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Historical Bad@ss – Sir Francis Drake

by Keith

Spanish King Ferdinand II called him “El Draque.” Others spoke of “Francis the Dragon.” Born a British farmer’s son in 1544, Francis Drake rose to infamy by age 23. At 36 he cemented his name among history’s immortals. It was said of Drake that “people of quality dislike him for having risen so high from [...]

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One Poem That Every Man Should Know

by Joe

If you can keep your head while all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself while all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too, If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being [...]

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Funny TV Shows that You Probably Haven’t Seen

by Joe

There are an ungodly amount of TV shows that litter our TV screens these days.  You can place these programs into a few buckets:  reality shows, cop shows, bad sitcoms, and doctor shows.  We have more shows than ever before to pick from, but so very few funny shows.  There are a few mainstream shows [...]

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The Better Half: Profiling Women of Substance – Marissa Mayer

by Keith

Marissa Mayer is beautiful. Blonde hair and blue eyes with an arresting smile; it seems likely Brian Wilson anachronistically wrote “California Girls” about her. It’s not her looks, though, that make Marissa one of the most powerful women in the world. Beautiful women come a dime-a-dozen, a lucky confluence of genetics and fashion. Make no [...]

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Crawl Through the Sh*t – 11 Lessons from “The Shawshank Redemption”

by Keith

Crawl Through the Sh*t – 11 Lessons from “The Shawshank Redemption” RED Not long after the warden deprived us of his company, I got a postcard in the mail. It was blank, but the postmark said Fort Hancock, Texas. Fort Hancock… right on the border. That’s where Andy crossed. When I picture him heading south [...]

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Get rid of all your useless stuff

by Joe

A “guy named dave” has a great idea.  In summary, he tells us to get rid of all our shit keeping only what we really need.  The idea: Limit yourself to only 100 possessions.  A pair of jeans is 1 item, a toothbrush 2, a pair of shoes 3, a polo shirt 4, t-shirt 5. [...]

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F*ck Martha Stewart” 11 Lessons from the Movie “Fight Club”

by Joe

Tyler Durden: “We’re consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don’t concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy’s name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra.” Narrator: “Martha Stewart. “ Tyler Durden: “F*ck Martha Stewart. Martha’s polishing the brass on the Titanic. It’s [...]

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