KISS AND TELL — kiss

Every summer we went to the family cottage on a beautiful lake in the middle of nowhere.  Even though it was a remote and secluded location the lake became a bustling hive of people during the summer.  Vacationers came from all over the world so you never knew who you might meet on any given day.  This summer I was only there on the weekends as I was in University and had a job Monday to Friday.  There is one weekend I will never forget.  I came up on the Friday night just in time for the community bonfire.  The...

Having a child brings a whole new chapter to your life, one that really nothing can prepare you fully.  We did books, classes and tried to learn everything we could about parenting but the joy and challenges are never quite captured outside of being in the moments.  And that first little while with each child, but especially your first, is sheer survival.  I try and tell people that when they have a new child that it is completely normal for awhile to be simply in survival mode.  Our first was not typical in many ways.  I recently read a joke...

One of the most beautiful displays of love we can find anywhere in the world is the love that many of our pets have for us humans and vice versa.  And the research shows us that over 60 percent of us actually kiss our pets.  I was a just a young boy when we got Madison, a beautiful golden retriever.  She was a puppy and her kisses came without warning and definitely without consent.  And every once in awhile during these puppy stages turned into a nibble with those razor teeth that once pierced my lip.She followed me around and...

I usually was the one who did the pursuing when it came to women but this girl was different.  She pursued me and was always one step ahead of me.  Eventually I would discover that she never pursued men and I was her first full on pursuit.  So it is fitting that our first sort of date was initiated by her.  She asked if I wanted to go see the movie "The River Wild".  In all honesty I didn't really care what movie it was but if she wanted me to go I was absolutely going to be going.  The...

I realize not everyone is religious and even those who are don't necessarily adhere to the beliefs strictly.  I was raised in a pretty conservative Christian home in the southern state of Georgia.  We were taught that sex is a beautiful gift to be shared between a husband and wife.  I know lots of religions make anything sexual into a villain to be avoided at all cost.  My experience was different in that it was never taboo or sinful but rather something that was essentially the greatest gift one could offer their life partner.  I don't think everyone should have...