I certainly had one. To this day – I still admire him. And I use the term “him” oddly, because I know there is no real “him”. He wasn’t real. But the idea of “him” was always real. And yes, I still admire him. Nothing ever got him down. Nothing bothered him. Any bad situation … Continue reading We All Had Heroes.
Category: That Guy
It’s a New Season
I do enjoy when a new season is upon us. There’s something about that first stretch of warm spring days. Not just one teaser day in March where everyone wears shorts and then it snows the next morning. No. That is some top shelf BS right there. I’m talking about that string of nice days … Continue reading It’s a New Season
Surviving Disney
We Overcome - We Adapt We also range somewhere in between compromise and being beat down into submission Guys are inherently doofuses. It’s not that we choose to do the wrong thing — it’s more that we simply don’t know any better. We wander through life thinking we’ve got it all figured out… until a … Continue reading Surviving Disney
Now What…
Here it is. March. Early March.The days are getting longer.The sun’s hanging around a little later.There’s that one guy wearing shorts when it’s still 42 degrees. Yes, that’s me. Stupid groundhog. You already know how I feel about that furry little meteorologist from Punxsutawney. Don’t get me started. Because while everyone else is celebrating “spring … Continue reading Now What…
Big Big Difference
There are literally dozens of readers of my blog.Dozens. And I appreciate every single one of you. As a loyal reader, you already know a few things about me: I’m a Girl-Dad. I’m a grown-ass man. I know absolutely nothing about women. Now before you nod in agreement — I have learned things about women. … Continue reading Big Big Difference
Enough Is Enough
Me? I’ve had it. Enough. Seriously. I bet he’s enjoying himself.I bet he’s down there right now… kicked back… feet up… cozy in his little burrow Airbnb… central heat, zero wind chill… surrounded by woodland buddies. Probably sipping hot cocoa. Looking outside. Laughing. LAUGHING. AT US. We’ve been good to him. We gave him a … Continue reading Enough Is Enough
I’m not a picky eater.
I'm a grown ass man. I know what I like. I know what I don’t like. The research phase portion of my life is over. And as a grown-ass man, I don’t have to eat anything I don’t want. Isn’t that the whole point of surviving childhood. Now apparently… As a grown-ass man, I’m also … Continue reading I’m not a picky eater.
Winter Is a Personal Attack
There was a time not so long ago when I didn’t mind the cold. In fact, one might say I embraced it. Even more than that, I didn’t mind the extreme cold. For, when I was young, winter meant one thing – it meant that Spring was around the corner and with that came track. … Continue reading Winter Is a Personal Attack
All These Years
Santa Claus ….. The Easter Bunny ….. The Tooth Fairy …. See, these are plausible. Believable even. As a young boy growing up in the 60s and 70s, I was raised in a culture to believe in things that I couldn’t understand. But I knew it. I just knew it. If Santa Claus didn’t exist … Continue reading All These Years
Reality Strikes Again
I drive by a house on my work to work a lot lately. It’s a nice house on a nice plot of land. It’s around a farm, so it’s possible these people farm the land, not sure. In the front yard of the home, they proudly fly their Confederate Flag. I’m a staunch proponent of … Continue reading Reality Strikes Again
