For Men Over 40

Watch this space for more about this…with my new found freedom (see the post below).  I’m going on an incredible 3 week long boat trip.  I’ll be taking our boat from North Carolina down to Miami with a buddy of mine…and then meeting up with my family there.  From Miami, we’ll be crossing the Gulf Stream and cruising the Bahamas for a couple of weeks.  Can’t wait.  I’ll be updating the blog from “out there”.  Wish me safe passage!

Well! I haven’t written anything here in ages! I got laid off  last year and was scrambling to figure out what I was going to do. I was a pretty high level executive for a fortune 500 company and made a very good living. I made a lot, but spent a lot. With a family of 4 to support and a wife that doesn’t work. I had to figure something out!

I really didn’t want to go back to the corporate world, that’s for sure. I have always been interested in Internet marketing. I’ve played around with it for years…now seemed the time to try and make a go of it.

Good news…is that it looks like it paid off. I’m making a great living doing it, and even helping others out now. I call it the “Internet Marketing Dream”. I don’t see going back and working for “The Man” anytime soon. I work hard, but I have lots of flexibility and I’m really enjoying myself so much more. If you want to read more about this…check out The Internet Marketing Dream.

Hmmm…This is interesting.  According to a new, international study…men are most attracted to physical appearance when looking for a mate (or a mate for the night), while women are more drawn to wealth and material goods.

This explains a lot.  However, next time, I would urge the University of Indiana to just ask me first prior to spending the money to make this study happen.  I could’ve given them the answer for free.

Check it out here.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and just say that this will be the best headline ever posted here.  May as well retire now.

Anyway…this is a fascinating blog.  This woman basically put herself through college working as a prostitute.  She’s an excellent writer, and the posts are compelling.  Aside from the obvious titillation factor that I will confess to, she is really writing about the human condition.  There is much insight into men and what makes them tick as you read through her entries.  In addition, you grow to respect and admire this tough; independent, and smart woman.

Some of the text is certainly “not safe for work”, but there’s no pornography or any kind of graphic advertising at all.  If you have an hour or so and you’re looking for an interesting diversion that just might teach you something  about our fellow man…I highly recommend it.

Check her out here. 

For those of us in the over 40 group, the drinking game of “Quarters” is remembered (or, sort of remembered form some drunken haze) very fondly. The objective being to bounce a quarter into a cup of beer and then assigning that beer to be drunk by someone in the game (Usually the women you were trying to get drunk get to know better). Of course, if you missed, you had to drink. There were lots of other rules that escape me now…I think it’s been over 20 years since I’ve played. We used to play quite a bit, however, I have NEVER seen anything like this guy. I’m glad I never had to come up against him.

Check it out here.

Please note that there is some not safe for work content on this site, but it’s worth a click if you remember that game at all.

Most of the men’s health information that gets all he press is usually focused on what you Can’t eat.  I came across a great read being served up by CNN International, but actually coming from Oprah.com (I’m not even linking it, as I’m sure we can all agree…you should not go there).  Anyway, forgetting the source for a moment, there is actually some great information there.  It includes the obvious fruits and vegetables, but has a few nice surprises in there including: tomato sauce, coffee!!, red wine, and some very interesting information on aspirin for those of us over 35.

Very good read, and highly recommended…check it out here.

I was really happy watching football last night.

My son is a freshman in high school this year. He is the starting safety for his JV Football team. The “correct” version of the phrase I used in my title is “Friday Night Lights”, named for the fact that the Varsity Football teams play under the lights on Friday nights. However, I think the JV team needs a slogan like that too. They, of course, play on Thursday nights.

Some background on me to understand my thoughts in context…I was not a high school football player. Football is not my favorite sport. I am not that “Glory Days” (Springsteen reference) guy that lives through his son’s adventures on the field. I wouldn’t care if he plays sports at all.

I think that as we get to our middle age (sigh), we spend a lot of time thinking about happiness. Am I happy? What is happiness really? What makes me happy? Am I happy with the choices I’ve made? Etc. We search for those moments that are uncluttered with these questions. Those moments that just “are”. The ones where you have that completely satisfied and calming, content feeling of knowing that…at this very moment…you are happy.

For me, one of those times is watching my son play football.

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I need a logo and/or a header for this blog. I have absolutely zero artistic ability. So, I’m running a quick contest.

Anyone can submit a logo and/or header design for the site in the next 30 days. I’ll pick the winner, and the incredible prize package will be awarded.

The prize package includes…drum roll please…”design credit” on this site AND a copy of The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss.

Send entries to Me

Wow, I feel better admitting that. I suspect I’m not alone. I was ten years old when I first saw her. I had already been hooked on the Six Million Dollar Man, so it wasn’t a big stretch for me to become a Bionic Woman fan as well. I was a little young to understand it at the time, but I was clearly smitten. I had my first major crush on a TV star who was about 15 years older than me. I had all but forgotten about this, but NBC’s introduction of the new series this Fall made me remember. I’m glad I did, I suspect this information may be very important in my ongoing therapy. Read the rest of this entry »

I found this Illustrated Guide to Coffee Drinks oddly entertaining and informative. With a Starbucks about to open in my garage, just about everyone’s daily routine includes some kind of coffee beverage. For us over 40 crowd, I suspect many of us are drinking plain old “coffee”. Clearly, though, these variations on the coffee theme are gaining popularity everyday. If you, like me, can’t ever remember the difference between a caffee latte and an espresso macchiato (or even how to spell these).

At the very least, please check this out and memorize it before your next trip to LA or something.