Dave MartinI Got To Watch MessiFor nigh on a decade, probably longer, I’ve admired Lionel Messi as the world’s greatest football (whereby football, I mean soccer) player…May 2May 2
Dave MartinKimiko’s GameI haven’t worn my schoolgirl uniform in a few weeks. It’s not that I dislike it, or the attention it gets when I step onto the bus from my…May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Dave MartinSerena Makes Me Feel and CareI was slow to the adoration of Serena Williams. In truth, my preferences for certain female tennis players was strongly (I’m a Neanderthal…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Dave MartinOn Being a Lapsed Comic Book GeekAs a teen, I found the stories I wanted to be told in the newsprint pages of comic books. The college years shelved them. Then, my kids…Jun 15, 2022Jun 15, 2022
Dave MartinOn being a middle-aged, overweight, white male in America, 2022In my town, today, it is Graduation Day. More than a handful of those kids I’ve known their entire teenaged years. I’m freaking out…Jun 5, 2022Jun 5, 2022
Dave MartinSitting in the car in a parking lot, waiting for my life to start… and endOutside my youngest kid’s school, sitting in our car, in the parking lot while he enjoys a rousing soccer practice this evening, I’m…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022