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NO RESPECT FOR FRAGILE MEN?

November 2, 2022 by

‘No respect’ shows up when you least expect it. At least that’s when it should show up; out of the blue, left field, from nowhere. And it hurts feelings. How many times has it happened to you?

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SELF ACCEPTANCE? HOLD MY BEER

October 11, 2022 by

If self acceptance sounds like another woo woo to you, take another look. You are who you are, now who you were, or who you want to be. It’s that simple, and that hard. If self acceptance is not for you, then you’ve got problems. What kind of problems, you ask?

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MANLY MEN WHO FORGET TO BE MEN FIRST

July 28, 2022 by

The manly men where I grew up were loggers and truckers and fishermen. They were hard men doing hard jobs. One of them liked to visit with my dad and tease my older brother. There may have been tears. But it’s different now. What changed?

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MAN LIST THAT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH OF A MAN

June 28, 2022 by

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

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BROKEN MEN: IT HURTS WHEN I DO THIS

June 9, 2022 by

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

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MAN JUNK FOR THE HE-MAN

May 10, 2022 by

Man junk is a taboo topic to bring up. Especially broken junk. Vasectomy? Same thing. It cuts a little too close to home. HPV neck cancer? Hush your mouth. Or not. Yesterday I wrote about vasectomy, which some men consider less than manly. Today, let’s take it a little further.

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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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