Give me a break please... Sex and the City may be a woman's movie but I watched the show and this is not an exclusive female genre.  Sex and adult affairs include both parties and while men were idolized, vilified, and emasculated on this show, it was still entertaining and despite insulting the intelligence of men, guess what... The main female character marries a man!  All these women want men!  Get it? 

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23488298-details/Not+a+man+to+be+seen+as+Sex+And+The+City+mania+strikes+the+capital/article.do

So as for the retard that posted this to the site above:

This film is an absolute estrogen-fest with no appeal to men. Any male that goes to see this production has obviously surrendered the privilege of being called a man and must check his ******** at the door. Personally, I will be waiting for "Kung-Fu Mutant Zombie Warriors From Hell".

- Skepticus, London, UK

All I can say to that is "wa wa wa" you big baby, obviously have it in for women.  I also love the movies The Seven Samuri, Kill Bill, Star Wars and many others.  It's just a movie, it's a dated period piece and the Seven Samuri will be long remembered after Sex and the City so don't stress it. The only argument you really have is that neither my girl nor your girl will go with us to see Star Wars, Kill Bill etc... My advice to you is grab your girl, go eat some popcorn, then have great sex when you get home.  It's not that difficult.

Indulge is sexy word.  Implying temptation and satisfaction.  Indulge a word that implies illicit behavior, as if you are getting a free pass on something you'd normally pay a price for.  In short you may define indulge as excessive gratification less retribution.

Last week I wanted to explore this word but I couldn't find the right words.   Sometimes it helps to just take time and let life define things more clear.  For instance I've gone the past month without eating a donut.  If you've read any past articles, you may be aware I've wanted to kick the donut habit.  I believe I have.  I had gone as far as to be very hungry and had skated miles and worked out and still not indulged in having a donut.  Finally I debated the thought of having one in my mind today and figured that I would "indulge" and have two donuts with a coffee at breakfast time.

There is something about going some time without something and then partaking of it (that first taste of the donut was ecstasy - LIL).  Actually it goes beyond that example, it can be a difference in lifestyle and suddenly you try something or do something you normally would not.  From having sex after abstinence to buying a article of clothing outside your expected fashion sense the list goes on.  You could hang out with a group of people you wouldn't normally be with. Here is another example.  I was skating one day on my own (when my boys were away) and I ended up with a large group of skaters that smoked, dressed in tattered clothing and rode motorcycles simply because they offered me to join in a barbecue.  It was a different experience but I did indulge in a cultural experience I had not understood before.  But hey, ...   more »

So here is the difference between DirecTV TiVo and Comcast DVR aside from the obvious point that Comcast DVR stinks in general. 

The difference is that with DirecTV Tivo once you pause a screen to freeze something worth looking at such as let's say Chuck Lorre's vanity cards at the end of Big Bang Theory or Two and a Half Men, it vaporizes in no time.  With Comcast, you are screwed.  It stays there like a stone wall put up by the DuPont's in the 1800's for little else reason other than to annoy others with their ability to do it.  There is no real thought behind it and therefore the lack of foresight means it will cause problems later. 

Sure I watch Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, but I also watch the news and other important programs that require me to freeze or pause the screen.  Even my five year old needs that important feature, but when you get a green bar at the bottom of the screen that refuses to go away... well... that little five year old's feelings are crushed.  And do you really want to see five year old children abused in such a way?  (I'm kidding of course). I sure don't.  But who will hear this call to arms?  Who of us are men of action?  Will no one tell Comcast they have their head straight up their butt?  Doesn't anybody care about my children?

And then their are the other differences between DirecTV TiVo and Comcast DVR.  You can't control the fast forward speed with Comcast DVR while with DirecTV TiVo you can hit pause at triple speed, then hit play and go right from that point.  And of course it fast backs at double speed so you don't miss the beginning of the ...   more »

No video of the day here.  Just a tribute to a special song about lost love... Heart of the Matter by Don Henley, J.D. Souther and Mike Campbell. 

There is hardly a verse in this song without profound heartfelt meaning.  The impact takes your heart and will to be strong from stolid and worldly to bare and vulnerable. 

Think about these verses...

Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
And the work I put between us,
Doesn't keep me warm

I'm learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes

The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again

How can love survive in such a graceless age

There are people in your life who've come and gone
They let you down and hurt your pride
Better put it all behind you; life goes on
You keep carrying' that anger, it'll eat you inside

These words and so many others tear at your soul if you've ever known love.  So...I'd like your audience while I explicate the meaning and motivation behind these words by Don Henley because this is one love song that is a classic to me in the world of love songs as Casablanca is to romantic film classics.

If you've ever been in love, really in love, you'll appreciate these words.  It think it may be the single best love song about a man's perspective on what is love really.  When I listen to it I think back to my pre-marital single days when love was simpler...  Because now somehow as I have come out of marriage... It appears love becomes less romantic and more about friendship gone wrong, at least I believe that it what has become of it for most people whom marry.  ...   more »

Today I'd like to discuss you.  What makes up you?  While discussing my own life, I want you to think of yours.  In order to do this we all need to be honest with ourselves.  They say that character is what you do when no one is looking.   So you need to think about identifying what you are by being that honest with yourself.    We look in the mirror day after day and while we see ourselves, do we ever really examine who we are?  What made you the way you are.  Do you have as short temper?  Do you raise your voice without realizing it?   Do you eat to forget your sad thoughts?   Are you the type to procrastinate?   Do you let your problems mount up before you begin to attack and resolve them?  Are you a work-aholic?  Are you meticulous or a germa-phobe?   There are countless things that make up who we are, from our personality to our character.   The good and bad things about you must be something you've pondered, been pleased with or even battled during your life.

What made you what you are?  Was it your parents?  Was it your social setting?  Did you grow up with or without brothers or sisters?   Did you have a friends in school or were you picked on?  Did you live in the country, the city or a suburban setting?  

Perhaps most important to question is are you happy with who you are?  Remember my tag line I borrowed from Justin Currie, "Look into the mirror do you recognize someone, is it who you always thought you would become when you were young?"  The day I heard these words I began some serious self examination.  I was married and had just moved into a large home.  I heard those words ...   more »

I've been working on a personal book for my family to read one day.  Truly a labor of love.  Days such as today are pensive and thoughtful.   However today I won't write privately, I think I'd like to tell this story publicly...

Today's little league games were rained out.  And I because of the rain I didn't want my son waiting in the rain for me outside school since we no longer live in the neighborhood.  When I picked him up he asked what our plans were. I said, "We are still going clothes shopping, just no game."  First we picked up his younger brother from pre-school, which is generally the other way around, but because of the rain...

I had to drop a letter at the post office and my youngest insists "I can do it dad, let me!"  I tell him, "OK, go straight through the doors and put it in the slot.  Ask people if you can't find it."  Watching him the whole way, I saw pride beaming off of him.  He strolls back to the car, "Did it!" 

"Yes you did." I answered with a wry grin.

I'm a single full time father.  Two boys both from different mothers.  Each year Mother's Day comes around and my eldest son; now eleven tells me, "Happy Mother's Day" and he gives me a kiss on the cheek.  He's been doing it for about four years now.  However when my ex-wife and I separated two years ago, the act of him doing this became a bit more heartfelt.  I never asked him if anyone put him up to it, but even this past weekend, Mother's Day 2008 he did it again.  It got me to thinking...

Children need parents that love them.  In a perfect world they will have a mother and father that are with them throughout childhood.  A mother to nurture them in the early years and a father to guide them and participate with them as they grow.  Along the way both lines between parents intersect.  It seems to me the natural order of things.  Children have parents, two parents.   While in case of  wild animals sometimes a mother is all they need, and at other times a father is all a wild animal needs, in the case of humans I can see a child can do no better than two parents, together.

So when for what-ever reason a child is left with one parent or more commonly now, split parents you have to ask yourself what does this mean to a child?  Look at mine for example, he tells me "Happy Mother's Day" and I'm his father. I know he loves his mother and she is a part of his life but as I have for most of his life been fortunate enough to raise him primarily...  I sense in him ...almost pity for me. Yes, you read that right.  Obviously he doesn't see me as his ...   more »