Spoil A Man

Hurts and fears can lurk deeply concealed under layers of stress, but they are there and can be found, no matter how powerful the psychological forces of denial can be.
-John Katzenbach
"The Analyst"

Twenty-five years ago today

December 15, 1985
Sunday

Well, I’ve decided to let bygones be bygones. I unplugged my telephone this morning, so I slept well (as did Chad). We awoke at about 11AM.

Chad and I visited Larry at the Oakland Airport even thought I didn’t really want to go. I complied with Chad’s wishes once again. I tend to be so agreeable where he’s concerned. This could spoil a man.

Then we went to his folks’ house where we had a nice, early Birthday dinner for Chad. We played UNO. I met his sister, Narn, and her husband, David, and Chad’s brother (also named David). We had a good time. We even went to his father’s Baptist Church for a Christmas Evening gathering. That was nice. We returned to his folks’ house and munched out and watched ‘A Christmas in Washington’ with Amy Grant, the singer.


Chad and I eventually came home to my pad and we ‘horsed around’. We slept. Chad did open his Birthday gift. I think he liked it. I did.

Question: "How are we going to solve this puzzle?"
Answer: "We sum up the facts we have. We try to find more."
-Stieg Larsson
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"