October 24, 2025 Another birthday is in the books, a great dinner with friends setting me off on my next journey around the sun. I sure needed the lift, because it appears I'm supposed to be sorry for all the trips in my past. According to the young people in this New York Times video… Continue reading The kids are all right. So am I.
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Porn in the good, old, USA
December 8, 2023 So help me, this came up in the search results for "sex." (Photo by Dainis Graveris on Pexels.com) If you're male, there's an excellent chance you took part in the ancient ritual that defines a young man's life: hiding porn from your parents. Those who grew up in the last century might've… Continue reading Porn in the good, old, USA
Gimme some ears with hair!
December 14, 2022 Geezer warning: keep these handy! (Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com) Like any self-respecting writer, I obsess about being read, wondering if anyone out there cares or even notices what I say. So naturally I was delighted when the New York Times, no less, picked up a story I broke right here… Continue reading Gimme some ears with hair!
On the beach and the road to nowhere
August 12, 2022 I’ve loved the water since I was a kid splashing in the pool at the Y and the lakes around Kalamazoo, Michigan. In college, I was too uncool for spring break debauchery-by-the-sea, and never in my wildest dreams imagined actually owning a place at the beach. Then my future wife took me… Continue reading On the beach and the road to nowhere
A pandemic diary: Old man opens a can of whoop ass
December 16, 2021 This is a hill. I'm not over it yet.* Along with the news about omicron and the prospect of a new surge in cases, we've learned another sad fact about the pandemic. As reported by the New York Times, of the 800,000 Americans who've left us because of Covid, 75 percent -… Continue reading A pandemic diary: Old man opens a can of whoop ass
Modern his’m
Just when I was getting over the onslaught of online clickbait and the AARP’s advice on how to be a hunka hunka burnin’ geezer, now I’ve gotten a blast of wonderful free advice on the meaning of male. Trust those faithful guardians of truth at the New York Times to come out with 27 Ways… Continue reading Modern his’m