Feed the Wolf
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 ...
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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, ...
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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?
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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How to Become a Morning Person
Rising early is one of the traits that most (if not all) successful men have in common, but if you're not currently a morning person, how can you become one? Here is what has helped me to conquer the desire to sleep in.
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Sep 5, 2014
Book Review: Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman (aka Ron Swanson)
Some Years ago a friend of mine mentioned that I was “So much like Ron Swanson“. I didn’t know who he was talking about at the time since I hadn’t watched NBC’s Parks and Recreation (I think I was into The Office and some other shows at the time). When I ...
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