my careless contagion

Holiday Road is synonymous with the National Lampoon movies, as it was was created for the original film's soundtrack and ended up on the rest. I recall watching the original couple movies as a kid. They were a bit raunchy, but I'm sure some of that was edited out, as we watched on network TV. I wouldn't let my kid watch them today. How times change.  No one cared what we did back then. Maybe should just speak for myself. Did anyone even know what we were doing? Generation X is sort of the lost generation, sons and daughters of Baby Boomers who were busy enjoying their lives and ignoring the fact they had kids. I was a latch-key kid, independent and resourceful. As I got older, I realized I missed out on a lot by being raised that way. How would I have turned out had I had a loving, tight family instead of being raised by wolves?  It's not that my family didn't love me, it's just that they erased that love with their harsh words and behavior. I am a strong perso...

Some Ukrainian girl. I'm a cliche. I'm the American man who got divorced from his American wife and the thought of international dating has crept into the dim corners of my mind. I'm not into Asian girls. I can see the appeal. It's just not for me. I am thinking more about Russian and Ukrainian girls. Maybe Belarusian. Maybe Moldovian.  There are a lot of reasons why this makes sense to me. Slavic girls come from a traditional patriarchal culture. While such things are under fire in this country, I can see the value of being with a woman with traditional values. First of all, they won't fuck around on you. They value and protect their families at all costs. Cheating, then, would not be protecting their families. That's not to say they're only homemakers. They actually chafe at the thought of not being able to support their family financially. So, after the children are able to attend school, they most likely will seek employment if they haven't a...