We’re at table, and breakfast is concluded. I open the page to Matthew’s Gospel, Chapter 14:13-22. This is where we left off yesterday, and our anticipation of pondering yet another chunk of the first Gospel is heightened not because we didn’t know what was in the next few verses and were eager to find out. No, we had traveled these pages many times before—so many times we can’t remember the number. For good reason, the familiarity had not made another “routine” reading jaded with an…

I thought that I would complete my first ever blog post with a discussion of my personal favorite quote:

"Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less."

-Robert E. Lee

It has been said that the true gentleman has begun to slip away…

By Dennis Prager                                                 



When people think of happiness or pursuing happiness, the first thing they think of is, "Well, it’s a pretty…

Okay, so the title is misleading. It should really be: Chess AND Poker. But saying “vs” is a little more exciting, don’t you think?

I have a 3 year old son, and I am determined he will learn how to play both of these games. Here’s why:

Chess

A board game. 64 squares. 32 white.  32 black. You have an army of 16 pieces. So does your opponent.

The object of the game is to trap and “kill” the other guy’s king.

Checkmate. From the Arabic “Shahmat “–…

I want to live a life, where i have the ability of using my full potential. This is something i have tought a lot about since my first visit into the art of manliness. I am currently living in a quite confusing state of mind, where i havn't exactly figured out the right road to my fullest potential. Therefore i am trying to write something down, as a kind of release from my daily toughts and hope this will help me getting to know myself better. I might as well let people read the things i am…

 This morning I was looking around my office (easy to do, I work out of my house) and realized that most of everything I surround myself with these days has its roots in this website and the ideals it represents.  From the vintage-y prints on the walls, the pipe rack sitting on my desk, the cigar box holding my trinkets to the kilt I cover my rear with, AoM has given me much needed validation that how I feel is
 not limited to my Masonic Lodge, with men thirty or forty years my…

Our lives are consumed with the kids, work, that board meeting, that school function, laundry, bills, our calendars, twitter and facebook accounts and oh yeah…lovin those we care about. Whew!

How do we get it all done? What task do we attack first and for how long? Ramifications? Benefits?

As we all work towards the eradication of our “To-Do” lists it becomes increasingly obvious that what we need are appropriate…

…we tuned in because each…