The following account is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago… Back in his banking days, there was a particular Friday which represented the culmination of a great deal of stress for the Single Guy. He had only been back from a true vacation for two weeks, but things were still … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Giant Mutant Cockroach
The Life of a Single Guy
The Single Guy vs. the Haircut
The following account is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago… The Girl in the White SUV was a stylist at a salon down the road from the bank. This was information that the Single Guy had learned early on in his interactions with her. But it was information that he … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Haircut
The Single Guy and the Business Card
The following account is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago... Another week had passed since the Single Guy chickened out. He had his chance to ask out the Girl in the White SUV, but he let it pass him by. In that week, she had not been back to the … Continue reading The Single Guy and the Business Card
The Single Guy vs. the Yellow Streak
The following account is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago. He hadn't seen the Girl in the White SUV in nearly two weeks. She had been back to the bank once since the day she thanked him for the card he had sent. However, that fateful day was the Single … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Yellow Streak
The Single Guy and the Blank Card
The following account is based on actual events which occurred a number of years ago. The Single Guy longed to talk to the Girl in the White SUV. For months, he had watched as she drove into and out of his life two or three times per week. He was working a job in which … Continue reading The Single Guy and the Blank Card
First Kiss
This is going to be a very telling post. I've been prompted to write about my first kiss. Sadly, this is an event that has yet to happen. Unless you want to count my preschool experiences with Angie, and I don't, then I've never been in a relationship that went on long enough to warrant … Continue reading First Kiss
The Single Guy vs. Another Hiking Trip
Kids, I'm starting to think that all hiking trips in which I'm involved are doomed to fail before they begin. You'll recall I attempted a solo trip to the Cascades recently, which ended with me reaching the entrance and turning around and going home due to the overcrowding of the trail. Yesterday, I joined a … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. Another Hiking Trip
Game
I don't got game. It's not something that I've ever had. And when I say game, I'm talking about the don't-hate-the-player-hate-the-game kind of game.Back in college, I would watch as roommates would flirt with girls almost effortlessly. They would use tactics that blew my mind. Tactics that, following logical conclusions, should have never worked, yet … Continue reading Game
The Single Guy vs. the Compliments
I'm not good at compliments. I'm not good at receiving them. I'm not good at giving them. It's just not an activity that I excel in. But, really, if it doesn't involve sarcasm or singing like an angel, it's probably not something I excel in. Let's start with receiving compliments. I guess that's not something … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Compliments
The Single Guy vs. the Pedicure
Back in July, the kids' ministry department of my church was extremely busy. Because July was when, for the first time, we put on a week long kids' day camp. The event was what most people think of when they think of Vacation Bible School. But it wasn't Vacation Bible School. It was MOVE Summer … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Pedicure