How to Be a Man

"Your What?"
"I'm going up north hunting."
"With the kids?"
"Yes, I told you all this before, remember?"
"You plan on pulling the boys out of school and taking them with you?"
"Yes, thats the plan."
"For a whole week?"
"No- just however long it takes."
"I don't know about this. You didn't ask me."
"Yes. I did. Many times. You wanna go with us? You are more than welcome."
"What about Thursday night. You know the tutor comes Thursday night."
"Not this Thursday. I've already cancilled Joyce."
"The hell. What about K1's gutar lession."
"Not this week It's M.E.A."
"Well, you need a licence. Ever think about that?"
"This is not the first time I have ever hunted you know. You should get a lience and go too."
"Where are you going to stay? Or where you just heading for the bush?"
"American Inn in town. They have a pool for the kids."
"They are probley full already with hunters."
"Want my comfermation number jerk?"
"Well it wouldn't be the first time you just took off without thinking."
"What gun will you use- got it ready?"
"30 ot 6"
"You never even asked me about this. You just do what you want."
"Remember when I told you I was putting in for vacation during hunting season? See this written across the calendar?"
"Shut up. You just better hunt safe. Don't go blowing your fool head off. Or the kids."
"I am soo going to bag a huge buck. Gut it myself. Roll around in the blood. Howl like an animal."
"Got your warm blaze orange hunting clothes packed?"
"Yes."
"How about K1 and K2, got clothes for them too?"
"Yes, someone has to teach them to be a man."
"Good luck Munkay, wish I was going."
"I can bring home the bacon, pow pow pow pow, fry it up in the pan...."


written at the american inn at the border- where it is snowing heavily and there is no spell check