Manly Men

I adore these two men. Dave, who I love like a brother and my man-child, B. They are two peas in a pod; they both spear-fish and scuba dive, they are both mellow and funny and they are both as gentle as the day is long. I could eat them up. The other day found my man-child invited to go spear fishing with a friend so we headed off to 'Uncle' Dave's to borrow a spear gun. And a weight belt. First, let me say this about my man-child spear fishing; all I can think about when he is out there is, "Gee, I hope he isn't accidentally speared by his friend." Sometimes I can't stop thinking about the late and beloved Steve Irwin. For obvious reasons.
I don't mention that to the boy because there is no way I want to ruin it for him or make him become the caretaker of my irrational fears. At least that! Anyway, here is Dave fixing the spear gun for my man-child. We caught him in the middle of working on his house. Note the attractive tool belt he is wearing! After the gun was fixed, Dave gave B some advice. He told B to let himself sink to the bottom of the sea floor and shut his eyes. He said that years ago someone had advised him to do that very thing and he did it. He stayed very still and closed his eyes for some time and when he opened his eyes, he was surrounded by fish! How do you like that! We'll have to see how that works out for my boy. Now I get to worry that some great sea creature will be able to sneak up on my boy as he has his eyes closed at the bottom of the sea! When I said I love Dave like a brother, I meant like a step-brother!