tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post1523652440269446946..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: Equal Time for Weird MenCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-79264174682811674062008-12-08T19:30:00.000-06:002008-12-08T19:30:00.000-06:00I love this list, too. Luckily, my husband loves t...I love this list, too. Luckily, my husband loves to read, though. :) <BR/><BR/>I struggle a little with #1, too, actually. I like cuddling, but I also need to keep busy! Stillness is definitely a challenge.Sarah Hinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888406261817690010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43435676226927081432008-12-08T16:48:00.000-06:002008-12-08T16:48:00.000-06:00Mary Witzl, I've been curious about whether little...Mary Witzl, I've been curious about whether little girls like to do things that hurt, although it sounds like maybe not so much as young boys.<BR/><BR/>Michelle, I don't quite get it either, though at times I've pretended to in order to fit in. Such a coward I am.<BR/><BR/>Shauna, just judging from myself, sometimes it is a great relief not to have to talk, especially about something important. <BR/><BR/>Jennifer, yes, that picture thing is weird.<BR/><BR/>Vesper, sometimes I think I'm just alien to the human race in general. But then along comes football and beer and fast cars and I'm just like any other guy.<BR/><BR/>Danette, maybe I should write a book? Oh, I'd have to know the answers first.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86890867161619837112008-12-08T15:03:00.000-06:002008-12-08T15:03:00.000-06:00Hah! The secret life of men . . . now I know!Hah! The secret life of men . . . now I know!Danette Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-72619072470298707112008-12-08T12:57:00.000-06:002008-12-08T12:57:00.000-06:00If you, Charles, a man, don't have an answer to th...If you, Charles, a man, don't have an answer to these question, how are women supposed to have one? :-)<BR/>Our brains are wired so differently...<BR/>I would really like to know the answer to No. 3. :-)<BR/><BR/>(And I don't like to watch movies that make me cry...)Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9505090378123181432008-12-08T02:21:00.000-06:002008-12-08T02:21:00.000-06:00No answers. Just some giggles. #5 was a hoot.No answers. Just some giggles. #5 was a hoot.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9189974166267403802008-12-07T23:38:00.000-06:002008-12-07T23:38:00.000-06:00Another weird thing about guys is that they can sp...Another weird thing about guys is that they can spend hours with a guy friend and not say anything meaningful. What's with that?Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-31516941531863818542008-12-07T22:07:00.000-06:002008-12-07T22:07:00.000-06:00Hey Charles,This, as they say, is a profound myste...Hey Charles,<BR/><BR/>This, as they say, is a profound mystery. I like men, by and large, but the whole taking pictures while you're sleeping deal is bizarre at best.Michelle's Spellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769666862403600253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-59855570176609855682008-12-07T14:10:00.000-06:002008-12-07T14:10:00.000-06:00That last item absolutely cracked me up! I once w...That last item absolutely cracked me up! <BR/><BR/>I once went to climb Mt Fuji with a group of my Japanese colleagues. One of the guys fell asleep with his mouth open, and his friends all leapt to take the most compromising photographs you could imagine. All of the women tut-tutted and tried to stop them. <BR/><BR/>Some girls do weird things that hurt too. My sisters and I used to jump off a wall that we'd been warned was too high to jump from. It really hurt when we hit the ground; we called it 'being brave' and kept it up for quite a long time.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-63437906171725989252008-12-07T11:46:00.000-06:002008-12-07T11:46:00.000-06:00Leon, and that reason should be good enough for an...Leon, and that reason should be good enough for anyone. lol.<BR/><BR/>Writtenwyrd, I will always have to maintain that women are stranger than me, though. Although men give them a run in some cases.<BR/><BR/>Barrie, odd is in the eye of the beholder! ;)<BR/><BR/>Rick, one gender doesn't seem to fit, but which one is human and which one alien is probably up for debate.