Boys Vs Grown Men

A boy will NEVER let anyone else, let alone a WOMAN, saddle up his prized Harley.
A man relishes the sight of his wife on his prized Harley heading out solo for some Chinese take-out.
A boy purchases the biggest Valentines card on the rack at 9:00 PM on the 14th for his lady.
A man carefully takes days crafting his own creation out of a Bailey’s Irish Cream liquor store cardboard box instead of acid free card stock, blue engine caulk rather than crafting embellishments, and pop rivets in place of brass doodads.
A boy rages against the machine to hasten the arrival of perceived manhood.
A man rages against a world hosting too much needless bloodshed, a world that stole his boyhood at age 18 over a rice paddy.
A boy sometimes wishes his meddling mother would just bug off!
A man gently cuts the food placed in front of his aging mother, wipes her chin and thanks her once again for the opportunity to be of service.
A boy takes a fist full of dollars to the local brass pole boom boom club with baited anticipation.
A man helps a boy count a fist full of dollars gathered up from piggy bank shards as they anticipate the purchase of the lads first fishin’ Rod, bait and stringer.
A boy will get angry, accelerate and curse the driver ahead who is about to cut him off.
A man slows down to make way for a traveler in a hurry, thinking about his father driving home alone, back east, in a snow storm.
A boy gives the “ole lady” some crotchless panties for her birthday, just before going bowling with the guys.
A man takes his wife on a surprise “date” on her birthday ~ ~ to a white linen tablecloth bistro, and then to the “Harley Drags” to meet up with his friends and their wives.
A boy sits in his immediate supervisor’s office staring at the floor and shaking his head over some performance suggestions.
A man will put in some extra effort on a project that wasn’t even his idea just to make his supervisor look good.
A boy will count his empty cans of cheap lite beer just so he can brag about his evening’s consumption tomorrow in the break room.
A man will have a quick beer at the local pub on his way home to the woman who makes the world go away, even if only for a night.