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Achieve
Your Dreams
March 18 - The Arab oil embargo against the U.S.
is officially lifted. (1974) * The first electric razor
was marketed by Schick (1931). * The Japanese released
mechanized flying bombs piloted by young Japanese men.
(1945) These suicide bombs, directed against the
US aircraft carrier fleet attacking the Japanese fleet
in the Kure-Kobe area, inflicted serious damage on the
Enterprise, Intrepid and Wasp. * Voskhod 2 (USSR) saw
Colonel Leonov step out of the capsule for 20 minutes in a
special space suit, the first man to leave a spaceship. It
was two months prior to the first US space walk (1965).
* Birthdays: George Plimpton, William H. Johnson, Kevin
Dobson, Brad Dourif, Peter Graces, George Kander, Shashi
Kapoor, Wilson Pickett, George Plimpton, Charley Pride, John
Updike.
Spend one day a month in solitude. Spending time away
from the constant barrage of pressures we face can get us
back in tough with what is real, and can help to alleviate
the tensions of everyday life. After all, freeing ourselves
from the pressures of modern living is a major part of what
simplifying is all about. Simplify
Your Life
The Ford Foundation awarded $100 million to black
colleges in 1969. African
American History
She taught me how to insert her diaphragm. Now we make it
part of foreplay. - James, 35 Best
of 1001 Sex Secrets Every Man & Woman Should
Know
What's the best way to deal with children's temper
tantrums? Unless they are harming themselves or others, or
damaging property, let the tantrums run their course, with
no attention from you. Dr.
Buff's 365 Day Parenting Calendar (Ed. - If eye
contact is made, show a willingness for the child to
continue until they are complete.)
Living and working together for over thirty years, film
makers and life-partners Ismail Merchant and James Ivory
have brought two of E. M. Forster's books to film. Can you
name them? Gay
& Lesbian Calendar Answer
below:
If people in their forties are determined to become
authentically themselves, they will have to stop pretending
to be the people they have been an begin to recognize and
ultimately accept who, or what, they are becoming. New
Passages
Four! Can you name these fours? 1.
The 4 dimensions. 2. The 4 humors. 3. The 4 Hs in the
4-H Club. 4. The 4 Freedoms. Answers: 1. length, width,
depth, time; 2. black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, blood; 3.
heart, hands, head, and health; 4. of speech and
expressions; of religion, from want, from fear. The
Old Farmer's Almanac
0 - 12 Months - Learning by Mouth. It's natural for your
baby to put one object after another into her mouth, but
this is an easy way for her to come in contact with viruses
and other germs. Routine washing with soap and warm water is
sufficient to keep objects that go in your baby's mouth
clean. You don't have to panic and wash pacifiers or other
objects every time they drop on the floor. However, washing
is particularly important if another child has been playing
with the object. This is one way that coughs, colds,
diarrhea, and pinkeye can get passed between babies.
Parents
Tips & Tricks
Marriage is filled with paradoxical feelings, far-flung
fantasies, profound despair, blissful epiphanies, and bitter
struggle - all signs of the active presence of soul.
Soul
Mates
Thing to Be Happy About: The value of old
books. Low cholesterol. Enterprising youngsters. 14,000
Things to Be Happy About
Don't laugh if you don't get the joke. Really
Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." - James
Howell, Proverbs (1659) It doesn't do anything for Jill,
either! Stress
Busters
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of
circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of
attitudes. - Hugh Downs. Win
the Day!
Cuando? (KWAHNdoh) When? Cuando
tenemos que estar alli? When do we have to be
there? Living Language
Answer: A Room with a View
(1985) and Maurice (1986)
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TODAY'S ISSUE:
NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK
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Simple things you can do now to protect your kids from
poisons
- Post the number. Get the phone number for your poison
control center, and post it in a place where family
members can find it in an emergency. Tape it to the
telephone, post it on the refrigerator, or tack it to the
bulletin board. Call the center now to receive helpful
advice and phone stickers or magnets displaying this
important phone number. If you don't know the number,
click here for a directory of numbers for centers across
the United States. Fast access to this number could save
your child's life.
- Do the flush. Search the medicine cabinets,
bathrooms, the kitchen, the garage, and other rooms of
your home to find nonessential household products as well
as any unusual, unnecessary, or expired drugs you've been
meaning to toss out. For example, flush down the toilet
those painkillers your doctor prescribed three years ago.
Rid your home of these nonessentials right now.
- Now crawl around. Get down on your hands and knees
and crawl every place your children go, including inside
your closets, so that you can see every nook and cranny
from their point of view. You'll be surprised what you
may find--that free sample of dishwashing detergent that
rolled under the kitchen hutch, Grandma's heart pills
stuck between the sofa cushions, and the old jug of drain
cleaner lurking in your bathroom closet.
