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LOSING WEIGHT? ARE YOU CALLING ME FAT?

When you’re losing weight, two things happen: It’s either a celebration of mind over matter, with the matter being eating too much. Or it’s a medical investigation because you haven’t stopped eating everything in sight and you’re still losing weight. Either way you weigh less, and if you happen to start as an XXXL, it’s […]

A ‘CERTAIN AGE’ FOR CHANGE?

What does a ‘certain age’ mean? If we all understand numbers, why not use a number? Because of the controversy. But don’t worry, I’ve cracked the ‘certain age’ code.

MAN LIST THAT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH OF A MAN

A good man list leads with one thing: Be attentive. Without paying attention, what’s the point. Wait, where are you going?

SPENDING TIME LIKE YOU’LL NEVER GET OLD?

Spending time together in the right places make the best memories. The guys in the image are two brothers I follow on twitter. One is a sports talk guy, the other is a regular guest. They go beyond sports with their life lesson takes including recipes, medical advice, and their brand of man-knowledge. The tweet […]

TEN HAMMERS? THINGS IN THE HOUSE WHEN ONE IS ENOUGH

Ten hammers ought to be enough? Who has ten hammers? Me. And they’re all looking for a nail.

FUTURE CONSEQUENCES BASED ON CURRENT DECISIONS

Future consequences were on my mind at the corner store. “What are the chances of anything bad happening?” I said at checkout. “I can think of one,” the cashier said. Whether you admit it or not, there are always consequences, planned and unplanned. For example:

FATHERHOOD QUESTIONS ANSWERED: WHO’S YOUR DADDY

Fatherhood questions come up all the time. But they change for dads as they age. If you heard them early they sounded one way; but if you heard them later?

BROKEN MEN: IT HURTS WHEN I DO THIS

Memo to broken men who hurt themselves: Don’t do that. The remaining question remains. How do men break?

TOXIC HISTORY FOR MODERN TIMES

Toxic history is nothing new for baby boomers. You could say the same for every generation aging out, closer to the end than the beginning of life. That’s how it works if you don’t pay attention. Toxic old people push the toxic envelope to the max because they see time running out.

GUN VIOLENCE PRIMER: TEAM PICTURES OF THE FUTURE

Gun violence changes the future of team pictures and school pictures. What will they look like to survivors of school shootings when they’re older? The kids in this picture are at the beginning of the their run through public school. The adults are coaches and team parents supporting their kids. What’s wrong in this picture? […]