Men

I Am Supposed To Be Dead. Top Story - July 2026.

For those of you who are friends and those who've followed my journey from being a healthy, active, and energetic guy to having been given a terminal diagnosis, next month will be three years.

Georgian Dance in Romania. Top Story - June 2026.

I am publishing this in "Men" community because this performance is all about traditional Georgian male dance. I've been out of Tbilisi for less than half a month and am already feeling nostalgic.

My friend Eric. Top Story - October 2024.

I'm grieving for my friend Eric. He died Friday night. My heart hurts. My head aches. And I want to cry. Life pushes in from all sides, and there's no privacy for my grief.

Is Jason Morton 2024's Face of Horror?. Top Story - September 2024.

Vote Daily for Jason: https://faceofhorror.org/2024/jason-morton Before I dive into the main message of this post, let me share a little background about my friendship with Jason Morton.

Arrested by Necessity. Top Story - May 2024.

Do you have a favorite place to visit when you're overwhelmed by your thoughts? Do you get overwhelmed by your thoughts? I suppose not everyone experiences the paralyzation that occurs when too many decisions creep in. I get knots in my (ample) stomach that twist and turn into cramps. Within minutes, my pulse increases and I force myself to remain calm, but anxiety starts poking at my chest like a toddler attempting to wake his papa for a snack. The cause of my tension is lost by this time, and my focus turns to slowing my breathing, "staying present in the moment," and remembering where I am and why.

From Struggle to Success: Remarkable Stories of African American Brothers. Top Story - October 2023.

Not too long ago in the United States African-American citizens had to ride at the back of the bus, drink at segregated water fountains, and weren't allowed to enter a "whites only restaurant." The Fifteenth Amendment added to the US Constitution gave African-Americans the right to vote. The following passage from the Library of Congress states: "Yet states still found ways to circumvent the Constitution and prevent blacks from voting. Poll taxes, literacy tests, fraud and intimidation all turned African Americans away from the polls. Until the Supreme Court struck it down in 1915, many states used the "grandfather clause " to keep descendants of slaves out of elections. The clause said you could not vote unless your grandfather had voted -- an impossibility for most people whose ancestors were slaves."

Miniature Mind Musings #6. Top Story - October 2023.

Caveat: This article is solely for entertainment purposes and the author accepts no liability for anticipated outcomes or lack thereof concerning this guidance. There is also unlimited variance impact due to personal item selection, and no endorsements or recommendations will be made in this regard. Standard mundane legalese blah-blah-blabbity-blah-blah...etc., blah.

Return of the Stay at Home Dad. Top Story - September 2023.

My daughter’s mother, my ex, died. The funeral was to happen in 48 hours. I scrambled to find the quickest way back to Minnesota from Bali, Indonesia. I told my daughter to do her best with the funeral arrangements until I arrived.

Finding The Replacement Ingredient

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Mark Consuelos was once voted sexiest male talk show host in the People magazine sexiest man issue

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