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Lent: Winners Never Quit
Day 21.Blackjack.
My best friend is a real asshole. He used to be a pack-a-day smoker. I can’t recall how many cigarettes he bummed from me over the years. For more than 10 years, we were brothers in arms.
Then one year he decided to give it up for lent.
Now, let me take a moment to point out that my pal is only religious during Christmas, Lent and Easter. He’s your average Occasional-Catholic.
What I’m saying is, he didn’t give up smoking because Jesus spent 40 days in the desert.
He did Read more
Guys In Dark Rooms - A Tale of Dads and Strippers
I was taking a bubble bath when my dad told me about sex. Without any sort of warning he hunkered right down on the toilet across from the tub and began hurling words like "vagina" and stimulation" my way as my bubble cover quickly evaporated, leaving me naked and pruny in tepid water. The awkwardness of this sex talk pretty much set the stage for our relationship on that subject. Like most every other teenager since the dawn of time, I did not talk sex with my dad much. Not that he didn't want to. Read moreTourettes: Winners Never Quit
Fuck.Shit.
It was one of those mornings where I woke up confused and disoriented…devoid of coordination, motor skills and rational thought.
I missed a step on the way down to the kitchen. I then proceeded to spill my coffee all over the counter.
I also over-sugared, and I’m sweet enough as it is.
Crap on a hockey stick.
The shower decided to play evil mind games with me, giving me two options: scalding hot or freezing cold. Lord knows I could usually use a cold shower, but that’s more a figurative thing.
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