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Guest Article... by Andrew Kimbrell
What Is A Man?
The crisis undermining masculinity has now reached alarming proportions.  Under the aegis of the masculine mystique, masculinity has become the "shadow" gender.  This is especially apparent in the general view that many men and women have of male sexuality.  Masculine sexuality has become routinely associated with promiscuity, rape, and violence.  Phallic penetration is most often analogized to the destructive penetration of guns (bullets) and missiles.  The concept of generative penetration, the phallus as seed bearer, similar to the creative penetration of planting seeds in the soil or communicating a penetrating idea, is almost never associated with masculine power in our culture but was commonplace in virtually all prior cultures.  Men now hear that "the hurting of women is . . . basic to the sexual pleasure of men," (Andrea Dworkin) as well as the hair-raising statement that "all men are rapists and that's all they are." (Marlyn French)
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Guest Article... by Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides
Chili Cheese Dogs, My Father and Me
When I was growing up and lived at my grandmother’s house in Atlanta, my mother would take us after church to The Varsity, an institution with more religious significance to me than any cathedral in the city. Its food was celebratory, fresh and cleansing to the soul. It still remains one of my favorite restaurants in the world.
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Guest Article... by Warren Farrell, Ph.D
WHY MEN EARN MORE: A Personal Introduction
My motivations for writing this book include the very personal. My wife and I are raising two teenage girls, Erin and Alex. They are technically her daughters and my stepdaughters, but, as their challenges become ours, they've gotten into my blood and certainly into my heart. At ages 17 and 18, they are entering the world of work. It is my hope this book helps them balance the need for money with the need for fulfillment - to not just make a better living, but to create a better life. 
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Guest Article... by Martin Nemko, Ph.D
In Defense of Romance in the Workplace
Yeah, I know conventional wisdom says office romance is a no-no, but I think that’s unfortunate. You’re much more likely to meet Mr. or Ms. Right at work than at a bar or dance. At work, you get to see what the person’s like day in and day out. Plus, you don’t have to spend night after night at singles events waiting for Mr. or Ms.Goodbar.
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COYOTE... monthly column by Dick Prosapio
Things to Do
The word, "Retired" produces a picture in my minds eye. There's a guy, doesn't look like me by the way, sitting in a wicker chair on a screened-in porch and he is reaching for a cup on an end table next to him. It's a late afternoon in the summer... nothing else is in focus in this picture, and I don't have a clue on where it's coming from or why
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JEFF'S LIFE... monthly column by Jeff Stimpson
We're Talking With Ned... 
Alex likes Hebrew Nationals for dinner these days. So does Ned, as anyone would. Problem is, Ned also likes and eats a lot of other stuff, and we don't necessarily want him eating three hot dogs for dinner. So in the kitchen Jill cooked the hot dogs, but had to tell Ned that he was going to have ravioli and squash for diner. I was standing at the dining room table when Ned rounded the corner and said into his toy phone, "Hello, police Mommy is making hot dogs for Alex and she isn't going to give me any!"
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TRANSITIONS... monthly column by Kenneth F. Byers
Rights of Passage... 
Having studied, lived with, observed, therapist-ized, raised from birth, been one and now coaching, many hundreds of men during my awake years (mine started at age 45), it might not surprise anyone that I have come to several conclusions about men.  First is that we are truly magnificent. In fact, we are equally as great a miracle as women, although we may not always smell as nice and perhaps we really don't multi-task quite as well.
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A Story from Life... by Joe Mancini Jr.,Ph. D.
The Fisherman - Part 3 of 3 parts
Now, two months later, I am taking him with me in my Rabbit.  On its sloping hood, he had set the bucket of sand spikes and waited for me to emerge from the cellar. Unlocking the driver’s side, I get in, reach to open the passenger door, and stuff the gear he hands me into the backseat.  But he sets the lunches between us and extends the rods from the rear deck and between our seats to the dashboard.  With legs half extended, he sits where I have always sat in his Chevy. 
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DADS, DON'T FIX YOUR KIDS... monthly column by Mark Brandenburg, M.A
Top Ten Ways to Teach Values to Your Kids
In a consumer-driven society that broadcasts values you don’t approve of, how can you teach values to your kids? Here are ten ideas to help you:
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TOWARD MANHOOD... A book in progress by Larry Pesavento

From chapter 8... Thank God It's Monday
If productivity is the highest value of the patriarchy, then busyness, related to business, is a very high virtue. I talked about addictions in a previous chapter. These were addictions related to the young 3-6 year old boy. They included the substance addictions and two process addictions, rage and sexual addictions. These addictions were great obstacles to mother separation, seducing men on a false path of maturity.

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MILITARY HONOR ROLL... Pay tribute to the Veterans or Active Duty military in your life on our perpetual Military Honor Roll page
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FATHERS HONOR ROLL... Pay tribute to your father (grandfather, great grandfather, etc.) on our perpetual Fathers Honor Roll page
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MENSIGHT Magazine is another free service of The Men's Resource Network, Inc. (MRN). It has grown out of the response that we have received from articles posted on TheMensCenter.com (TMC), our official web-site. The first issue went on-line on May 1, 2000. (Archive)

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