“Oh, my God, Bro, you gotta be lying,” Erin laughed. She had been laughing since I began telling my embarrassing story. I knew she’d get a kick out of it. We had been friends for far too long for us not to know each other’s sense of humor. Any story that involved me humiliating myself was right up her alley. “I’m totally serious. You think I’d make this up?” I said, shaking my head. Erin and I sat next to each other on ou...