Published: The Good Men Project (September 17, 2015)
It recently occurred to me that there is a special type of friend in my life who I’ve never really honored. For that matter, I’ve noticed that although a lot of people have forged these unique relationships, they aren’t widely discussed in the media.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (August 20, 2015)
Let’s talk about crushes.
I recently noticed that when adults discuss their romantic feelings, the term “crush” is almost never used. When it does appear, there is almost always an apologetic undertone to it – people will qualify their crushes with adjectives like “schoolboy” or “schoolgirl” (as in, “I have a bit of a schoolboy crush on you”), or will in some other way indicate that they feel the emotion they’re displaying is childish.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (August 13, 2015)
If you’re reading this article and consider yourself to be lazy, ask yourself one question:
Why would someone choose to be lazy?
There is a considerable stigma attached to the lifestyle associated with laziness: Out-of-shape both physically and mentally, someone who doesn’t contribute to society, mooches off others instead of supporting themselves, and is generally regarded as a sort of stunted adolescent rather than a respectable adult.... Read Original Article
Published: Good Men Project (August 8, 2015)
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For the most part I’m not a big fan of Twitter. Any medium that attempts to condense the human experience into 140 characters is, in my opinion, more likely to water down meaningful self-expression than encourage it.... Read Original Article
Published: Good Men Project (August 1, 2015)
There is a YouTube video that pretty much any fan of ’80s action or science fiction movies ought to see. Edited together from clips of a TNT MonsterVision presentation of John Carpenter’s “They Live,” it contains footage of show host Joe Bob Briggs interviewing the film’s star, wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who sadly passed away yesterday.... Read Original Article