I got kidnapped. For real? Twice And you don't write about it? Dude, it's not who we are around here? Dude, what are you talking about? I mean we're not about all the chest thumping here. There's plenty of places to go to for that. Fuck you we're not. Dude, dudes do thump their chest … Continue reading About tmc
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Che
Years back, on New Year's Eve, in a crowded and cramped apartment in downtown Havana, my then wife and I partied with a family of Cubans that covered about three generations. They loved dancing. The spread put out by a big-butted matriarch was comprised of okay-tasting beans and yucca and expensive chicken and enough rum … Continue reading Che
So what if I am
When you're out in the streets and this guy is having one hell of a conversation with nobody other than himself, that's like schizophrenia, right? When someone else is screaming at the top of her lungs in rage, that's schizophrenia, too, you think. A simple greeting snaps them out of it, you've noticed. You've tried … Continue reading So what if I am
Last dance
The first time I’d been to San Fran-- I mean "SFO"--was years ago with my dive team. It was between ship deployments and we had been ordered to go battery fishing in the Bay plus a few other locations in California. These were the same batteries that power the aids to navigation or buoy lights … Continue reading Last dance
Self,
Here we are Party of one What do you want to think about? Penance Knew you were gonna say that Anything but the elections I mean, penance is a light topic, why not? lol You'd think by coming out and saying you voted Trump qualified you as a man. Not the Trump part, just the … Continue reading Self,
It’s still out there, homies
(24 years, hot damn. And happy birthday, Jason. Hope to hear more from you, Homie)
On being a king
I can’t tell him it’s just a charley horse. That’s about as quack advice as, Guess what, Dawg, there’s much much worse on the horizon--mom and dad going tits up, an injury, take your pick--and that's gonna be the real weight that'll take the air out from under your stride someday. This ain't nothing but … Continue reading On being a king
Tindergarden
After asking some friends which app-based dating site they would recommend, several suggested Tinder. “But I thought Tinder was just for casual hookups? And that, that’s not really what I’m looking for!” Shoulders shrugged, “Used to be but it's a legit dating site now. It can really be whatever you want it to be. Just … Continue reading Tindergarden
My Queen
Like we agreed at the outset, one of us would stand outside next to the other's coffin before it's about to be lowered. It's a little sad too of course. I didn't want to die so young. If only we might have logged a few more fancy receptions and backwoods rivers and--I always liked our … Continue reading My Queen
A gilf is born
So, shall we talk about dating? I’ve got a slightly different perspective on it these days. Let me start with I’m an attractive (I’m told hot), single, stylish, white (does it matter?), educated professional earning six figures; a property owner, world traveler; multi-lingual (yes, in all the ways you would hope for), free-spirited; a physically … Continue reading A gilf is born
Things Men Carry 