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They all say it’s easy, and in the beginning it is, trust me, it is. But what they don’t tell you is at times things can get rough, things change, and people can grow apart. And all that happened -- but, unfortunately, mine grew a beard as well. I was just like any other average … [Read more...]
The day of the wedding finally came. It seemed like a lifetime had gone into this moment; actually my entire life had gone into this day. I was beautiful, Sally, my maid of honor, was enchanting and the whole church was filled with well-wishers. There was a knock at the door. I … [Read more...]
A recent conversation with a nutritionist yielded the following dietary conundrum. According to her I was eating too much starch, equal to a cup of sugar a day, and thus could hire myself out as a Japanese beetle trap. I was eating too much starch on the recommendation of another … [Read more...]
I am not a thin man. I won't need to be buried in a piano crate but, more than once, I have used pliers to pull up the zipper on my pants. If a car salesman were trying to sell me, he'd use terms like “roomy” and “ample trunk space”. He might even mention “cup holders”, but I'm … [Read more...]
It appeared in my mail, disguised like an ordinary party invitation. It beckoned my attention with, “You are invited to the ultimate shopping experience…” Please, no more jewelry or home gadgets I thought. Curiosity got the better of me and I read further. “Imagine…viewing the … [Read more...]