{See Part One and Part Two.} The higher the glory, the greater the fall. As lofty as the rollercoaster gets, it usually falls further from where it began. if that makes any sense. There is no such thing as rock bottom. The bottom is always ready to fall out again. Hold onto your hats for the last part of the year, then bid it all adieu. Bye bye, baby, bye bye.
SEPTEMBER 2019:
Sometimes September is for getting naked.
When Maluma got together with Ricky Martin.
The hot dog and peanut butter challenge, accepted.
A dozen years wasted on FaceBook.
Everyone loves a season premiere.
The most potent cocktail of them all.
Summer Sunday brunch, family-style.
The Summer Speedo of 2019: Part One, Part Two, Part Three & Part Four.
Confessions of a New York State Worker: my career journey with the government.
Beautiful fall day set to music.
Autumn enchantment: casting a spell.
Adam Lambert brings the super funk.
OCTOBER 2019:
Everybody in this party’s shining like Illuminati.
When I’m wrong, I’m really wrong.
I loved cancelling my Planet Fitness membership more than I enjoyed any of the few times I ever went there.
The Starbucks struggle is real.
Getting into all the Hocus Pocus of the season.
A gratuitous Dan Osborne bulge post.
Walking through grief together: Part One and Part Two.
Maybe this is where the turn began, I just didn’t see it then. I need a new project.
Our first sleepover with the Ilagan twins.
Returning to DC under sad circumstances.
A night at the Plaza… not yet.
Velvet robe and unseen underwear.
Dinner at the Blue Duck Tavern.
October lends itself to poetry.
A friend’s mother leaves this world.
Comfort food: making meatloaf.
Soup for the soul and the stomach.
NOVEMBER 2019:
Reaching for the glued-down penny of Amnesia.
Quite possibly I’m simply sick of myself.
Terror and wind overhead – the storm inside.
Liam Payne in Hugo Boss underwear.
When you need more than a smudging.
A rose full of surprises refuses to be bested by the fall.
Shirtless male celebrities: Part One and Part Two.
Another fine fucked-up kitchen failure.
Get a lick and load of this cream.
Male celebrities in their Speedos and in motion.
Our family trip to Savannah: Part One, Part Two and Part Three.
Kitchen redemption: some amazing enchiladas.
Another record smashed by Madonna.
Mexican wedding cookies by Gram.
The briefs were gone by Christmas, but maybe they’ll be back in stock for Valentine’s Day.
Simon Dunn gets deep, stays handsome.
Big changes were in store for this holiday season. Hang on…
The Ben Cohen calendar is always the best.
My first Boston Friendsgiving with Kira.
The days, this one in particular, grew long.
Simon Dunn bulges through his Speedo.
What child is this and why is he talking to me?
Jason DeRulo’s anaconda in his underwear, as banned by Instagram. (Been there, my cocky friend.)
The curtain rises on a whole new slew of holiday traditions.
After she bailed on all of her Boston shows, I took a brief break from Madonna.
Of course, it was a quick one, and we were back in good graces by the time ‘Medellin’ joined the Madonna Timeline.
DECEMBER 2019:
Wait, Shazam is my doppelgänger? Well follow me to a place I know…
When Charlie Brown met Snoopy.
Sugar & booze… well, the sugar at least.
The Beekman Boys do the holidays right.
The easiest pecan praline recipe ever.
This year’s holiday card was sweet, messy, and burnt the fuck out, just like its maker-baker.
Another friend loses her beloved mother, and the world grows dimmer.
Beating a storm with teamwork.
My nine topped out at ass and cock.
Facing loss at the most wonderful time of the year.
The casket that got away in Albany.
I am officially in therapy for all sorts of shit. Watch out. The past is back.
This is easily my favorite holiday tradition now.
The calming crunch of biscotti.
Steve Grand selling underwear in his underwear.
Finding the next Madonna Timeline.
The best preparations sometimes come crashing down.
Hometown hero wants to make movie magic again.
The second go-round with this song because it’s so good.
Holiday Stroll 2019 with Kira.
Christmas Eve memories fading…
The Boston Children’s Holiday Hour 2019: Part One and Part Two.
A comprehensive Merry Christmas retrospective.
The Hunks of 2019 in one convenient link-filled post.
