I like you, just please don’t ask me to be your Facebook friend
November 7, 2007
It’s been decades, scores even, since someone asked me, “Will you be my friend?” But now it’s happening weekly, and I don’t like it. Some of my friends and business associates have been sending me invitations to join their Facebook, the “online social network.” At first I was flattered, and ...
The Battle of the Thermostat
October 19, 2007
When I was a boy, I thought our thermostat was a religious icon. It was located on the white stucco dining room wall just inches from a painting of the Last Supper. Never touch the thermostat, my dad warned my brother, sister and me as he pointed to the golden ...
But, Your Honor... I forgot!
September 15, 2007
I’m becoming more forgetful these days. I’ve lost my keys a couple times recently, often can’t locate my cell phone and last month a cashier chased after me when I left a store without taking the pants I had just purchased. But never before have I experienced the panic that ...
Thank goodness I got diabetes
August 6, 2007
It’s been six months since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It was the best thing that could of ever happened to me. Having Type 2 diabetes increases my risk for many complications, including heart disease, blindness and nerve and kidney damage, according to the American Diabetes Association. It ...
The new Old Blue Eyes
July 16, 2007
After years of searching, I will now declare our generation’s Frank Sinatra. This crooner is Sting, who, like, Sinatra, is a man’s man. Plus, he’s a rock star, cares for the environment and the oppressed, and loves his wife. If he could play some ball and deal a hand of ...
Developing a teen driver
June 9, 2007
The last time I took my car in for service the technician said I would soon need new tires. I’ve got another six months or so before the rubber will be bald, he said. I just may wait until the tires look like my forehead before buying those tires. That’s ...
Pages of wedding album hold bittersweet memories
May 15, 2007
Julie and I have a bookshelf that takes up most of one wall in our front room. On that bookshelf are stories of our life together so far. It’s also where we keep our wedding album. Late one evening recently, Julie and I were reading in the front room. After ...
So, where can I find a Husband of the Year nomination?
April 18, 2007
Well, Boomer Girls, I have canned the idea of scrapbooking the stages of my wife Julie’s menopause (see my April 4 blog). I prefer to take on projects with a better than 50-percent chance of completion. So, I’ve decided to just be a martyr. Men may not love to ...
Mommy's First Hot Flash
April 4, 2007
My wife, Julie, says she’s “thisclose” to being full-blown menopausal. She can’t sleep. She gets night sweats. When it’s time to pick up the kids at school she’s ready for a nap. I wake in the middle of the night to find her watching HGTV or black and white movies ...
'Kotter' references never lose their cachet
March 8, 2007
Either I’m not with it anymore, or younger people just need to broaden their horizons. For example, one day last week I was driving my 14-year-old son to school and he was going to be late for class (his fault, not mine). He asked me for a note to hand ...
Ladies, don’t let your cowboy grow old and do a combover
February 16, 2007
My friend Joel and I have absolutely no problem telling each other like it is. We lay it on the line no matter what we are talking about, from our girth to our clothes to our taste in television shows. The more honest we are, the harsher the words. Now ...
Phone conversations with my mom
January 31, 2007
Julie and I have two sons, ages 14 and 10. So when she asked me the other day, “Do most men like their mothers?” I thought she was setting me up. Why not just ask me if her butt looked big in her new pair of jeans? I just went ...
Sweet tooth leaves a sour taste for new diabetic
January 8, 2007
I’ve had a Jolly Rancher lollipop sitting on my desk at work for more than a year. It’s watermelon, my favorite flavor.
I'm not taking this sitting down
November 28, 2006
So much for the guy who said a man’s home is his castle, for I have been dethroned.