- Check your entire home regularly to make sure that
all poisons are not just out of sight and out of reach
(kids can open doors and climb on counters), but secured
well in a cabinet with a lock or safety latch.
- If you don't have at least an ounce bottle of
Syrup of Ipecac in the house, bring
some home today!
- Write the phone number of your local poison control
center next to each telephone. Don't know the number,
check www.aapcc.org/findyour.htm
or check for the Poison Control Center in the front of
your local Yellow Pages.
Learn more at www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/poison.html
Hey Man: Did you make a difference yesterday? Let
us know at mencare@menstuff.org.
Realize the joy you get from helping others. What
Every Man Needs to Know Want to make a
difference but you don't know where
to start?
Every Moment Matters: Savoring the stuff of
life by John St. Augustine. Life is filled with moments
that change us, teach us, make us catch our breath, and
sometimes make us happy just to be alive. But too often they
go unnoticed. In this book, popular radio personality offers
compelling stories from his own life that remind us all of
the importance of the ordinary moments in our lives. He
shows us the lessons and gifts hidden in the everyday
moments that make life more vibrant and worth living. This
book offers a prescription for a way out of the maze of our
rushed and hectic lives by pausing to pay attention to the
present. Hampton Roads, www.hrpub.com,
2009 ISBN 978-1-57174-589-7 
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Song
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A Man
Overboard -
Interview of the
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Poetry
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Shrink
About This -
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At
Home Dads - on at-home-dad issues that impact fathers
who stay at home to raise their kids -
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- Tom Blake -
Middle-Age
Relationships -
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- Mark Brandenburg -
Great
Fathers - on
fathering issues -
www.menstuff.org/columns/greatfathers/archive.html
- Ted Braude -
BoysWork
- a columnist in the The Detroit Free Press
"Body and Mind" section
www.menstuff.org/columns/braude/archive.html
- Armin Brott -
A Father's
Guide - hosts "Positive Parenting" on radio
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- Dan Bulf -
Get
Real
- weekly pod cast on men's
issues -
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- Ken Byers -
Transition
- on men's life transitions -
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- Sandra L. Caron
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Sex Talk -
college students get answers to their questions -
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- Neil Chethik -
Relationships
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www.menstuff.org/columns/chethik/archive.html
- Otto & Susie
Collins - Susie
and Otto -
relationship issues discussed -
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- David Copeland -
How
to Succeed with Women -
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- Forrest Craver -
Spirituality
& Social Change
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www.menstuff.org/columns/craver/archive.html
- Layne & Paul
Cutright - Powerful
Partnerships -
relationship issues -
www.menstuff.org/columns/cutright/archive.html
- Ron DesMarais -
Cavemen
in the Kitchen -
great recipes for men -
www.menstuff.org/columns/desmarais/archive.html
- Jed Diamond -
Irritable
Male Syndrome -
www.menstuff.org/columns/diamond/archive.html
- Doc Love -
Women
Don't Lie, Man Don't
Listen - answers
to relationship issues -
www.menstuff.org/columns/doclov/archive.html
- Barry
Durdant-Hollamby - Creating
Change - creating change in your life -
www.menstuff.org/columns/durdant/archive.html
- Irv Engel -
The
Real Deal -
www.menstuff.org/columns/engel/archive.html
- Nancy Fagan -
Expert
Dating Advice -
with Nancy Fagan -
www.menstuf.org/columns/fagan/archive.html
- Warren Farrell -
Men's
Issues: Facts and
Perspectives
www.menstuff.org/columns/farrell/archive.html
- Leonard Felder -
Wake
Up or Break Up -
www.menstuff.org/columns/felder/archive.html
- Marty Friedman -
Strong
Men, Strong Marriage -
www.menstuff.org/columns/friedman/archive.html
- Kim Garretson -
Mansgland
- using humor to encourage prostate exams -
www.menstuff.org/columns/mansgland/archive.html
- Lion Goodman -
How
to get Women to Love You -
www.menstuff.org/columns/goodman/archive.html
- Liz Halliday -
In
a Man's World -
www.menstuff.org/columns/halliday/archive.html
- Rick Hanson -
Just
One Thing -
www.menstuff.org/columns/hanson/archive.html
- Tim Hartnett -
Daddyman
Speaks - being a
father
www.menstuff.org/columns/daddyman/archive.html
- John Hershey -
Blood,
Phlegm & Bile: Parenting with
Humor - He writes
a syndicated biweekly humor column about parenting and
family life.
www.menstuff.org/columns/hershey/archive.html
- Gary Hoeber -
Psychotherapy
as Soul Work,
www.menstuff.org/columns/hoeber/archive.html
- Patrick Houser -
Fathers
Make a World of Difference,
www.menstuff.org/columns/houser/archive.html
- Paul Joannides -
The
Guide to Getting It On
- on sex -
www.menstuff.org/columns/getiton/archive.html
- Jack Kahn -
NOMAS Boston
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www.menstuff.org/columns/kahn/archive.html
- Patrick Kennedy -
Seniors
- www.menstuff.org/columns/kennedy/archive.html
- Joe Kort -
Gaydar
- to increase understanding between gay
and het men -
www.menstuff.org/columns/kort/archive.html
- David Kundtz -
David
Kundtz - presents
seminars, workshops, retreats, and conference
presentations in the areas of men's emotional health,
stress management, and
spirituality.
www.menstuff.org/columns/kundtz/archive.html
- Bruce Linton -
Dr.
