Things one should outgrow:

not saying what you mean or meaning what you say.

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

Not one, not two but THREE.

what sixteen-year-old boys eat.

#metabolismjealousy

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

waiting.

#notpatientenoughtobepatient

Second? Best.

from Creative Commons

I'm sure you’ve heard this before: “the second mouse gets the cheese.”

Think about that. Sure. That first mouse thought he was onto something big. And he was. Because, well, SNAP.

I’ve heard it said that second place is just the first loser but to me, that sounds like something a loser might say. (Sorry.) Maybe second place is actually something special. Some examples:

1. Having seconds = yum.

2. Second nature implies real savvy.

3. Second honeymoon? Yes please.

4. Second class? Who in their right mind would want to be part of the royal family anyway?

5. Second-guessing? The unexpected can be quite entertaining.

6. Having second thoughts? It could help prevent poor decisions.

7. Playing second-fiddle? Less stress.

8. Every second counts? Most days, yup.

9. Second chances? Where would any of us be without them?

10. Getting one’s second wind means we all have within us, a least a little bit more.

There’s another famous saying: “we all have two hands: the first is to help ourselves, the second is to help others.” Think about that too. I am.

Shadows

More than the dark, shadows make me uneasy. Always have. My shadow is my doppelganglier, my attempt to both escape and yet remain connected to myself.

Science aside, there's something disturbing about that.

I read once that those with autism are overly distracted with their shadows. Maybe it's the comfort of things in black and white? A comfort I'm not that familiar with, for I more-than-tend to see the grays.

"The only people I fear are those who never have doubts." ~Billy Joel

6 / 7

Some days...

1. have flow.

2. open with a kiss.

3. ice-cream is on sale.

4. work doesn't feel like work.

5. people smile when they see you.

6. you're the pigeon (not the other way around).

7. someone says something so tasty it's best to savor it for a while, like chocolate.

8. beauty practically grabs you by the collar.

9. everything just clicks.

10. end with a kiss.

Most days aren't Mondays. 

#rememberthat 

#talkingtomyself

Pretend this is the ground:

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

a closed toilet lid.

Girls: you definitely have every right to find it inconsiderate when men leave the toilet seat up. Absolutely. I don't do that. But therefore, I must insist that you never, NEVER, close the toilet lid. Why? I would like to share a story, a story with some of the details missing because, well, it's one of those stories.

Here's the thing: it's the middle of the night. Sometimes a guy needs to pee. But here's the other thing: even though he needs to pee he doesn't want to. His bed is toasty and warm and soft and if any of us had our way we'd never leave that bed. Am I right? Anyway, this means the middle-of-the-night-pee must occur as quickly as possible and in such a way that sleep is so minimally disturbed he will barely remember the trip to the toilet in the morning. I am going to say I am successfully able to do this 98% of the time. How? I don't turn on that glaring bathroom light from hell. Therefore, in this situation, I must sit to pee.

Now this in itself is an entire other post. I won't get into it much here but some guys do indeed sit to pee. In a somewhat drunken conversation with a group a guys once, certain information was revealed and then never, ever discussed again. Therefore I feel 8-out-of-9 guys confident that some other men can relate to this. On what do I base my pea-brained statistic? One of the guys in that drunken conversation said he will never, ever, ever sit to pee but the other eight, including myself, choose that option sometimes (even in the daytime). No judgment. So, if you've managed to follow my blathering here, you probably know where this is going. So let's go there (kinda). When a guy must in-the-dark, middle-of-the-night-sit-down-pee, he never expects the toilet lid to be closed. And when it is...let's just say some things should not be
a)squished
b)scrunched
c)mashed
d)compressed
e)flattened and
f'n)all of the above.

#whoa
#ouch
#seriousouch
#hardtosleepafterthat
#someonehadtosayit

Things that deserve the stink-eye:

our new spaghetti spoon is only a good back-scratcher if you want scratches.

#ouch
#nevertellmywife

Crick?

Ever wake up with a crick in your neck? Ever notice how a crick in your neck can bother you all day long except when

you laugh.
you kiss.
you hug.
you read.
you write.
you listen to music.
you visit with one of your buds.
you do something for someone else.
you don't let it.

What is that crick in your neck anyway?