A Different Type of Love
Growing up, I had very little contact with domesticated animals. My mother was really allergic to cats and dogs, so we had a few gerbils, but that was it.
I’d encounter dogs every now and then, but I didn’t understand what they wanted from me with their sniffing and licking and growling. I had very little [...]
Twin Day
Four years ago at the publishing project management company I used to work for, my coworkers and I were enjoying lunch together in the meeting room (it was a small office). Halfway through my sandwich, I looked over at my coworker, Tracy, and realized that she and I were wearing similar outfits.
“Hey, we match,” I [...]
Random Threesome: His Side
Fellow blogger Penelope and I are answering the following three random questions on our blogs today, each of us answering from our unique male/female perspectives.
1. What if you were sitting on a flight, getting ready for take off, and they found a problem with the plane and had everyone de-board because the plane [...]
The Purpose of Pleasure
I recently read a remarkable book by Margaret Atwood called Oryx and Crake. Without giving too much away, one of the characters creates a race of post-human beings that are, according to him, more perfect creatures than humans.
One key characteristic he designed into these new creatures is that they don’t have sex for pleasure. Although [...]
Are Writers More Likely to Get Migraines?
Lately on Twitter I’ve noticed a lot of people talking about their migraine headaches. I’ve been getting a lot of headaches lately too. Today it dawned on me…these people are all writers. Every one of them.
Is this a coincidence, or are creative people more likely to get migraines?
I’ve been getting migraines since I was a [...]
Oprah Isn’t Always Right
Traditionally, Catholics give up something for Lent. I work at a Newman Center, so I’m privy to the various sacrifices people make. Most involve something like candy; something that’s somewhat hard to give up and that can be gorged on as soon as Lent is over.
My personal take on Lent is that I like to [...]
Romance
This question was posed to me recently, and I had to really think about it. At its heart, what is romance to me? In light of Valentine’s Day (a holiday I generally celebrate in some way the weekend before or after but not the weekend of, just to show the industry who’s in charge), I’m [...]
Take Note
I will dance to songs at home in ways that may appear fruity to the untrained eye.
I will communicate only by grunts and chirps in the middle of the night.
I will always be happy when you give me back scratchies.
I will ask that you not put your things on my desk.
I will kiss you until [...]
An Ode to Buzz
Last year on February 3, the only grandfather I ever knew as an adult, passed away. I knew him as Buzz. In memorial, here’s what I said at his funeral.
I’ve never called Buzz my grandfather. He’s always been Buzz to me. I’d address envelopes “Grandma and Buzz Dunn,” or sometimes “Grandma Lessard and Buzz Dunn,” [...]
What Past Girlfriends Have Said About Me
I’ve been single now for 3 consecutive months, the longest stretch in 5 years.
I dated two women during that time, both of whom were very supportive of my writing. So much so that they wrote some entries on this blog.
I recently went back and read some of these entries. I have to say, they are [...]
Confession #10: The Smelling Circle
Okay, this is going to be a little weird.
I have a fairly sensitive nose. Good smells (popcorn, Angel perfume, campfires, etc.) have a powerful effect on me. Bad smells (body odor, mildew, other people’s farts, Cheetos, etc.) have a profoundly negative impact on me.
I love how women smell. You all are delicious. I’m curious about [...]
Confession #9: The Wandering Eye
(Warning: This confession will make me look like a huge jerk. If you currently don’t think I’m a jerk and would like to continue to think that, stop reading this.)
One of the biggest struggles I’ve had while dating is the persistent wonder that there’s someone better for me out there.
“Better for me” is the key [...]
The Brothers Stegmaier
As a birthday treat, I asked my brother and sister to roast me on this blog. I knew their words would make me laugh, but I didn’t expect they’d move me the way they did. Thanks, Emily and Andrew. You’re the best.
As a birthday “gift” to Jamey, Emily and I (Andrew) have agreed to [...]
A Single Guy's Thoughts on Marriage
In addition to the entry below (check out the slideshow!) I wrote an entry over on Harley May’s blog today about marriage. Check it out. It’s a confession. A big one.
Mars vs. Venus: The Friend Zone: What Are We Doing Here?
Mars vs. Venus is an ongoing series between me and fellow blogger Lauren over at My Life, Incomplete. We’ll be discussing various topics for which the variation between the male and female perspective might create a better understanding of how our two genders think. Also noteworthy is that I offer the perspective of a single [...]
Santa Claus
I’m going to tell you something that I don’t tell many people.
I believed in Santa Claus until I was 14 years old.
Yes. It is true. For the most part.
In truth, I had figured it out years before (really). But I really, really wanted to believe in Santa Claus. As I referenced in my previous blog [...]
Three Embarrassments
Lately I seem to be accumulating embarrassments, so I thought I’d share three good ones with you. I’ll be driving about 13 hours east tomorrow, so I’m hoping someone else can drive the responses on the comments board. Can someone please adapt my humor, wit, and charm? Thanks!
The Vacuum. I’m leaving town, so I thought [...]
Confession #8
I am intentionally single.
For those of you who have been reading my confessions, this revelation may come as no surprise. But I want to talk about it today in the context of the movie Up in the Air (for which there will be no spoilers).
The movie is about many things, but one major theme is [...]
What Men Want…Rather, What I Want
Update (12/15): Lauren over at My Life, Incomplete, has posted her response to this entry for our Mars vs. Venus series. It’s good…
I stumbled across a survey online today about what men want in a women. Obviously I don’t represent all men–these are just my answers. I figured since I’ve been writing a lot more [...]
Confession #7
I lived with a girlfriend for about a year and a half. For the most part, it was very, very easy.
I’m not quite sure what types of quibbles other couples have when they live with one another, but C and I simply didn’t have them. We lived together really well. Having two bathrooms certainly helped, [...]
Confession #6
I don’t eat at parties.
Nor receptions, nor happy hours, nor cocktails, nor house parties. I don’t eat at them.
This may not seem like that big of a confession, but let me let you in on the weirdness:
Tonight a few coworkers hosted a surprise party for an intern who is leaving. I made my trademark chocolate [...]
Christmas: The Solution
As you might be able to tell from reading my blog entry Thankful for Thanksgiving (or the ensuing comments), I’m disillusioned with Christmas–or, as the PC Police would have me say, “the holiday season.”
I realized more than ever this year that I don’t want more things. I moved out of my condo to temporary storage [...]
What I'd Do If 2012 Were Real
There’s not a single part of me that believes that the world will end in late 2012. But as I watched the movie the other day, in which a few scientists and government officials know about the impending doom but don’t tell the general public, I started to wonder: What would I do if I [...]
Thankful for Thanksgiving
You know what? I’m thankful that there’s a day set aside simply for people to be thankful. Think about that. It’s pretty remarkable.
The best part is that it’s a day to be thankful for what you already have. Friends, family, food, football. The basics.
Nobody’s life is perfect, but if we’re willing to take even just [...]