The Art of Manliness

There’s hope yet. Someone else out there shares my question: What happened to the “manly man?” Where are our Clark Gables?

You know the type I’m talking about – the man who can fix anything, build anything (w/o instructions from IKEA), change a tire, change the oil, open a ranch gate, etc. Sadly, I know a few whose solution to a flat tire would be, simply, “Call Triple A.”

It is unfortunate, but true, that, while there are exceptions, the vast majority of our generations’ men don’t compare to our grandfathers and fathers; the men of the “Greatest Generation” who understood sacrifice, the value of the dollar, and the merit of hard work.

The McKays, a young couple in Tulsa ask the same questions in their blog, “The Art of Manliness.” “I thought men were kind of pansies sometimes,” Kate McKay said to the Daily Oklahoman. “They just didn’t seem real hardy and resilient.”

Their blog includes information on “manly topics” that range from the 5 classic cocktails every man should know how to make, reviews of ideas of great men from Socrates to Warren Buffett, relationship advice, financial advice, tips on dressing and grooming, health advice, how to make your yard look like Wrigley Field, how to talk like Frank Sinatra, and even how to shave like your grandpa.

So where are those men like the ones in the 1940s movies: suave, decisive, and confident. Some may call it unrealistic, but I disagree. They’re out there. Judging by the over 33,000 that subscribe to the McKay’s blog, more and more are coming around. They're just hidden by an abundance of graphic tee wearing, protein shake addicts whose ultimate goal is to have the biggest pecs in the bar. Priorities, people.

Think ladies, these are the men who you will depend on to move the smelly road-kill out of your front yard, fix your leaky faucet, and raise your children with – so if you haven’t found him yet, look harder and if you have, hold on to him. 

P.S. I know I’m no Grace Kelley, but I’m trying. (Anyone want to start a blog on the art of womanliness? Our gender could use a little help, too. Maybe that will be the subject of my next post.)

Artofmanliness.com

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