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Fatherhood 

Giants of Men

March 1, 2010December 9, 2010 Derek Markham 14 Comments Fatherhood, funeral services, generations, giants of men, grandparents, ideals, life, lost, manhood, Men, principles, values

[This is a revised version of a post originally published on Jan. 11, 2009, one that I felt was worth

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Men 

Mainstream Media to Men: You’re Dead Inside

February 19, 2010May 24, 2017 Derek Markham 21 Comments advertising, heroes, mainstream media, males, manhood, manliness, Men, Super Bowl

One of my favorite t-shirt designs has a picture of a TV with a hypnotized-looking person staring at it, and

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Two-fer Tuesday 

Two-fer Tuesday: The Dude Crisis and Easy Green Curry

February 9, 2010 Derek Markham 1 Comment Food, manhood, Men, Recipe, the dude crisis, The Masculine Heart, Two-fer Tuesday, Vegan Dad

I like to stay up on what men are talking about as it relates to masculinity, manhood, and personal development,

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Health 

It’s Not the Fall So Much as the Impact

January 23, 2010December 9, 2010 Derek Markham 17 Comments bouldering, climbing, Fatherhood, Health, injury, Men, New Mexico, Percha Creek NM, risks

I had a major reality check this last week. Maybe reality check is not the correct term for it –

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Fatherhood 

When Does a Boy Become a Man? Our Missing Rites of Manhood

December 21, 2009February 9, 2016 Derek Markham 26 Comments boys, Fatherhood, manhood, masculinity, Men, puberty, rites of manhood, rites of passage, teaching our sons

At what point in a boy’s life does he become a man? How does his community, his father and uncles

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natural shaving products
Review 

Natural Shaving Products for Men

December 15, 2009July 7, 2017 Derek Markham 3 Comments facial hair, grooming, Just the Goods, Men, miessence, natural shave, natural shaving, safety razor, shaving cream

I’ve had a love/hate relationship with shaving for a long time – I couldn’t find a razor that I really liked, and I didn’t have a natural shaving product that both worked well for me and was all gentle on my skin.

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Fatherhood 

Fatherhood: 100 Ways to Be a Better Father

October 4, 2009May 26, 2020 Derek Markham 70 Comments anthropology, children, dad, dads, father, Fatherhood, fathers, how to be a better dad, how to be a better father, Kids, kids jokes, Men, Parenting, teach your child

Fatherhood is a tricky proposition. We all want to be great dads, but chances are, our fathers never sat down with us and taught us how to be a better father.

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