Guy Time

For the vast majority of waking time, I'm doing non-manly things. I'm usually working in an office, trying to waste time at the office, doing stuff around the house, running errands on the weekend, etc. This means that I don't get a whole lot of time to do stuff that guys like to do. And what better thing is there to do than go see a (hopefully) great movie with a few other dudes?

Harold and Kumar 2 comes out tomorrow, and I'm going to see it. I can't wait to make stupid comments, make guy jokes and basically act like a little kid for two hours. It's a nice change of pace from real life. There used to be a time when life was basically like this 24/7. It was called "college". I remember drinking 4-5 nights a week, waking up at noon on the weekends and playing Euchre (the greatest card game ever) instead of going to class.

Obviously that's not the type of thing you want do do forever, so I'm more than happy to mow the grass or bathe the kid. Besides, I'm basically too old to do that now anyway. Normally 2-3 beers is more than my fill, and I'm usually in bed by 11:00 even on the weekends. But it's nice to have these brief moments where I can kick back and act like I'm 10 years old again.

That is not a man...

Ok, I have to steal Brent's idea for a post because it's just too good to pass up. There was a she-male in the news last week because she was pregnant. Why is this news, you ask? Because they were touting her as a man. I will never understand this as long as I live...

This woman was going through a sex change, but obviously still had girl parts (because she is a woman). She then got pregnant, but I'm still kind of cloudy on that part. From my vast knowledge of anatomy and procreation, I am aware that it takes a male and a female to conceive a child. I'm pretty sure that her "life partner" was not involved. Anyhoo, she then goes trapsing around any news outlet with a pulse and they announce her as a pregnant man. I understand she even made it on Oprah, which is shocking considering her journalistic prowess.

This is a travesty and just another sign that the apocolypse is near. THIS IS A WOMAN!!! It is impossible for a man to become pregant! There's nothing manlier than planting your seed, but it must be planted in a WOMAN so it can grow in her womb, which men do not physically have. I'm kind of at a loss for anymore words on this one, but anyone who thinks men can get pregnant, or even want to see that happen, should get a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick. Harumph.

Rainbows Can Be Manly?

Yes they can. As in Rainbow Six Vegas 2. I picked this up a couple weeks ago for the Xbox 360 and it's pretty sweet. Basically you assume the role of a guy on Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six unit, which is basically a military offshoot dealing with covert ops. You're basically part of a team hunting down bad guys, completing objectives, and you have plenty of toys to play with along the way.

The list is fairly long. Of course there's your basic assortment of assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles and shotguns, but at your disposal you have several types of grenades, night vision and thermal goggles. The only way this could be more manly is if you had a knife to stab with, but unfortunately, this was not included in the game.

My favorite mode so far is Terrorist Hunt where you an up to four buddies can hunt down a bunch of AI dudes. On the harder settings, you have to hunt down about 50 guys, so it's pretty challenging, since you only get 2 lives. I can tell this game is pretty sweet due to the dirty looks I get when I start playing. Good stuff.

Here we go again...

Well Brent, we're back (again). The last time we had a pretty good run, but with a writer's strike on TV and children, we fizzled out hard. This time, it's a bit more broad of a topic, but I think we need more manly things in this world.

The immasculation of our nation is sickening at times. With all of the tree hugging and political correctness, it's like all men have their manhood pickled in a jar on the mantle with a sign: "Break only in the case of war... wait, give peace at chance." Well, it's time to break the glass. I like to talk about sports and I think that people that make millions of dollars playing a game have no right to arbitration. I like to hunt and can't wait for turkey season to start next week. I can't wait for my son to eat dirt and laugh about it.

I need a harumph... Or at least a couple of people to read this so I'm not completely alone. My wife has a wonderful blog with flowers and pretty pictures of the kids. Well, this blog will be the exact opposite of that. Love you honey, but I gotta pound my chest a little...

So here's my first rant of the season... I went to 810 Sports Zone at the Plaza last Saturday to watch the Masters and play Golden Tee. We were supposed to play golf while my wife had a baby shower (ugh) at our house, but the weather sucked. But I digress... So I'm sitting there eating hot wings and watching baseball and golf (doesn't get any better than that), when one of the numerous flat screen TV's changes to ESPN2... Ice skating. WHAT??? Question 1: Seriously ESPN, why are you mucking up my sports programming with this crap??? Question 2: Why is this playing at a sports bar on a Saturday??? I... I... oh well, there are no words.