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EQUALITY EXPLAINED, OR “SO YOU THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN ME, DO YA?”

Is equality ever explained in a rational way without some tag along. It’s “equality, but,” or, “equality when,” or some such qualifier, like only a conjunction conveys the ‘real truth.’ The problem is that equality explained with a qualifier is never equal. See, equality doesn’t need qualifiers, which is a reason to fight. But why […]

AMERICAN STORY TOLD COAST TO COAST. GOT ONE?

The American story drenched in bitter hardships overcome is the most American of stories. It’s the woman who married a man in the 1930’s only to learn he was not the man she thought he was. Who was he?

LOSER LIFE? DON’T BE A SUCKER FOR THAT DEAL

What is a loser life, and who gets permission to judge one from another, the winners and losers? It starts by agreeing with the sharp people who define winners and losers. If it’s not a coach, a judge, or your mom, then a loser life is just an opinion, even if it comes from a […]

WHEN SOFT MEN,PILLOWY MEN, PLAY HARD

Take my opinions on soft men to heart, I’ve seen them in action. So have you. Like most converts to a new belief system, soft men who play hard go an extra mile, or ten. They’ve got something to prove to their soft man group. But there’s a special trick they use.

GYM HIGHLIGHTS: WHERE THE GAINS KEEP COMING

Gym memories, gym highlights, are treasures to hold close. It felt like the only place a civilized society could get in touch with their inner ass kicker. Luckily for rest of the world, gym rats focus on kicking their own ass, not others. But there’s still come crossover, and those are the best gym highlights.

SPEAK HYSTERICALLY AND PUSH A BIG SCHTICK? NOT TEDDY

A manly man, one who pushes their manliness over the limit, uses a big schtick. We like them, we fear them, we want to be them. But, there are conditions. It’s hard being a soft man pretending to be a manly man. Do you know the difference? Here to help.

STAYING STRONG, THE TASK THAT NEVER ENDS

Staying strong, saying it out loud, leaves out one important part: How do you get strong in the first place? Can you stay strong if you’re not strong? Of course you can, it’s just a different strength. If the Greek ideal is a strong mind and a strong body, where’s the best place to start? […]

TASKMASTER: WHY FINISHING A TASK FEELS SO GOOD

A taskmaster assigns work for others. In a marriage, that person is the husband, or wife. If two people are lucky enough to have kids, finishing tasks set a good example. Kids who take up the idea that a finished project feels good make their parents proud. But where does it start? How does it […]

PLAY MUSIC ON THE PORCH DAY HEALTH WARNING

“Take a stroll and listen to people play music on their porch,” they say. Sounds inviting to me. But what ‘they’ don’t say are the dangers of hearing others play music in such an inviting place as a front porch.

USEFUL NOISE WHEN SKIP A ROPE IS THE SOUND OF COMFORT

The sound of useful noise is a comfort. Some find it in a guitar, others in a piano, still more in the song they sing in the shower. No one sings Skip A Rope for comfort. It’s a mean song that’s beginning to sound like a new national anthem. Hit the link to hear it. […]