Recently we have been taking the train more and have been pleasantly surprised with the overall experience. We used to be diehard drivers mainly to keep the travel time down and flexibility at the destination, but with the price of fuel skyrocketing, parking fees rising, and traffic as congested as ever, we started looking for alternatives. Continue reading for our experience and why you may want to relook at Trains as a travel option.

Latest on the 2018 Lamar Hunt Open Cup Tournament

So I had some time and wanted to see how some of the underdog teams were doing in the US Open Cup soccer tournament. 
Whats that you say? You didn't even know we had a soccer tournament for US teams? Well if you're interested in learning about the tournament and also want to see a tournament bracket with the latest results read on dear reader...

"War of the Roses" and other crap from Courtney in the Morning

I really can't stand Courtney in the morning on Kiss 95.7.
Aside from the trashy content on the show, she has this really reprehensible segment called the "War of the Roses" where her team (typically) calls a boyfriend/fiancee/husband at the behest of some worried women afraid that he is cheating.
The plot is to offer him free roses live on air (while the worried woman is listening) to see where he sends it. If he sends it to someone other than said women... he is publicly embarrassed.
Normally, I am on NPR but they are in their second week of fundraising so this time I listened in....

Daddy, what's happy hour?

     The family went down to DC this weekend to attend DW's Cousins' wedding and we stayed across the street from Sequoia's, a very famous restaurant that overlooks the Potomac river. DED and I had time to kill until the wedding so I though it would be nice to take her there since the view is great, the trees with the xmas lights are very pretty, and I was a little nostalgic, since The Wife and I had spent many an evening there during our dating days. This is one of the more precious nuggets of conversation with her...

Leila 6.11 - "Daddy whats happy hour?"...

Hey Ladies... where have all the "Real Men" gone?

     So, I was talking with some ladies recently (or rather they were talking at Mach 3 and I was listening) and their conversation veered toward "real men", or in their opinion, the lack thereof! Wait....WTF?!?!?

Of course, I had to chime in and say "hold on a second! What the f$%k am I? chopped liver?" 

"No, not you! We mean there aren't any younger real men". 

Hmmm.This got me thinking (see picture of me thinking...)

Apparently we have lost the ability to make "real men" out of men along the way. Sometime in the late 80's we lost this skill and it has been disastrous ever since. I must admit... I am amused. This is worse than the case of the missing teaspoons!

     But really, how can they say there are no "real men" left? Present party included, I know plenty of "real men".  

Or do I?

     Maybe what "I" think makes a "real man" really doesn't. Maybe I have been thinking I am a real man all along when they think I am not. And what about all of those single guys that are walking around confused!! What if they don't know what makes a "real man"?  

This begs the question of what, in fact, according to women,  constitutes a "real man" ? 

And more importantly, where have they all gone? 

    I guess the only way to solve this is to put it to you Dear Readers, or more specifically, all of my Lady Dear Readers. This is your chance to vent your frustrations!

1) What constitutes a "Real Man". Be specific now...no waffling

2) Do you think there are any young "real men" out there? If not, why not?

I say we start with this and see where it goes. So what do you say ladies?

You lament that there are no "real men" our there? Help us out?

Leave some comments!