I'm not just talking about standing your ground when someone gets in your face, challenges you or  puts you down - more importantly, I'm talking about defending your masculinity.

Have you ever stood up for yourself in the face of a challenge?  Have you ever been in a dangerous situation being threatened by another man?  How did you do? Did you pass the test, did you stand firm, or did you "coward down?"  How did you feel after the encounter either way you chose to go?

I'm in Aspen vacationing and was supposed to turn in a blog on that, but I can't. It's far too boring to mention.

I was supposed to be here visiting my family, but I'm not. Instead, I'm doing something I'm passionate about - writing.

The ideas I've presented to you over the past ten years have always been either inspired or added to by the movies and dramatic arts, and so after a cold day of skiing in a blizzard, and nobody still awake after ten pm, I decided instead to take myself to the movies once again.