Posts Tagged ‘elysha dicks’
The Moth: She Held My Hand
In August of 2015 I told the story of my first date with my wife at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End. The theme of the night was Guts. I won the slam that night, but being the hyper-critical person that I am, I hear a lot of room for improvement in the story.…
Read MoreAfter almost getting my wife nothing on Mother’s Day, it turns out that I gave her a lot. The list is extraordinary.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms of the world, and especially my wife, Elysha, the best mother I have ever known. Please remember, mothers, that there’s an apostrophe in Mother’s Day, meaning it’s your day. Don’t let anyone else’s expectations interfere with your desire to do whatever the hell you want. It’s your day, damn…
Read MoreA peek into a typical day of our marriage
Last night I told Elysha that I had a song stuck in my head. She asked me what the song was. I told her that she wouldn’t know it. She assured me she would. “Fine,” I said. “It’s I’ve Never Been To Me.“ “I know it,” she said. Of course she knows it. The woman can’t…
Read MoreFour things to consider before dating a coworker: An office romance with my future wife.
Jackie Zimmerman of Time’s Money section writes about four things to consider before dating a coworker. The last coworker who I dated was my wife. When we started dating back in March of 2004, she was teaching in a classroom one door down from mine. A friend and colleague now teaches in Elysha’s old classroom,…
Read MoreI guess I really, really, really love my wife.
I had a dream that I was living in some alternate reality. I wasn’t married to Elysha or anyone else. I was standing by a stove, looking at a serving dish, and I realized that I would never feel as good about that serving dish without Elysha in my life. That serving dish would always…
Read More99 reasons that I love Elysha Dicks
Today is our seventh anniversary. Please forgive me for this indulgence. Here are some of the many reasons I love my wife as much as I do. _______________________________________ 1. The way she sleeps on folded hands 2. She once yelled at a 90-year-old woman who was cheating in Scrabble 3. The way she is like…
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