So you want the gory details about Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (T.U.R.P.)? OK. I am happy to oblige. Here is the nitty-gritty about how I came to have a T.U.R.P., how it went, and how I feel now that it is done. WARNING: This essay is explicit about symptoms and body parts associated with […]
Prostate: Unintelligent Design at Its Worst
Want a chuckle? No, want a belly aching guffaw? Check out the male urinary plumbing. You got a nice small tube running from the bladder out through the “you know what” to the outside world. Wrapped around that tube is the prostate gland, which grows and hardens over the years, squeezing the tube until nothing flows […]
Thoughts on Boy Scouts and Gays
I have always been ambivalent about the Boy Scouts of America. The programs are tremendous. Boys learn a lot and have a ton of fun. But… the Boy Scouts have traditionally told its members that gay men and boys, ranging from 10% to 20% of the US male population, is not welcome. While not openly criticizing […]
Upbeat Prostate Cancer Info
We are all aware of breast cancer (who can escape the pink ribbons, pink grocery bags, etc?) but it is pretty easy to ignore prostate cancer. Perhaps this is a sign of better marketing by the breast cancer advocates. Perhaps we are more comfortable thinking about breasts than urinary tracts. Or perhaps we men are […]
How To: Romance
Romance baffles me. Hey, I’m a guy; what do you expect (not that gals do much better, from my scientific conclusions gleaned from watching Sex and the City). Fortunately, the universe is conspiring to point me in the right direction with both visual and audio clues. First, the visual from xkcd.com: Second, and probably most […]
Seduction Style
Ærchie found the Seduction Style quiz. Great fun for a holiday evening (or any evening, for that matter). I’ll ‘fess up first; I’m a Libertine. So what is your style? Post a comment here and let me know.
Farewell, Bill Metzger
I just learned that my friend, Bill Metzger, will be leaving us soon. The best way that I can think of to honor him is to share a few of his words with you and a bit of his singing. First, the words; these are from a letter that he dictated recently. I’ve been discovering […]
Sometimes a Man Stands Up During Supper
Sometimes a man stands up during supper and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking, because of a church that stands somewhere in the East. And his children say blessings on him as if he were dead. And another man, who remains inside his own house, dies there, inside the dishes and in the glasses, so […]
Priorities
SI.com reports in Gretzky steps aside to tend to ailing mother After agonizing for months about whether the job [as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes] would allow him time to focus on his family, including his mother, two sons in youth baseball and his daughter Paulina’s budding career as an entertainer, Gretzky finally accepted the […]
Video About the ManKind Project
The ManKind Project, South Africa, has produced a ten minute video that is well worth watching if you are a man or know a man who wants to lead a life of integrity. My favorite sound bite from the video describes the process as a “course in emotional literacy.” More information about this is available […]
What Makes a Man?
Even the advertising industry seems to be noticing that we men are human beings and not caricatures, as evidenced in this Reuters article, Male-targeted ads found to be in no man’s land. If you feel confused about what you should “be” as a man, you are not alone. The Leo Burnett advertising agency, which created […]
ManKind Project Changes Men’s Lives
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a story about The ManKind Project. Men say training has made them better men was written, in large part, from the experiences the reporter had while visiting my I Group (no pride here! 😉 ). [Ed. The P-D’s on-line version of the article has aged off their web site so […]
