Letting Go

Let Them Go. When I went back to work a few months ago, I was able to choose the title for my position. The title on my business card now reads “Elephant Eater.” I picture and position myself as being able to take a very large project and break it into pieces small enough to …

Guarded

Show them their protection.  I used to think being softhearted was bad: sissy-ish, unmanly, well, soft. I thought that it made a man less of a man if he cried Two of my favorite movies used to be “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976) and “Jeremiah Johnson” (1972.) I used to think, “Now those were real …

Intimate Power Washing

Give them a clean slate. I don’t own a power washer. Well, I don’t own a good one. I bought one of those little electric ones at Wal-Mart but it doesn’t have the power that a “real” one has. So Carey’s Dad – he insists I call him Granddaddy – was kind enough to let …

Two Tanks

Give them a fill up. When I married Carey, she brought her pickup truck into our family. It’s not the vehicle either of us drives daily, but it comes in handy. The truck is an old, red, Ford F150. It runs, but it’s not pretty. The paint is a little faded, the driver’s side view …

As a Man Thinketh

It’s the thought that counts. Last Saturday morning I woke with Carey as I have every morning since January 29 this year. I was so happy to be with her, I started feeling sad for people who are married and not in love. I thought of the men in the world who fantasize about being …