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briefly define masculine




he was called impervious by a delectable minx



however he rest his laurels on

      he was good to his word  if he found fault in his argument he evolved

     
     his books(the art books threw some – he made a habit of acquiring the catalog of art exhibits he attended)

      his liquor cabinet   sans liqueur except for Drambuie(a habit his father incited without knowing he did)

      his cigar box stuffed with Cubans a friend acquired while on a trip 

      his eclectic collection of vinyl and 78s

      his body -- 200 pounds -- maintained on swimming weightlifting and eating well and what he wanted


though intrinsically and not seen by many

      the toilet seat was up

      rocks plucked from the Bitterroot River by his girlfriend lay in his lavatory sink breaking the smooth line of its bowl

      the black book at his bedstead thought to be The Bible at first blush(No  he didnt believe in God) it was his Bible a treasured First Edition of Joyces Finnegans Wake

      the silver steam simmering up out the top of his cheap Proctor Silex coffeemaker  his daughters tried to present him with an expensive coffee maker but he declined observing that theirs never exhaled



he hung his maleness on these things


      however one could also observe at first inkling outside his bungalow  –  a 300,000 mile 4Runner parked under a lean-to and around in the backyard a Weber kettle barbecue




Saturday afternoon,  19  11. 16
1357,  Sunday,  20  11. 16