Real Life 101: Lesson 4, Relationship Basics, Part 2
This is the fourth in an indeterminate series of entries that provides my “real world” lessons to young adults. It is my conviction that these lessons are rarely taught either at home or in the...
View ArticleBrought down to earth
Just what is going on at NASA? Until recently, most of us did not have much of a clue. Except on those tragic occasions such as when a space shuttle blows up, we mostly ignore the space program. We...
View ArticleReal Life 101, Lesson 5: Relationship Basics, Part 3
This is the fifth in an indeterminate series of entries that provides my “real world” lessons to young adults. It is my conviction that these lessons are rarely taught either at home or in the schools....
View ArticleMore bad XX chromosome advice from Amy Dickerson
Uh oh. Amy Dickerson, the advice columnist is at it again on the issue of men and pornography. And I thought I had said all I had to say on the matter in this entry. Dear Amy: I’ve been happily married...
View ArticleUnlamented
Las Vegas attracts many of life’s losers. If people are going to gamble on living then why not die here in this neon filled city that epitomized the extremes of American living? In 1998, my wife’s...
View ArticleThe Illusion of a FWB
So, do you have a FWB? If you are like me (i.e. married), you may not know what a FWB is. I had seen the acronym around though. A simple Wikipedia Search quickly satisfied my curiosity. A FWB is a...
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A woman of substance
They say that circumstance makes heroes out of many of us. Risking your life to rescue someone who is injured or wounded would frighten many of us, comfortable as we are in the cocoon of our civilian...
View ArticleEven more thoughts on love
(I wrote two earlier essays on love, here and here. In addition, I have expanded on marital love’s purpose in this essay. In fact, I have a whole tag library on love. This essay is more of the same....
View ArticleMarital lessons on love courtesy of my cat
In spite of what you are about to read, this is not “Let’s beat up on my wife day”. I love my wife. Obviously, there are things about her I wish I could change. I am sure she has a list of things about...
View ArticleAdvice I dare not utter
I will be as discreet and obscure as possible in this post. It is possible but extremely unlikely that its subjects will read this post. I am willing to take that risk because I feel better saying my...
View ArticleLove can be unlovely
Just as saying “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” does not at first trip naturally off the tongue, telling someone you love him or her can be awkward to say. After a while though it becomes...
View ArticleAdvice for the lovelorn
I won’t claim that this advice is directed to anyone in particular, but it was inspired by reading this blog. Asplenia wears her heart on her sleeve, or at least on her blog. I am glad she remains...
View ArticleTaking myself on a date
It turns out that I am a pretty good date, at least if I am dating myself. It used to be highly unusual to find myself sans spouse or other co-dependent. That was before my wife started going to...
View ArticleI’ve grown accustomed to her face
I’ve grown accustomed to the tune that She whistles night and noon. Her smiles, her frowns, Her ups, her downs Are second nature to me now; Like breathing out and breathing in. Henry Higgins “My Fair...
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Eulogy for my father
Grace: (in Christian belief) is the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. My sister Mary related an anecdote about my father, who...
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