeking out at comic con… And yes I’ll be dressed up.

@rskee

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Procrastination… Again.

It’s been awhile since I’ve written in WordPress.  I have so many distractions going on at once and I can’t focus.  I tried cutting off all electronics but that just made it worse.  I have so many story ideas filling my mind all at once that it’s overwhelming.  Now I’m on WP which means that I am not doing what I need to be doing.  My new game plan… Finish what I’ve started.  I need to revamp the outline for book three in the Elesin Vollan Story so that I can get going on my next story idea.  Maybe I will take the advice of one of my old co-workers and get a white board so that I can track and check off my story outline.  Gah!  Focus! Focus! Focus!  Alright, let me finish watching Master Chef Jr then I’ll work on my novel, I hope.

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Mental Block

Too many ideas circling in my mind, the only problem not a single one has anything to do with book three.  LOL!  I gotta get it in gear.  I have to write at least two pages before bed…well definitely after Sons of Anarchy.  Wish me luck.

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