For the first 8 years of my relationship with Kati, I was stubbornly anti-marriage. We spent years working on our relationship, and it hasn’t gone to waste.

For the first 8 years of my relationship with Kati, I was stubbornly anti-marriage. We spent years working on our relationship, and it hasn’t gone to waste.
Today is my 33rd birthday, and birthdays always seem to be good times for reflection on where I am and how I got there.
I’ve been playing Magic: The Gathering on and off for over 20 years now. It’s had a significant impact on my life since I was 12 years old.
I had a pair of nervous breakdowns within the last 12 months. I try to care about everything I do, but giving a shit about too many things was killing me.
Do I take a position where I’d earn the most and have a lofty title, or do I take the job with lower compensation, but where I can learn cool new things?
“What would you do if you didn’t need money?” is the age-old guidance counselor question. I came up with three jobs for it today, with surprising results.
In third grade, I brought a knife to school with the intention to stab my bullies. No one was harmed, but the mental illness of anxiety is still present.
I dug up some of the terrible websites I made as a teenager. First I was nostalgic. Then I was horrified. It’s amazing how much changes in 10-15 years.
This is the story of my vasectomy, and all the stuff that comes with it. I’ll leave out the gross details, I promise.
What does it mean to be manly in 2014? As a verified male, I’m going to give my point of view about what I consider manly, and how I measure up.