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The discussion some weeks back around the Smoke Ring - the official relaxation home of For Men Only - was about guy movies. At a point, the discussion turned to "Convoy," the trucker movie starring Kris Kristofferson.

>> Continue reading: Breaker 1-9, we have a convoy of handles

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Houston is a great town for Brushes with Greatness (BWG). For men especially, because the region is popular with so many pro-athletes who make this their off-season home.
We have our share of musical stars that haunt our local watering holes or other manly establishments.

>> Continue reading: Rolling the bones with Billy Gibbons

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As the saying goes, men are creatures of habit. We prefer to call them consistencies, but in nature, they are habits.
One of our habits is the act of hibernating. Men have two hibernation periods per year.
The first starts with the kickoff of football season and concludes just after the Super Bowl and college Bowl Games just long enough to rest up for the next hibernation period which begins with the tip off in March of the NCAA tournament and ends during the first week of baseball season or the end of the Master Golf Tournament, which ever comes last.

>> Continue reading: Time to come out of hibernation

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Maybe it was some sort of premonition on my part, but last Friday after I finished up my real work in the pod we control KHOU.com from, I glanced at my TV and saw that "Planet of the Apes" was about to start on the AMC channel.
Now, of all the Man Movies that are required viewing for guys "Planet of the Apes" ranks in the Top 50, some would argue in the Top 20.

>> Continue reading: RIP Chuck Heston

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We can all remember our birthdays as a youngster, when our moms would get us themed cakes. Maybe it was a cake shaped like a baseball diamond, football field or the best cake theme ever - the racetrack cake.
Of course, once we get past the age of 10 the themed cakes went away even though all men secretary wish we could have them back. Even the groom's cake at a wedding is usually just plain, one color/flavor with no theme at all.

>> Continue reading: The Chuck Norris Cake

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