Be Butch.
I was recently playing Monopoly on my smart phone and it got me thinking… What if there was a butch-themed Monopoly game? What would the game look like? Traditionally, Monopoly has 8 sets of colored properties, 2 utilities, and 4 railroads to buy. Hazards include 2 kinds of taxes and, of course, jail. The pieces … Read more
*Author’s Note: This blog is mostly meant to be tongue-in cheek, a funny take on my life and observations. I never mean to imply that I am the sole “authority” on being butch (or even any authority at all), or that my way of being butch or my style of being butch – or even … Read more
I want to talk about an important issue for you butches out there. A little issue I have affectionately dubbed, “Butch Fails.” Straight men, pay attention. I am sure that you’ve had plenty of Butch Fails as well. If you don’t think so, read this then ask your wife or girlfriend. She will confirm, I … Read more
Miriam-Webster: Stare ( ster ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English starian; akin to Old High German starēn to stare, Greek stereos solid, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen. Date: before 12th century 1 : to look fixedly often with wide-open eyes — star·er noun My aunt came to visit for my mom’s 65th birthday and I had … Read more
Butches are different. We know this. Obviously. Here is a great example of just how different. A few days ago, I wrote about the pockets in my new velvet suit coat. I bought that well-pocketed suit coat to wear to a black tie event, a lawyers’ ball. [Side note (or maybe sidebar): there are many … Read more
Why do women’s clothes fail to have pockets? I haven’t worn them in a while, mind you, but I remember when I did that I was always very frustrated with the lack of pockets. Last night, I wore a suit jacket (velvet) that had no less than six – count ‘em, six – pockets. Fully … Read more
The other day I was dropping my 5-year old off at preschool. On my way to the parking lot, what do I see? A flock of ladies dealing with jumping a minivan (of course). I was parked right next to the jumpee. There are at least three ladies from the church (it’s a Lutheran preschool, … Read more
It’s funny how I fit into the straight parenting world. I’m not comfy with “the moms” but it’s not like I feel totally in sync with “the dads.” Again, I cannot help but ponder on the differences, albeit slight, in being butch. Take my son’s t-ball practice. I took him to his first one and … Read more
I think it’s safe to assume that porn is part of every man’s life. But how about us butches? Roll call…who reads porn? Do you indulge in a Playboy or Playgirl every now and then? To be clear, I do not mean with your partner. That kind of reading is different (and much sexier) than … Read more
Note: This is a factual and opinionated blog about political stuff, not so funny as I like to think I normally am. Forgive me. So, as a lawyer and one of the leaders of my company’s LGBT group, I sometimes get asked to help explain what is happening with Prop 8. Certainly, the events of … Read more