Category Archives: other
7 Pounds
That’s how much weight I’ve lost in the past two weeks. Like most Americans, I’m overweight. Although my doctor doesn’t say it like that. The term he uses is “over-nourished.” That’s the diplomatic way of saying I’d be fine if … Continue reading
What Women Want?
In their latest podcast, The Art of Manliness interviews Elliot Katz, the author of Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants: Timeless Wisdom on Being A Man. From the interview the core message seems to be don’t be wishy-washy. Don’t … Continue reading
An Open Letter To The Man I Keep Walking In On At The Bathroom
Dear Sir, You don’t know me, but I know you – too well. Although we’ve never met I know that you are a well regarded member of the community. I also know what you look like when you pee standing … Continue reading
For the love of Dvorak
Exposure “Something is wrong with the computer! The keyboard isn’t working right.” This is usually what you’d hear after someone used the college radio station computer after Alex. I met Alex in college. We had a few things in common, … Continue reading
In Over My Head, Cobblers
I don’t know if you could call it a trend, but it seems there’s a niche group of young men interested in style and dressing up. They wear blazers, cufflinks, and all sorts of stuff I’ve never had in my … Continue reading
Maybe I just have a dirty mind
I’d be wary of bank-issued prophylactics.
Just Because It’s Difficult Doesn’t Mean It’s Good
I saw a one-man play completely written in the third person. It was one of those performances where after two minutes I started looking forward to that 50th minute. In the lobby after the performance people praised the show for … Continue reading
The thing is…you run out of room on paper
I like reading Letters of Note, a blog about letters throughout history. What’s interesting to me is how many of these are concise and to the point. I wonder how much of our approach about writing changed just because we … Continue reading
Link: Marry Him! – Magazine – The Atlantic
From March 2008′s Atlantic, and semi-related to what I wrote about in Why Don’t You Want To Get Married: What I didn’t realize when I decided, in my 30s, to break up with boyfriends I might otherwise have ended up … Continue reading
Congratulations To Joel / Why don’t you want to get married?
Congratulations to Joel. He got engaged. I met Joel through BBAH. He left some comments, emailed me, and we hit it off as casual friends. I’ve never met him in person, but he seems to be a pretty smart, no … Continue reading
