Take two -- they’re small!

I said this once while driving 70 mph on I-25 in Denver. My passenger leaned over, stuck his pinkie up my nose, wiggled it, and then sucked on it -- giggling the whole time. I guess nasal rape is not a thing, but I felt kind of violated. (He was my passenger due to consuming too much alcohol and ecstasy to drive…

As a person with a higher-than-average number of Neanderthal genes in my DNA, I must gently protest that characterization.

No, the dress uniforms are cut for women — it’s just that not every woman is shaped the same and the fabric is kind of stiff. Some people (men and women) luck out by having the right shape for the clothes, some people get them tailored, and some just look uncomfortable.

I loved the way my BDUs (battle dress uniform/cammies/fatigues) fit. The pants are cut to be baggy on men without falling down, so they were perfect — small waist with bigger hip/thigh area. The overshirts were also great — they have comfortable shoulders and tabs/buttons to pull in the waist. Ironically, the dress…

I have the 26’ Little Giant and it is heavy but kind of awesome.

I have the 26’ Little Giant and it is heavy but kind of awesome.

“That was true for me, anyway, for much of my life: heterosexual but weirdly uncomfortable with a certain kind of male attention, which I disguised by dressing down, wearing dudes’ clothes, covering up.”