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-78649796126186299762008-12-07T11:43:00.000-06:002008-12-07T11:43:00.000-06:00Hey, Charles. I've trained in martial arts for 35...Hey, Charles. I've trained in martial arts for 35 years, broke most of the bones in my body, can't sit down or stand up without wincing, etc. When women ask me why I go through all this, I have to tell them it's because I love doing it. They look at me like I'm an alien.<BR/><BR/>Could that be the answer? Women are human and we are the intermarrying aliens?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-35329191660063948312008-12-07T11:33:00.000-06:002008-12-07T11:33:00.000-06:00Hmmm....you are an odd lot. But we love you anyway...Hmmm....you are an odd lot. But we love you anyway.:)Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37198668308481308112008-12-07T10:04:00.000-06:002008-12-07T10:04:00.000-06:00Being in the Army was a very educational experienc...Being in the Army was a very educational experience for all the guy stuff you mention. It's pretty different from how women operate, as you mention!writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-86666724783061804012008-12-07T09:41:00.000-06:002008-12-07T09:41:00.000-06:00While I won't confess to falling into any of these...While I won't confess to falling into any of these categories (after all I am a man), I can answer the why question: It's simply because we are. . . . . .men!!! Thanks CHARLES!Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027436266355622082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6266587858944768442008-12-06T22:02:00.000-06:002008-12-06T22:02:00.000-06:00Pattinase, I know there are plenty of exceptions t...Pattinase, I know there are plenty of exceptions to the rules, and I know plenty of women, and men, who don't fit the general stereotypes.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, that's a good one, and I'm a perfect example. I tend to eat the same foods every time I go to a particular restruant. Lana is much like that too, though.<BR/><BR/>Ivan, maybe it is a "will" thing, especially with young men.<BR/><BR/>Merisi, I use that argument with Lana all the time, that us spending time together is a form of cuddling. She doesn't quite agree.<BR/><BR/>Laughingwolf, sorry to hear about anna-lys. She's probably better off, anyway, considering the need to concentrate on her doctorate.<BR/><BR/>Stewart, why you explain it so simply. Of course, "I" knew this. But I was just waiting to see what others would come up with.<BR/><BR/>Cloudia, maybe there is something more competive within men. At least that's often the thinking.<BR/><BR/>Barbara Martin, yes, we've got quite a bit of discussion here.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-3146775809995532262008-12-06T18:51:00.000-06:002008-12-06T18:51:00.000-06:00Charles, a great list with equally superb answers....Charles, a great list with equally superb answers.<BR/><BR/>Lisa, I like to eat the same thing over and over again. There's nothing to it. A change is nice once in awhile, but not necessary.<BR/>My brothers liked to eat the same thing over and over, too. I suppose that's where I learned it from, as they were older.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-18607238608169117682008-12-06T18:48:00.000-06:002008-12-06T18:48:00.000-06:00"I like it too!" (Irish Spring Comercial..."I like it too!" (Irish Spring Comercial)<BR/>Old technology is cool!<BR/>That is MY 1973 bike in todays post ;-> AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54253112932794988022008-12-06T18:43:00.000-06:002008-12-06T18:43:00.000-06:00Very observant, Charles."Women are more likel...Very observant, Charles.<BR/>"Women are more likely to be religious, but religious men are more likely to be fanatical."<BR/>Women cook to live & nurture;<BR/>men become chefs! Hmmmmm....<BR/>Aloha-Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-80872097593403406602008-12-06T17:34:00.000-06:002008-12-06T17:34:00.000-06:00The issue with men is the evolutionary process. Cu...The issue with men is the evolutionary process. Cuddling raises comfort level, comfort means we open ourselves up to being vulnerable to predators. Sitting on a couch, watching football, raises our testosterone levels and makes us ready to defend ourselves from threats. It's simple. I can't beleive you'd even ask these questions.