To Shave Or Not To Shave

I was just walking down the road minding my own business when a gorgeous woman pulled out in front of me and planted a big kiss on my scruffy cheek. She invited me to lunch which I perceive as a date of sorts, but my dilemma is  thus: She saw me as an unshaven 70 something newly single dude in dire need of a haircut, so If and when I meet her for lunch, should I get a haircut or shave or both. Should I wear something spiffy of meet her in my sweats like as if it was spur of the moment? I am asking myself if the attraction was the lost puppy dog look, and if so, should I maintain it or go for a more refined look…..If I asked my granddaughter’s advice, I might end up looking like one of the Jonas Brothers, so I am just going to play it by ear until the big day……

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Too Sexy For Myself

I have a date, sort of, and I have not been on a date for over 30 years. My used to be wife would call it a date when we had a house empty of kids and grandkids and we would go out to a local bar and pretend that I was picking her up. The evening was designed to end up with wild, passionate love making, but inevitably she would end up sulking and sleeping in the guest bedroom alone. Her excuse was that I was “too into having sex with a stranger”Give me an F”in break! Enough about my ex in Texas….my next post will be all about me and how I am too sexy for myself…….

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Live and Let Die

When my wife kicked me out this is what I thought. Apparently,  she wanted to live and was willing to let me die to enable her to do it. For the first three months, I thought I would  die and for the next year, I figured out I would probably live…..but I wasn’t sure that I wanted to. The New Year has brought many new changes in my life. I hardly look in the mirror except to shave and shoot the bird at my reflection, so I didn’t realize the physical changes until yesterday when I was walking my pups, Sammy and Emmie down the road……I felt light on my feet and started to jog, they were happily trotting beside me until a white pick up truck came to a screeching halt in front of us. I started to give the driver my favorite hand gesture, but before I could untangle my  hands from the leashes, she jumped out and said “Damn, Elliott, you are looking hot!” I hadn’t shaved that morning and could not remember when I had a hair cut last. It had not seen her in over a year. We only randomly run into each other and had not connected since before all the crap I had been going through. “What’s up? You are buff, man” she continued. I had taken up Pilates and was pretty much getting into a routine of eating healthier and I guess it was beginning to reap benefits. I was so self absorbed and just plain down, I had not allowed myself to feel that life could actually improve for me, anyway. I had been through a series of medical tests when I was convinced that I was dying, but everything appears to be A OK……”How about lunch on Thursday?”  Laura asked. This was Monday……I could not see why not.  We chatted about the weather a few more minutes before she had to rush off to work and as she drove away, I felt myself smiling for the first time since I could remember. Sammy and Emmie were smiling too, as we jogged down the street. I can not wait until Thursday, now that I am a Stud!

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