Cruising on a Friday

 In her defense, it was black and one could make the argument it was hard to see.

My teenage Drama Queen’s first semester of high school was officially over Thursday and the students had a day off on Friday.  With that in mind, I arranged to meet my friend Steve at his son’s apartment a block from the beach in Seal Beach for a bike ride.

As I read what I just wrote I realize that sounds vaguely homosexual and I want to assure you he’s not that kind of friend.  I have gay friends.  Steve’s not one of them.  As usual, I digress.  Allow me to begin again.

 

Friday morning my daughter and I loaded our beach cruisers onto the back of my car and headed to Seal Beach to meet my friend Steve and ride around the beach.  To be clear, I did all the loading.  She just stood there. Continue reading

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I’m a big loser

I was going to give myself a virtual high five for the catchy title, but the more I thought about it, a fifth grader could have come up with it.  My apologies.

 

 

 

 

 

This is my before and after.  In case you’re confused about which is the before, the one on the right was taken yesterday.  My tits were never that big and if I ate in bed it would be the breast and not the leg.  Take that as you will.

 

Before I get to the actual post, I have a funny story to share with you.  Consider it the prequel to today’s post. 

Wednesday my 14-year-old Drama Queen had finals and a short day, which meant she came home early and I had to drive her to tennis academy rather than her going straight from school.  As we drove I was telling my daughter that someone we knew went from working for the CIA to working for Homeland Security.  My daughter looked at me and asked why this person would go from the CIA to an alarm company.

When I stopped laughing I began to explain what Homeland Security was, but decided to have her Google it when we got home.  What year of high school is American Government?  She needs a crash course between now and then.  To answer your next question, my daughter has red hair.  Her mom is blond.  Let’s move forward to the actual post.

If you follow the blog you most likely figure this is one of my whiny posts where I confess my lack of self confidence and lament my current health problems.  If you think that, you’re wrong.  Swear to God.  This is a post about feeling better about ones self and whatever other random thoughts I end up expressing.  If you’re new here, you need to understand that my posts generally start out with a destination but often I land someplace altogether different.  This might be one of those posts. Continue reading

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A teenage life lesson

I need to go find a way to accomplish that.  Somehow.

Yes.  That’s me in 1984.  I’m not sure where to start mocking myself.  Is it the hair?  The glasses?  How about that shitty wanna be porn ‘stache I was trying to grow?  Maybe the fact that I was 6 ft 180 pounds and a stick?  Just don’t mock the pink oxford and argyle vest.  If you do, we’re gonna have a situation.  Just be happy that you can’t see the navy and creme colored saddle shoes I was wearing.  I will happily join you in mocking them.

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow my daughter is supposed to play her violin at Disneyland.  But she’s not.  Let me explain…. Continue reading

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Somewhere Over The Rainbow

And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby

Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole

(Hawaiian pronunciation: [ka-maka-iwo'ole]

 

 

 

 

 

If someone told me I would be quoting lyrics from the High Holy Diva of homosexual men (Judy Garland) I would say you’re sm0king crack AND sniffing glue.  Yet here I am, quoting song lyrics from the Wizard of freakin Oz.  Weird.

For the record I don’t advocate the use of either crack or inhalants.  Whether alone or together.  Crack is wack.  Say no to drugs, yo.  This is a tale of perservernce, stress, parenting and other assorted stuff.  It should make you laugh and it might make you weepy.  OK, maybe not “weepy” but it’s a look inside my world and right now my world is kinda sad. Continue reading

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How many balls are too many?

…the more balls the better.


First off, this is NOT a post about balls.  I swear.  I’m a guy and when the opportunity to make a ball joke pops up, I have to roll with it.  Ya know? So if it’s not about juevos, what is this post about?  I’m glad you asked.

Wednesday was my 14-year-old Drama Queen’s first day at the tennis academy her high school coach runs and I stuck around to watch the practice.  Suffice it to say that my daughter isn’t in any immediate danger of being voted MVP, but if she keeps putting forth the effort she generally showed Wednesday afternoon, she could have a legit claim to Most Improved.

Moments before practice began, the tennis coach was talking to a parent and said, “Once you see enough balls, you get used to them.”  After  snickering (apparently quite loud judging by the glances I received), I thought, “That sounds like what they tell new prostitutes or guys who have recently come out of the closet.”  Of course the coach was referring to tennis balls being returned with more power than the player was used to and not dude junk.  “J.R., is there a point anywhere in this?”  You ask.  Let me rewind 15 years so you get the full story. Continue reading

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