Universal Conversation Skills: Talk To Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
For the longest time I was frustrated. I wanted people to take an interest in me. After all I thought I was interesting. I had just returned to the states after two years living abroad. I thought I was a master conversationalist with the most interesting topic in the world: Me.
Little did I know […]
Let’s Hook Up And I’ll Do You
I started surfing back in the 80’s. Part of what went along with that, for better or worse, was using a certain lingo unique to surfers (or allegedly so). Some called it “dudespeak”.
A key example of this was when you’d meet some other dude who surfed, you’d say, “Yeah, man. Bring your […]
Paul Newman Was A “Big Four” Guy
I just got home from a busy Saturday to find out that Paul Newman passed away. He was 83, and he had lived a full life.
Let me be clear, though. He didn’t necessarily live a full live because he lived to be 83. Rather, he lived life to the fullest for 83 […]
Why Cold Approaches Are So Last Century
“Day game is my domain” he told me as we sat down for some lunch. My friend was known in our circle as a day game purist, with a style much different from mine.
He seemed to have an “on/off” switch.
Today, he planned to flip his “on” switch and had set aside […]
Ten Days In Mexico [Part Five]
We rolled into Monterrey, Nuevo Leon around 1:30 am. We didn’t get to sleep until 6:00.
Wild partying? Hardly.
It simply took that long to get a hotel.
The first two places we checked were packed to the gills. It turned out that the largest IT convention of the entire year happened to be taking […]
Ten Days In Mexico [Part Four]
Emily’s uncle Manuel lives in the urban equivalent of the Batcave–or is that “Gruta De Murcielagos“?
Either way, it’s impressive.
All that’s visible from the city street (if Delicias classifies as a “city”) is a simple garage door. Once it opens automatically, you drive down a hallway paved with Mexican tile that’s at least as long […]
Ten Days In Mexico [Part Three]
No sooner than I had crossed the intersection I was compelled to slam on the brakes and throw the “Short Bus” into reverse.
Honestly, I had simply proceeded forward from the stop sign normally, as any red-blooded driver would have in a similar situation. Really.
But as it turns out, the Mexican Department Of Transportation (or […]
Ten Days In Mexico [Part Two]
Hanging out a mile or two from la frontera (the border) is one thing.
Descending past about 30 miles into the “interior” of Mexico is something else completely. And I’m talking both figuratively and literally.
Yeah, in many ways it feels like the “wild, wild west” once you’re beyond the gringo-rich bordertown atmosphere.
But then there’s […]
Godspeed, Jim McKay
Today legendary sportscaster Jim McKay passed away at age 86, reportedly from natural causes.
The news caught my attention, especially since all through my childhood I was repeatedly asked if I was related to him, given our identical surnames and common area of residence in the Baltimore, Maryland area.
Perhaps ironically, “McKay” was a stage name. […]
Ten Days In Mexico [Part One]
Welcome to the first of a multi-part series chronicling the hijinks, escapades and even life-shaking epiphanies experienced on our recent adventure driving into the heart of Mexico. Fair warning…this series isn’t completely focused on dating and seduction advice, but if you read on you’re sure to find plenty of highly applicable information nonetheless. […]
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