December 2009
11 posts
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...
– Teddy Roosevelt
Jesus is no capon priest … no pale-faced altar boy with his hair parted in...
– John Eldridge
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Ballad of the Goodly Fere
Ha’ we lost the goodliest fere [mate] o’...
– Ezra Pound
Told from the perspective of a close follower of Jesus. This poem is am amazingly moving telling of the manliness and fierceness of Jesus that we oft forget when telling stories of Him.
How to Rotate Your Car Tires →
This is something every guy should know how to do. It will save you money, make your tires last longer, and earn you some extra man points by doing it yourself.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
– Winston Churchill
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
– Theadore Roosevelt
Man Up! Everyone Hates Their Job | Primer →
Do you complain about your job? Are you lazy at your job? I know I am sometimes…and its not very manly.
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The Greatest Generation
68 years ago today, at a navy and army base in Hawaii, men my age were fighting for their lives against an onslaught of bombs, torpedoes and gun fire. 2,402 of them had no chance and died before they knew what was going on. 1,282 men were wounded. Many of them fought gallantly to stop the attack.
If you were alive and between the ages of 16-30, you would probably be heading to the enlistment...
It's Manly to be Polite
I work at a window in the Registrar’s Office at my school and am starting to see an unfortunate trend with men my age. A student will come for help adding a class, he will hand me his form without saying anything and when I am done he quietly says “thanks” and walks away. When I greet him he casually says “hey”, avoids eye contact, and appear dis-interested all the...
5 Key Things I learned in my 20's « Brad Lomenick →
Brad is the director of the Catalyst movement and he put together a great list of what he learned in his 20’s and some great advice for how to spend your twenty’s.
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He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less...
– William Shakespeare
In honor of the end of no-shave November. I hope your beard looked gloriously manly.