startswithanx | July 23, 2010
There’s something that’s been bothering me for a while now. About 10 months to be exact. It comes down to exclusion. It comes down to a private club I haven’t and won’t be invited to join. It comes down to the dog park, my friends.
A group of men gather there around 7 a.m. every day. [...]
startswithanx | June 6, 2010
Jake and I had a moment Saturday night. He said something to me that I’ve been waiting to hear for a good four years now. Words my friends and family know instantly put sweet joy in my heart and soul. After a long night at the office, he came home, loosened his metaphorical tie, turned [...]
startswithanx | December 15, 2009
I spent last weekend in heaven. Not MY heaven, but definitely someone else’s heaven. Undoubtedly Jake’s heaven. And, it’s safe to say it was his college buddies’ heaven, too.
Jake’s friend, “Neil Armstrong,” celebrated his 30th birthday. His girlfriend, Katarina, and younger brother threw him the kind of party I imagine Diddy would probably have if [...]
startswithanx | September 28, 2009
Our new dog, Penny, is afraid of men. I’m very curious to know if she could tell the difference between a man and a really handsome woman. Like, if I brought a beefy chick over with a mullet and, say, awesome softball skills, would she know it was a woman or fear it like a [...]
startswithanx | August 31, 2009
So, after our little movie Friday night, Knochers, Asian Spice and I meandered over to a bar called Cadillac Ranch. Or something like that. It was mad cheesy. There was a mechanical bull, waitresses in red corsets and all the other makings of a meat market disguised as a country western bar.
We got to talking [...]