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The Rules of Love

February 14, 2011 (Mon)

Thoughts of love are an inevitable thing this time of year for all of those who busy themselves with the February rituals of Valentine’s Day. I don’t mind telling you that I happen to be one of those people. There was a time not long ago when I was alone, and I longed for the day to find somebody to love — a girl whom I could call my own. I found that special somebody nearly seven years ago, and I’ve never let her go since then. What can I say? I’m a hopeless romantic. I’m also something of a sap if you really want to know the truth.

Humbug to Those Yuletide Lies

December 24, 2010 (Fri)

Christmas has meant many different things to me over the years as my beliefs and worldviews have changed. Yet there has been one constant which has always stayed with me ever since the age of nine: my contempt for Santa Claus. If I were a comic book super villain, my origin story would probably begin [...]

The B-Day Supreme

December 11, 2010 (Sat)

Friday the 10th was Joie’s birthday. She asked all of her friends not to buy any gifts for her this year. She did, however, encourage us to put forth some creative effort and to make something for her if we truly felt compelled to give her a present. On Friday night, two hours before I [...]

Inside Thoughts

December 7, 2010 (Tue)

Raise your hand high if you’re like me, and you suffer from an excess of irrepressible “inside thoughts”. I’m not talking about your usual stream of consciousness, the standard train of thought that never seems to disembark. Thinking is what the brain does, and it is either unable or unwilling to cease its idle thinking [...]

Winning Without Trying

November 3, 2010 (Wed)

Recently one weekend, while Diana and I were driving home after running some errands, we got into the usual argument over which radio station we were going to listen to. At some point, I relented and let Diana choose the music. Even though Diana eventually got her way, I’d still like to think I came [...]

Messages from the Dark

October 25, 2010 (Mon)

Inexplicably, I woke up this morning with a large scratch running lengthwise down my chest and stomach. It wasn’t there before I went to bed last night. My friends, if you didn’t believe me before about the authenticity of my previous ghost wound, then get a load of this. Yeah, yeah, I know — I’m [...]

“Abbott & Costello” Ain’t Got Nothing on “Dawn & KZ”

October 8, 2010 (Fri)

This is how the conversation went, to the best of my recollection. This is probably the last time that Dawn will ask me to do her a favor. Dawn: Can you remind me to take my sewing machine home when we come back to your place tonight? Kevin: Hey Dawn, don’t forget to take your [...]