Table of Contents
Introduction: The Wilds of Connecticut 1
1 Some Guy: Now You're Home 17
2 Rosary: Tell Your Kids You Love Them 27
3 Skate or Die: You're Not Toxic 43
4 A Useful Engine: You're a Real Man 65
5 No Sissy Stuff: Be Yourself 83
6 Do You Even Lift, Bro?: Share the Load 103
7 Beer from a Leg: Respect the Service of Others 117
8 Smoke Signals: Violence Is (Almost) Never the Answer 138
9 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner: Take Pride, but Not Too Much 154
10 Gunslinger: You Can't Do It Alone 168
11 Lucky Charms: Choose Happiness 179
12 It's Just Plumbing: Communicate with Your Partner (and Pick Up the Check) 201
13 Everything and Nothing: Be Humane 221
14 Here I Am: Do Something Positive 243
15 A Better Man: Breathe 257
16 One Guy: Turn Around and Wave Goodbye 279
Acknowledgments 289