Dad - on
fathering -
www.menstuff.org/columns/drdad/archive.html
- Ron Louis -
How
to Succeed with Women -
www.menstuff.org/columns/howtosucceed/archive.html
- Wendy McElroy -
Wendy
McElroy
on
Feminism,
www.menstuff.org/columns/mcelroy/archive.html
- Robert N. Minor -
Minor
Details - on GBT
sexuality -
www.menstuff.org/columns/minordetails/archive.html
- Robert L. Moore -
Man
& Mythology -
www.menstuff.org/columns/moore/archive.html
- Dennis W. Neder -
Being
a Man - general
questions about men's lives -
www.menstuff.org/columns/neder/archive.html
- Marty Nemko -
Worklife
- general questions about
men and work -
www.menstuff.org/columns/nemko/archive.html
- Eli Newberger -
Eli
Newberger - general information on men's lives
- www.menstuff.org/columns/newberger/archive.html
- Linda Nielsen -
Embracing
the Father - working with the father/daughter
relationship.
www.menstuff.org/columns/nielsen/archive.html
- Kathy Noll -
Bullies
and Youth Violence -
working with schools, teachers and parents to end school
violence -
www.menstuff.org/columns/noll/archive.html
- Mark
Phillips -
Stay-at-Home-Dads
- helping men maintain that which makes us men,
instead of becoming hairy Mom-substitutes -
www.menstuff.org/columns/phillips/archive.html
- Carey Roberts -
Socialism
& Feminism -
is a social commentator on political correctness.
www.menstuff.org/columns/roberts/archive.html
- Perry Rose -
Dating,
Relationship,
Sex
- Glenn Sacks -
His
Side -
on fathering -
www.menstuff.org/columns/sacks/archive.html
- Trudy Schuett -
Domestic
Violence - serving the
under-represented
www.menstuff.org/columns/schuett/archive.html
- Carl J. Schutt -
Circumcision
- social commentator on circumcision -
www.menstuff.org/columns/schutt/archive.html
- Hugo
Schwyzer -
A
Pro-feminist's Response
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www.menstuff.org/columns/schwyzer/archive.html
- Michael
Shaffran -
Men's
Issues -
www.menstuff.org/columns/shaffran/archive.html
- Judith Sherven -
Judith
& Jim -
discussion and answers regarding relationship
issues -
www.menstuff.org/columns/judith&jim/archive.html
- Judith Sherven -
The
New Intimacy -
www.menstuff.org/columns/newintimacy/archive.html
- George Simons -
Bellicose
Veins - is a US
specialist in intercultural and gender communication who
hangs out in Mandelieu - la Napoule, France, as well as
in Santa Cruz, CA.
www.menstuff.org/columns/simons/archive.html
- Andy Smith -
Hard
Hat Brotherhood -
www.menstuff.org/columns/hardhat/archive.html
- David B.
Smith - Fighting
Father Dave -
www.menstuff.org/columns/smith/archive.html
- Jim Sniechowski -
Judith
& Jim -
discussion and answers regarding relationship
issues -
www.menstuff.org/columns/judith&jim/archive.html
- Jim Sniechowski -
The
New Intimacy
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www.menstuff.org/columns/newintimacy/archive.html
- Reena Sommer -
Custody
- is an internationally recognized relationship
and divorce consultant.
www.menstuff.org/columns/sommer/archive.html
- R. Don Steele -
Don
Steele -
relationship questions answered -
www.menstuff.org/columns/steele/archive.html
- David Steinberg -
Comes
Naturally - on
sexuality -
www.menstuff.org/columns/steinberg/archive.html
- Mary Lou St Lucas -
A Mother's
Love
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www.menstuf.org/columns/stlucas/archive.html
- Surprise -
Surprise
Author
- From a
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- Steven Svoboda -
Fatherhood,
Activism and the Law
www.menstuff.org/columns/svoboda/archive.html
- Michael Taylor -
A New
Conversation with Men -
www.menstuff.org/columns/taylor/archive.html
- Bruce Van Horn -
Yoga
for Men - issues
around the health benefits of yoga for men -
www.menstuff.org/yoga/archive.html
- Michael Webb -
Secrets
of Blissful
Relationships -
on relationship -
www.menstuff.org/columns/bliss/archive.html
- Stuart Wilde -
Spirituality
- www.menstuff.org/columns/wilde/archive.html
- Dr.Williams -
Sex
Health - on
sexual health - Dr. Williams,
www.menstuff.org/columns/sexhealth/archive.html
- KC Wilson -
On
Gender Politics
is a social commentator and author.
www.menstuff.org/columns/wilson/archive.html
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- Independent
Means - resources
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- from a new columnist every month -
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- Wuzup?!
