love | exerpts



Isn't It Our Anniversary Or Something?
[February 11, 2005]
Earlier this week, I found a post-it note waiting for me in the bathroom cabinet...

To The Sidewalk, With Love
[January 16, 2005]
Memories of the January 2004 snowstorm, and a long lost love letter, written to an often under-appreciated friend. Nothing's ever so concrete as the sidewalk beneath my two feet. So true, so true...

She's Bendy!
[January 15, 2005]
D. makes the most of being stuck indoors due to an ice storm. Hooray for a flexible girlfriend!

Couple Friends
[January 3, 2005]
"We should make this at home sometime. It's just a bowl of cheese & chips to dip in it." I said this as if I'd completely forgotten the horror of our previous fondue incident. No. We need someone to make this for us...

The Bed
[December 13, 2004]
Do you see this bed? Look at this thing. Come on, really LOOK at it. A man that has style sleeps in that bed. Yes indeed.

A New Bond Blossoms
[November 23, 2004]
...inspired by their mutual love of dairy...

O.C.D., thy name is D.
[November 5, 2004]
"Have you seen what he does when the coffee comes?" Jessie asked D. while we waited for mine to be served. "The thing with the creamers and the packets of sugar? And the stacking and the folding?"

Ron And Nancy
[October 28, 2004]
Make no mistake: I'm as anti-Republican as they come, but this isn't a post about politics. It's a post about love.

Another Eleventh
[October 11, 2004]
I used to hate the idea of significant days. Valentines Day. Christmas. Thanksgiving. New Years. Sweetest Day. As if a calendar should dictate how I'm supposed to feel about anything. And yet, here I sit, happily counting the months...

Surrounded By Curtains
[September 22, 2004]
A soft sound escapes the curtains that extend along the bars atop of what was supposed to be a canopy bed...

Six Oh One Pee Em
[September 8, 2004]
One month ago today, on Sunday, August 8th at 6:01pm, an email was sent.

It's Good To Be In Love
[August 29, 2004]
It begins as a glimmer in the eye, and it builds, burying itself deep in the heart while spreading to the rest of the body. It's a feeling I'm feeling a lot these day, and I'm thrilled to know my friends are feeling it too.

This - is a life
[August 25, 2004]
If my apartment were to burn to the ground while I was away, I'd worry about the boys. Beyond that, it's all stuff. Oh sure, I'd curse a lot. But I'm probably going to do that anyway - fire or no fire. It's not that I don't have some great stuff. I do. But, in the end, it's just stuff.

Where The Colors Are
[August 23, 2004]
For me, happiness is not black and white. It's where the colors are. Here's my weekend, alphabetized and colorized without compromise for your reading eyes... or something like that.

And So It Begins
[August 22, 2004]
A first date is always daunting. Will we have chemistry? Will she be funny? Will I be charming? Will this lead to a second date? Will she be a freak? Will *I* be a freak - to her? Will she chew me up and spit me out, leaving my mangled carcass on the curb for passers-by to spit upon?

The Ring
[July 26, 2004]
"If I had a ring..." I began, not really having a roadmap for the words I wanted to say. I reached into my jacket as if fetching something from a pocket deep inside, and I continued. "If I had a ring... and I asked you..."

The Evening Ritual
[May 21, 2004]
The sun had long set before he laid down for a good night's sleep. Why does he always put off sleep as if there is something else that must be done? Whatever it is - it can wait...


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