"But of course no American could possibly say, 'The state is I,' because, grammatically correct though it may be, it is politically impossible in this Republic, thanks to that convention in 1787". My embarrassment is the more acute because I am corrected by a high school student, Jay Blossom of Cerritos.
Despite all this, he didn't quite succeed in overcoming my embarrassment and whatever were their much stronger feelings.
He was right, after all; in fact, my embarrassment was due less to the rejection and more to the feeling of having been exposed for being so eager to have a boyfriend of any sort that I'd deign Robby B.--was wasn't even an Advanced Reader --worthy of my attention.
In neighboring Thailand my embarrassment was caused when a Bangkok tailor used "special" fabric to create a one-of-a-kind shirt for me.
His easygoing friendliness was his biggest virtue and he would talk to anyone – even to strangers on a double-decker bus in London, to my embarrassment.
Sweat beads were forming on my forehead, caused in part by my embarrassment, but mostly from the heat and amount of energy I was exerting by running through Trader Joe's with my 18-pound baby strapped to my chest and my toddler son screaming behind me.
The farmer did not share my embarrassment in chugging backward on Calanda's eviscerated main street.
We sat on a nearby bench and my father engaged her in conversation, much to my embarrassment.
"As I have had to say publicly, somewhat to my embarrassment, in hindsight one of the mistakes I made as governor is not taking it down," he said.
If my coming out makes it easier for someone without treatment to get treatment, my embarrassment pales in comparison".
