A jailbird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

“There is no way,” I said to Amanda, my wife’s awful friend. “Oh, please,” she begged. “Just pretend.  I mean, really, you can pull it off.” “And I’m not ‘pulling him off’, either!” I protested. “Look,” she insisted, “all I’m asking is that you hang out with us. I promised!” “You set him up on …

Profile – Amanda

Amanda is my wife’s friend since high school. In fact, so close were they that the pair enjoyed a short lesbian relationship. That is to say, a relationship that didn’t last very long. There were no short lesbians involved. My wife is nearly six feet tall. Personally, I find it difficult to enjoy Amanda for …

Three things you can do with a cucumber this weekend.

“Look at that huge crack,” said Sylvester. “I’m sorry?” I replied. “In this salad bowl!” he continued. “I think you should use the other one.” Sylvester is quite a distraction in the kitchen. I motioned him out of the way as I brought out my best salad bowl.  Now, I know you might be thinking, …

Have you seen the Christmas flasher?

Preparations for Christmas festivities are creating an air of expectation and excitement around Huckleberry Close this morning, and I couldn’t help noticing that next door people seemed to be stopping by at my neighbor, Marjory’s house looking at the rather imposing Christmas decorations in front of her house. A truly excited sense of seasonal cheer …

You won’t believe what Sebastian is covered in!

You won’t believe what Sebastian is covered in! Hi, Sebastian, my personal trainer, was standing in my kitchen, looking distraught. It’s not a good look for a slim man in spandex. He’d cycled over to my place for a coffee. “The stuff’s everywhere,” he moaned. “I can’t move in my apartment, there’s so much Jiz …

Look what the women who feminize their partners are up to!

Well, it’s been a lovely week already. Here in Canada we have just celebrated Thanksgiving. Amanda, who hails from the Midwest and is the esteemed editor of Pig And Pig Farmer Weekly, recently asked Sylvester why we celebrate Thanksgiving at a different time to our dear friends to the south, in the US. Sylvester cryptically …