"Just because a woman has needs doesn't mean that I can't fulfill my needs as well."
"How can I help you, Lieutenant?" I asked.I knew her request would irritate me, but in a ship this small, with its limited crew, politeness was the only way to maintain sanity."Don't be like that, Parker," she schmoozed, purposefully leaving...
"Some Christmas wishes take longer than others to come true."
Last WinterWe had a long, cold winter last year, and there were times when I thought I would never feel warmth again. Mid-February was the worst.Late in February, the weather warmed a bit, and I was anxious to get out...
"To think I dreaded being a stuffy old guy at my younger co-worker's wedding."
Introduced at a wedding, we smiled, and talked, and then flirted like we were youngsters. As the reception ended, I invited her out, where we laughed, and talked, and then kissed. She invited me to her place, where we talked,...
"Sometimes you just have to take your stress and let it go."
I've told my wife this story a time or two, and she still doesn't believe me. All I can say is she has seen the change in me, and she likes it, and I have no other explanation to offer.For...
"My neighbors daughter bought more than I bargained for."
I just don't understand kids these days. When I was a kid, my friends and I went out of our way to escape the stifling confines of our parents’ homes. We could spend the whole day at the beach or...
"A man should always do his best to give a good woman what she wants most."
Maybe it was unhealthy, but I took the entire month of January off from the gym. The way my ex-wife handled how the kids and I did the holidays made me both depressed and bitter, and I just couldn't handle...
"How many breasts does it take to warm a frozen heart?"
I honestly didn't think this winter would ever end. I mean, yes, the weather was what it was, and this spring was one of the coldest ever, but that's not it. The real issue was that my wife left me,...
"Some things just can't wait."
"What about..." I tried to protest, but she cut me off."Be quiet, or we'll get caught," she insisted.She pulled me into a stairwell, and we quickly went down one level. We moved purposefully without looking like we were in a...
"A little face-paint can cover a lot of skin."
Some losses are impossible to survive. I certainly felt that way when my wife of eight years was killed by a drunk driver. There were days when it weighed so heavily on me that I couldn't breathe. The only thing...
"Some memories will get you in trouble, and some will get you more than you hope for."
I thought it all started with a phone call, but, as usual, I was wrong.It took me a minute to get up to speed, because my buddy Bruce was talking fast and I had no idea what had fired him...