Being a Man (personal): There are few times in my life when I have just said, "This is what being a man is all about." I suppose the birth of each of my children and cutting the umbilical cord. The first time I went hunting and got a deer (not counting the one I got with the Suburban). This morning was one of those times though. I was standing on the porch, grilling deer steaks, smoking a cigar, drinking a cup of coffee and listening to Peter Frampton. I rubbed my unshaved face and thought "this is a manly moment". I let out a hardy Tim Allen "Arrr-rrrr-rrr-rrrgh!!" and belched. There was no one there to share in the experience, and that seemed somehow apt.

I am now going to take off all my clothes, grab a club and go screaming into the woods celebrating my manhood. Or, I might shave and do the responsible thing and go to work. That too is manly. Right?