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CONFIDENT MEN ON THEIR SPECIAL DAYS

March 31, 2022 by

Confident men gain more confidence at each milestone. Eventually some become over-confident men. It’s gets worse in middle-aged men and settles into the murky waters of wtf in senior men. That’s a picture of the seniors on their football team. Not the same senior as old guys. Building confident men starts early.

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MALE FRIENDSHIP? WHO DECIDES YOUR BEST FRIEND FOREVER

October 27, 2021 by

For ‘male friendship’ I searched for ‘old pic of best friends.’ What showed up? Images of women friends. If that’s surprising, then you need to know more about male friendship. It’s different than female friendship. How different?

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BURIED STORIES, EXPRESSIONS OF HOPE

October 24, 2020 by

News hounds dig for the buried stories that explain everything. Sometimes it works better than others. They find diamonds in the rough, clean them up, and exhibit them. Where’s that buried story dog in Oregon? Asking for readers from the Top Ten states on boomerpdx overnight: Oregon, California, Washington, followed by Texas, New York, Florida, […]

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EMOTIONAL RESISTANCE TRAINING RESCUE

October 16, 2020 by

Emotional resistance training is more than ignoring bad news and waiting for clouds to lift. It takes a little work, a little effort. The definition of resistance training is clear and plain: improve muscles by making them work against a weight or force. The same definition applies to emotions: When we get challenged in a […]

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HATEFUL MAN: WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW

August 16, 2020 by

Does a nice man turn into a hateful man overnight? Or does it take time. Older men feel a certain pressure, a weight building. When it all goes wrong, when negative experiences stack up and fall over, hate splatters everything around them. Maybe you know a hateful man? Used to know a hateful man?

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FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST

August 15, 2020 by

One thing about frightened man is they make lots of noise. They’re loud, yet never ask, “Can you hear me?” Instead, they keep the volume turned to eleven. How can you tell, besides the noise, if a frightened man is also nutty as hell?

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HARD MEN TEACH GENTLENESS, BUT IS IT ENOUGH

June 20, 2020 by

Hard men get that way by going through tough times. The good ones don’t let bad times turn them bad. Instead, they use the suffering they experienced as a teaching tool. The main lesson they teach? “Here’s what I did; here’s what I should have done.”

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ART HISTORY BASED ON THE GYM HUSTLE

July 31, 2019 by

Art history is a funny place to start a post, especially when it’s not about art or history. A man working out with women said: Nude male bodies are sort of gross, all hairy and lumpy, not like women who are smooth and sleek. The guy got some kudos from the ladies for his observation, […]

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MANPLAINING MAN CODE FOR NON-MAN CODE TALKERS

February 28, 2019 by

Man code isn’t the same as secret encryption, but they share a common aim: communication by means other than normal language. A secret encryption message gets deciphered, then delivered; a man code message gets interpreted and acted on. For example:

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WOMEN STEER LOVE BOAT, THE REST OF US JUST SHOVEL COAL

June 4, 2018 by

    An unmarried man can have a great idea, work through problems, and it will either fail of succeed in some measure. Work hard enough and things get changed.   A married man knows this will never happen.   Instead of a great idea to dive into to, the idea becomes a conversation. If […]

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