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-43454736225452202912008-12-06T16:39:00.000-06:002008-12-06T16:39:00.000-06:00fyi - anna-lys has shut down ops, was threatened w...fyi - anna-lys has shut down ops, was threatened with copyright infringement for posting some songs :(<BR/><BR/>and, she's super busy working on her doctoratelaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-89702740705239448112008-12-06T15:51:00.000-06:002008-12-06T15:51:00.000-06:00Regarding the assertion that women like to cuddle ...Regarding the assertion that women like to cuddle more than men (1), I dare say it is a misconception to think that women expect of "cuddling" nothing but, in men's terms, "doing nothing" (and I am not talking about the obvious *g*). Reading, watching a movie, listening to music together may be accepted as a more active form of cuddling (and yes, each his or her own book, sure). :)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-66416649705418282922008-12-06T15:35:00.000-06:002008-12-06T15:35:00.000-06:00yup, that's the kinda stuff they readyup, that's the kinda stuff they readlaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-73215132670308696932008-12-06T15:24:00.000-06:002008-12-06T15:24:00.000-06:00Hm. Well, T.E. Lawrence was indeed an exotc sort o...Hm.<BR/> Well, T.E. Lawrence was indeed an exotc sort of man.<BR/><BR/>Lawrence of Arabia would often burn himself with an open flame just to test his will or something.<BR/><BR/>But then he also kind of liked the swish of his cloak, his <EM>keffyeh</EM> and <EM>,kushtir</EM>> on his head, in true Beduin fashion.<BR/>He loved to dance in the wind.<BR/><BR/>Ah well. To each his own.ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05662075375182633162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-9472025838601481082008-12-06T12:43:00.000-06:002008-12-06T12:43:00.000-06:00I think Patti and I have a lot in common, but that...I think Patti and I have a lot in common, but that doesn't negate the validity of your insights about men. There are always exceptions, but I think in general, you're on target. I'd add one last mystery to your list about men. Why is it that most men seem to be pretty content eating the same foods over and over and over again? I've known so many who could literally eat the same sandwich for lunch and the same meal for dinner or order the same menu item from a restaurant menu and never get bored. It's not that they won't eat other things, it's just that they don't mind eating the same things repeatedly. Has anyone else ever noticed that?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665632105920753931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-7229601932626384912008-12-06T11:36:00.000-06:002008-12-06T11:36:00.000-06:00I don't like to cuddle. Don't like to cry. I do li...I don't like to cuddle. Don't like to cry. I do like to read but no more than my husband. I forget #4. And I write from the male POV a lot. So maybe I'm part man.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-28316546762034388132008-12-06T11:18:00.000-06:002008-12-06T11:18:00.000-06:00Laughingwolf, I do see more men who read magazines...Laughingwolf, I do see more men who read magazines and such rather than books. Hunting magazines, sport magazines, gun magazines etc. I should qualify my statement.<BR/><BR/>Scott, my god man, you're the living embodiment of my post. But I have always made sure to crash later, or to crash behind a locked door or some other form of protection<BR/><BR/>MIles, I'm like that too. I finally got a new cell phone after keeping the other one for almost 10 years.<BR/><BR/>Travis, ahh, good times. Good Times. I remember those kind of hits too.<BR/><BR/>Steve Malley, I've said something pretty similar to Lana, that if there were only women in the human race we'd be living in a neat and tidy town with curtains on the windows. But we'd still be living in the same valley where we evolved. If only men were in the human race, we'd be living all over the world but would still be in caves wearing skins. I didn't think of the excrement part.<BR/><BR/>Marmite toasty, these days I'm more surrounded by women than men, but I'm pretty set in my ways by now.<BR/><BR/>Mark, you've convinced me. I'll have a swig from the fifth, though. Don't bogart that fifth, man.<BR/><BR/>J.R., imagine falling asleep around your prisoner students? no, you're better off not imagining that.<BR/><BR/>Anndi, ah, perhaps I have underestimated the nastiness of the ladies? Is that what you are hinting at to me?Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com