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AWARENESS EVENTS THIS MONTH
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March is International Listening Awareness,
International Mirth, *Irish-American Heritage, Mental
Retardation Awareness, Music in Our Schools, National
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness, National Collision
Awareness, National Colorectal Cancer
Awareness, Ethics Awareness; National Humane
Education Awareness, National Kidney, National
Nutrition, National On-Hold,
National Professional Social
Worker's, National Talk
with Your Teen about Sex, Optimism, Play-the-Recorder,
Poison Prevention Awareness, Red
Cross, Rosacea Awareness, Workplace Eye Health and
Safety; Youth Art; Humorists are Artists and Gender Equality
Month: Time to honor both genders; time to meditate on the
equality of women and men, on the respect due to both women
and men, and on Goddess-God manifesting as woman and man.
The
Mystic's Wheel of the Year. In keeping with
this, be sure to read our writing under "Newsbytes" called
Mothers Aren't
Essential in Raising Children. Also, check out our books
on Feminism,
Sexism, Sex
Roles, and Social
Theory in this regard. Month.
Mar 12-Apr 14: Deaf History Month. Mar
1-5: No
Name Calling Week. Mar 1-7 The day the production
and use of land mines was outlawed world-wide. The
Mystic's Wheel of the Year. National Write a
Letter of Appreciation; Return the Borrowed Books; Universal
Human Beings Week. Mar 1-10: Bike Week. Mar
2-9: Autograph Collecting, Conserve
Water/Detect-a-Leak; National Professional Pet Sitters;
*Save Your Vision Week. Mar 4-8: Human Resource
; National Procrastination; National School Breakfast;
Newspaper in Education Week. Mar 10-16: Girl Scout;
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week. Mar 11-17: Camp Fire
Boys and Girls Birthday Week. Mar
13-20: Education Advocacy; National Toad Hollow
Week. Mar 17-23: Anonymous Giving; Jobs for
Teens; National Agriculture; National Poison Prevention
Week. Mar 18-24: National Bubble; National
Clutter Awareness; National Secondhand Shopping; National
Spring Fever Week. Mar 20-26: Week of Solidarity
with the People's Struggle Against Racism and Racial
Discrimination (UN). Mar 24-30: National
Cleaning Week. Mar 29-Apr 2: National Youth
Violence Prevention Campaign. Mar 1: National March
to College; National Pig. National Salesperson's; "Read
Across America Day" sponsored by the National Education
Association in honor of the birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theordor
Geisel). Mar 2: I Want You to Be Happy;
National Anthem; What if Cats and Dogs had Opposable Thumbs
Day. Mar 3: Hug a GI; Old Inauguration Day.
Mar 6: Stop Bad Service Day. Mar
8: Panic Day. Mar 10: Dream 2002; Johnny
Appleseed Day. Mar 11: National Organize Your Home
Day. Mar 12: National Open an Umbrella Indoors
Day. Mar 14: Absolutely Incredible Kid Day.
Mar 15: Curlew; Freedom of Information Day. Mar
16: Save the Florida Panther Day. Mar
17: St. Patrick's Day. Mar 19: Great
American Meatout; National Agriculture; Proposal Day. Mar
20: Flower; National Tree Planting, Memory; Single
Parents; South Africa Human Rights Day; International Day
for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN). Mar
21: As Young as You Feel; New Year's Day (India).
Mar 22: Near Miss; World Meteorological Day
(UN). Mar 23: World Tuberculosis Day (UN). Mar
24: Mothering Day (ENG); National Family; Old New
Year's; Pecan Day. Mar 25: Legal Assistants;
Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. Mar 26: American
Diabetes Alert. Mar 27: Qing Ming Festival
(China). Mar 27: National Mom and Pop
Business Owners; Youth Day (Taiwan); Texas Love the Children
Day. Mar 29: I Am in Control; Doctor's
Day.
* Means a Presidential Proclamation has been
made.
National Missing Children's
Day
Help find a missing child!
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Men are so competitive that we even "out-die" women in all
15 of the major causes of death in the U.S. Most of these
deaths are preventable with a positive change in life-style,
eating habits, and/or general health care. Let's not strive
so hard to hold on to this record. See what you can change
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