Dear Readers: Time for another round of Match Game. George Michael and Elton John decide to co-host a variety show modeled on “Donny & Marie.” In the opening theme, George sings, “He’s a little bit cunty” and Elton replies, “And he’s a little bit [BLANK].”
Dear Readers: Necessity is invention’s mama. I was serving iced tea made with hibiscus and rose hip the other day, at a party to send my friend Matt off to India. Someone asked if we could spike it. I tried a few things till I came up with a crackerjack summer cocktail: The Bedell.
2.5 parts vodka
1 part cold hibiscus and rose hip tea, lightly sweetened
1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice.
Serve chilled, over ice. Yum.
Dear Bartender: My wife and I no longer have sex, and I’m sorry to say that this situation is apparently non-negotiable. I have proposed having an affair with a woman who lives in a nearby town. She and I have already had sex. I do not want to divorce my wife, but I still want to have sex. My wife says I can’t have an affair. I say, no marital sex, no business calling the shots.
Bartender, what do you think?
— Frustrated in the MIdwest
Dear Midwest: The affair is yours to have. Your wife may end up divorcing you, but she’s wrong to think that celibacy and monogamy are the same thing.
I’m eager to hear if my readers have more to add to this topic.
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