Dinner at Emilio Ballato’s on Houston reminds John Tinseth why he lives in such an expensive city.
A Business Expense: Hair Grows on Company Time
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Have you ever seen a telephone wire with a bunch of birds sitting on it?” I nod. “Birds fly up and join the other birds… But you my friend—You’re like the bird that flutters around the wire. Not sure where or even if he wants to land.”
Jonestown Massacre, 34 Years Later
November 19, 2012 By 7 Comments
John Tinseth remembers preparing to engage the Guyanese Army, only to discover that the 900 dead Americans were killed in a mass suicide.
Full Blast: G. Bruce Boyer & Rev. Gary Davis
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The recorded music of the late Reverend Gary Davis, an itinerant, blind street musician of the Jazz era, “simply sears my heart,” says G. Bruce Boyer.
Pee Wee, Cowboy Curtis & Oeufs en Cocotte
July 17, 2012 By 13 Comments
If you want to make a good impression the morning after, learn to make these sexy-soft eggs in your new friend’s kitchen.
Contradian London: Fried-Up
July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
John Tinseth battles jet lag by indulging in ritualistic fry-ups and taking up smoking again.
A Man’s Movie: The Last Detail
July 4, 2012 By 3 Comments
John Tinseth looks back on one of the most important films in his life, The Last Detail, and marvels at how almost nobody saw it.
My Nehru Jacket, 1972
June 26, 2012 By 4 Comments
John Tinseth looks back on how his mother thwarted his first clandestine affair with the most voluptuous girl in his 9th grade class.
I Used to Know Them
June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
John Tinseth looks back on the family that used to be his in-laws, and marvels at the way ties unravel.
White Flags
April 18, 2012 By 5 Comments
John Tinseth reflects on the time his father placed mysterious little white flags in their front yard, and how no one ever asked what they were for.
May I Help You?
April 9, 2012 By 3 Comments
John Tinseth recalls his first run-in with the law, and how his father’s reaction taught him something about what it means to be a good man.
Army Surplus
April 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
John Tinseth can’t walk through the Army Navy Surplus Store without thinking of the guys he knew in the Army.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.