Growing up, I didn’t spend a lot of time on boats. (Being nautical, to me, meant wearing blue and white stripes.) I also tend to panic easily. I’ve outlined both of these points before. And yet, over the weekend I put my trust in Brian’s boat again – yes, post-gas-leak-incident – and yes, in Brian himself, and indulged his desire [...]

Life with Brian is nothing if not exciting. We are similar in so many ways… we love dogs, we love the water, we love running. We have similar values, we both appreciate the simple things in life, we are each other’s best friend. But there are differences, all right. I’m a very nervous person by nature. (I may come across [...]