Cognitive Biases: Apophenia
Human beings are basically a collection of tubes with a large, mushy computer attached to the top. We have developed extremely complex methods of...
MING’s Quote of the Day Compilation
Over the history of man and the world, there have been quite a number of notable examples of masculinity. They are out there waiting...
Boys Will Be Boys…So Let Them Be Boys
Boys will be boys. Ah, young boys, or as some people call them, human tornadoes. They are rambunctious, destructive, and more than a little...
Manning Up to Cancer: My Story, Three Years Later
Every single one of us looks for those "life-changing" moments. Those instances where you immediately recognize that everything is about to go in a...
Men and Mental Aging: There Is Something You Can Do About It
Last night, while doing some work on the computer, my ADHD brain caught an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles. It was a normal crime-solving...
Westvleteren Brewery: Labor of the Hands
What does it take to be the greatest beer in the world?  Does that even mean anything? These are two questions that Westvleteren Brewery has...
Name One Reason Why I Came Here (NORWICH for short)
Exit 5: Norwich University, hidden in a valley five miles off I-89 in Vermont lies the Norwich University campus. Nestled in the quiet Green Mountains,...
Fatherhood’s Five Paragraphs Of An Op-Order
Fatherhood is a lot like the Army in that you're dirty, shifts can last 24 hours, you're grumpy before 0700, and who exactly just...
Raising Your children: They’re Their Own People
Raising your children would be so much easier if it came with an instruction manual, wouldn't it? While I like to think I'm doing a...
Stop Apologizing for Your Attraction to Beautiful Women, It’s Natural
We're not really sure when it happened, but it has become a tacit crime to feel any kind of human attraction based purely on...
Camping With A Family: Family Activities
Over the weekend the family and I went camping in Gettysburg, PA. I found that camping with small children can be challenging so I...
How I Came Into Martial Arts and What It Did For Me
Ah yes, Martial Arts. An art form that has inspired cultures throughout the world. It is in our movies, our music (Wu-Tang!), and our...
Men With A Daughter: Having A Girl Is Just As Great
As much as I want to continue talking about kicking ass and discussing fight history, I am compelled to touch on a subject that...
Argument: The Dying Manly Art of Arguing Without Bickering
"Argument" is certainly an art form. It's a manly art but a practically lost one. The problem with 'argument' is that people, especially in...
Backfire Effect: You’re Probably Angry Because You’re Wrong
We're chock full of cognitive biases. We covered how we're prone to believe things that aren't real just because they appear real. Knowing that fact...
Mastery: Jack of All Trades, Master of One
We often hear it said that a man is a jack of all trades and a master of none. Â That's a bastardization of an...
Win A Girl’s Heart: Dreams Matter
If you want to win a girl's heart, there is a truth that reigns supreme. Dreams matter. There are many types of women in...
The Participation Trophy and Why It Should Die
I want you to do me a favor if you can. First, go to your attic and find those dusty boxes that have your...
You Can’t Fight and M.I.N.G Wants To Help With Self-Defense
Hey kids, El Presidente here. Today I want to talk about the lost art of fighting. Fighting has been a part of the human...
