December 2009
11 posts
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...”
– Teddy Roosevelt
Dec 21st
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“Jesus is no capon priest … no pale-faced altar boy with his hair parted in...”
– John Eldridge
Dec 16th
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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.
Dec 15th
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.
Dec 9th
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill
Dec 9th
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“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.”
– Theadore Roosevelt
Dec 8th
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.
Dec 8th
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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...
Dec 7th
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...
Dec 4th
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.
Dec 2nd
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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.
Dec 1st