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Oct 22, 2014

Captains of Industry: Spencer and Ben Young of Sturdy Brothers

When I began writing the Captains of Industry article series, my hope was to find men who struck out on their own, took the road less traveled, and used their talents, passions, and manly perspiration and persistence to create a life for themselves and great products and services for others. The ...

Oct 17, 2014

Fireside Topic: How have you handled unemployment?

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. President, 1858-1919 Cesar Millan, better known as the Dog Whisperer, said that “Every dog needs a job to do.” Most of the dogs that we ...

Oct 16, 2014

Famous Quotes: Honor is the Reward – Calvin Coolidge

I love this quote by Calvin Coolidge. So many people these days expect something for nothing: respect because of something their ancestors went through, honor because of the money they make or the position they are in, money because they have it harder than others. Coolidge had it right: “No person was ever ...

Oct 15, 2014

Firewood Fundamentals

“A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.” – Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father The beginning of fall is the perfect time of year to begin planning for firewood. The weather is starting to cool, inviting men to hunt, ...

Oct 7, 2014

Can a Gay Man be Manly?

The recent rulings of the Supreme Court on gay marriage have inspired me to write on a subject I have been thinking about for some time. Rather than tackling the issue of whether same-sex couples should be allowed to get married and the impact on society, I just want to answer this: Can a gay man be manly?

Oct 2, 2014

How to Take a Punch!

On the last day of the school year, some young punks decided to jump a kid outside our cul-de-sac. Several of them got off the school bus at his usual stop and pretty soon had him up against the side of a house letting him have it. Several other young punks decided to ...

Oct 1, 2014

Fireside Topic: How do you handle hair loss (going bald)?

It happened several years ago. After getting a haircut, the first in quite a while, I noticed something looked different. Had she taken off too much? No. My hair was thinning. I always had a full, thick set of hair and never considered it might thin out, at least not at such a ...

Sep 30, 2014

How to Speak Like a Man

I have been on a Winston Churchill kick lately and recently found out that he had a speech impediment, something called a lateral lisp. Here we have, yet again, a story of one of the greatest orators of our time who struggled with the very thing that made him famous.

Sep 25, 2014

Famous Quotes: It is time to Dare and Endure – Winston Churchill

As Prime Minister of Great Britain during for the entirety of WWII, Winston Churchill’s never give in, never surrender attitude and speeches inspired Britons and Americans alike. I found this famous quote of his about how it is the time to dare and endure while putting together the article on the Red Flag of Ease.

Sep 23, 2014

Fireside Topic: How does your ancestry affect your view of yourself?

I must have been about 10 years old, visiting my dad’s side of the family. My cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents were all gathered in the living room as the news came on. The TV was always on in the house and we weren’t paying any particular attention to it when the reporter ...

Sep 22, 2014

The Red Flag of Ease

“This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.” – Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, 1874-1965 If I could summarize the goal of my earlier years it would be thus: to live a life of ease. Oh, how I wanted to have it ...

Sep 17, 2014

The Pirates Code of Conduct

Ahoy, me hearties! Be ye ‘ware as SeptembArrr th’ 19th be fer shoutin’ like th’ scurvy pirate ye be! That’s right, September 19th is National Talk Like a Pirate Day. To get you in the pirating spirit take a look at the Pirates Code of Conduct below. Being a pirate was serious business. These guys obviously knew what ...
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