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I just drove an attic-full of stuff in the back of my pickup truck from Pennsylvania to Indiana through weather fair and foul, covered by a tarp and held snugly in place with this product. (more…)
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Kenneth Karpinski’s little book is a quick read and has its better moments.
But his humor is sarcastic, his tips are very basic, and the project has little or nothing to do with what women hate. They’re simply matters of good taste and self-awareness. Men don’t learn well by being made fun of. We carry enough weight already. (more…)
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The triumphant and unostentatious stroll of Rutledge Press’ ‘Gentlemanners’ series continues with this 2003 guide to a gentleman’s kit. (more…)
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With apologies to all who have winced upon reading ‘God is my copilot’ on the back of somebody else’s car, this audio version of the Bible (Today’s New International Version) makes car time like, well, like having God as one’s copilot. (more…)
Posted in paterfamilias, reseña on August 8, 2007| Leave a Comment »
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My company’s IT guy decided I work best when I have music in my office. (more…)
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This product will be adequate for in-car charging of your Blackberry 8700c unless you have a large car and need a slightly longer chord. The chord on this project is shorter than on other similar projects.
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This stylish, understated Kenneth Cole watch sports black-and-silver versatility. It goes great with blacks, grays, and blues. ‘Also not bad for a jeansy dress-down day, though that can be a bit of a stretch. (more…)
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So here I am, middle-aged and a little too rotund, when along comes a guy friend almost as middle aged and nearly as rotund who challenges me to a one-year fat-off competition.
Being a Guy Thing, this is not about mutual encouragement or any healthy kind of accountability. This is war, with all the mutual humiliation that goes with such unrelenting hostility. (more…)
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A tale of two friends and the Mag Lite:
Fifteen years ago, a friend living in Pakistan sent me a Mag Lite for my birthday in a vain effort to make me more ‘handy’. Though the larger cause was doomed from the start, I’ve been a Mag Lite user ever since, keeping one close at hand in each of the family cars and in each level of the home. (more…)
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If the NCAA sanctioned an intercollegiate sport called Cranky Light Sleeper, my wife would be the Division I national champion. Meanwhile, I’m the guy who needs to chill and read for a while before drifting off to sleep, maybe even have a chat …
And they say us guys aren’t relational. (more…)
Canter Bridge 