Finding myself without any words today but the same, sick, sorry ones and because I am tired of them myself and I feel certain that you are too, I am going to give you an entire chapter of Rhino Ranch by Larry McMurtry. I just finished reading it last night and although it is not his best book, it is not his worst and his prose is so spare and he gets so much said in so few words that I can't help but love him.
This is Chapter 24. It's short:
Bobby Lee Baxter, who had had both testicular cancer, losing one ball in the process, and also a daring penile implant that he liked to talk about when he could find anyone who would listen, was riveted by the news of Hondo Honda's problem.
"I've heard of that disease- it's one reason I stay out of Old Mexico," he said. "They say your balls get as big as grapefruits."
"But, Bobby, there's hormones now- if you was to lose your other ball you get by on hormones and probably do fine."
"Hormones might make me grow tits," Bobby said. "Could you imagine me with tits?" he asked.
"Even if I could I'd rather not," Duane admitted.
"It was you brought up Hondo and his problems," Bobby reminded him.
"Yes, and I bitterly regret it," Duane said.
