Pulp Fiction came out in 1994 back when a $5 shake was pretty pricey. Well, before I went to see my dad last Saturday I stopped and bought him a chocolate shake at a nearby ice cream shop. Damned if it wasn’t close to $5 too - for a small. I had to taste it and I’ll be damned if it wasn’t really good. I don’t know if it was worth $5 but it was thick, creamy and very rich. I had to stop myself from sucking down too much.
In case you haven’t noticed, men are different from women. It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that their black dog is different too. If you go by the numbers it would appear that men don’t suffer from depression as much as women do. Or maybe it’s masked by anger, irritability, drinking, sex addiction, drug use, excessive work, etc . . . and just not reported?
I never thought of myself as a particularly macho man but when the black dog showed up, the desire to be in control (or at least appear to be) was overwhelming. Everyone wants to feel like they’re in control of their lives.
