The male mystique - by D. Armenta

I love to watch bored guys. I'm constantly amazed at what they come up with to alleviate said boredom.

I try to avoid making generalizations at all costs, but I have to say that the way males handle boredom is quite a bit different than the way females do--in my observation, anyway.

Bored males of all ages and social backgrounds seem to either 1) get into trouble, or 2) invent or perfect some cool but totally useless thing.

All of those tricks you see guys do in bars, like flipping a cigarette into the mouth or snapping a Zippo open one handed..making a rose out of a bar napkin, or a ring out of a dollar bill; all of these took a lot of time to learn.

Spinning a ball on one finger, twirling the sticks while playing drums, spinning a 180 degree turn when bringing the car to a sudden stop...even down to spitting a perfect end-over-end loogie for the farthest distance; these are all things that can be traced back to--that's right--bored guys finding a way to pass the time.

As for the getting into trouble part, many Darwin awards have been given out to bored guys. You just don't see a lot of women featured on the Darwins, unless they were under the influence of something. Take for example the bored guy in Brazil who tried to disassemble a rocket grenade by running over it repeatedlywith his car. (Darwin Awards, Aug. 2006) When that didn't work, he pounded on it several times with a sledgehammer, which did work. Very well.

You just can't beat watching a bored male for sheer entertainment value.

What do you do when you're bored?

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WHAT is going on in that brain of yours?

May 2nd 2007 23:49

I love men in general; like to hang out with them, shoot the shit with them, play in bands with them, go camping with them. But sometimes I just cannot, for the life of me, figure out what the heck is motivating them to do (or not do) certain things. Maybe some of you out there, men and women, can enlighten me.

Why do men like to make loud noises? I swear this is something they never outgrow. Whether it's turning up their guitar amplifier to earsplitting levels, or setting off explosions, or just generally banging and slamming and grousing out loud to themselves round the house...jeez!

Why do men like to make fires? Is this a primal thing, or what? I can build a campfire in minutes, but damned if every time I start one some man isn't horning in on the action till I let him do it. Once the fire is lit, another man thing comes into play, which is:

Why do men like setting things on fire. Whether it's sticks, paper, trash or their own shoes men just can't seem to be able to leave a fire alone. They must always be fussing with it, or sticking things into it, or throwing more wood on it when it isn't needed.

Why do men, when they use up all the toilet paper, never ever put the new roll on the holder? Ever?

Just wondering..

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Sexy vs. good looking

April 12th 2007 04:44

I was born too late. Most of the public male personalities I find sexy are either really old or long dead. Oh, there are one or two floating around now..George Clooney comes to mind. But sometimes I long for the days when men routinely wore suits and ties, were well groomed on a daily rather than occasional basis, and didn't feel like they had to show you their worst side before they showed you their best side, i.e. "This is the real me! (in ratty clothes, drunk, whiny, petty, smelly..take your pick) If you don't love me you're shallow and fake!"

Of course, that applies to women too..but this blog is about men.

There are plenty of good looking men out there, but precious few sexy ones. What defines sexy? That's a pretty subjective thing, but I think there are a few common points that all women can agree on...

Confidence. That covers a lot of ground, from being comfortable in one's own skin to having a great sense of humor to being humble enough to ask directions when one becomes lost. Confidence is the cornerstone to a sexy personality, without a doubt. This is not to imply that the flip side of confidence is sexy; that being arrogance. There's a big difference between the two!

Empathy. The ability to see the other points of view besides one's own is always sexy.

Toughness. This doesn't mean one has to go around breaking beer bottles against one's skull. This means being at least as mentally self-sufficient (tough) as the woman or women one is interested in. Bursting into tears, having a tantrum or otherwise indulging in immature displays of temper is not going to score points with anyone. Be a man!

Good grooming. This ties in with confidence. If you're well groomed at the start you can forget about your appearance altogether and concentrate on more important things like interesting conversation; this is called charm.

Speaking of interesting conversation--I read a truly brilliant quote the other day. A certain male personality remarked in an interview that he never learned about women till he was in his forties. When asked what he had learned, he said: "To talk to them as you would talk to anyone you aren't trying to f**ck." Absolute genius, because he hit it right on the head. Women aren't so oblivious to your interest that you have to make every chance remark into sexual innuendo or constantly stare at her rack while she's talking. She might be *acting* oblivious; if so, she either thinks you're moving too fast or she's not interested sexually.

You may have noticed by now that outside of grooming, no mention has been made about physical appearance. That's because it's relatively low compared to the other traits mentioned here. A handsome guy has about 5 minutes' advantage over a sexy guy, till he opens his mouth. If he could just stand around looking handsome and not talking, he might have a ten minute advantage.

The fact remains, though, that contrary to what some have believed for centuries, beauty is no guarantee of intelligence, nobility, or niceness. Or sexiness.

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