Oh You Animus!

A moment of silence, if you will, in honor of all the Stand-Up Guys...(of all genders) who do the work of love-making, care-taking, and Guide to All Purpose Terrain.

Men who are carrying on traditions, yet moving beyond stereotypes towards a better and brighter future. Guys who are

It's a Daddy Thing

-- literally and figuratively -- planting a tree for future generations who will sit under it, and enjoy its shade.

 "Men hold up half the sky" as the indigenous wisdom has it. (That's so rad, Dad!)

On the day devoted to our Fathers, let's have a shout out for the ones who express the art and the heart of nurturing. From the glint in Daddy's eye on the date of conception to the mending and blending of tribe, these Dudes...


 Abide.                       

As not all men who, shall we say, give of themselves are Fathers, some of the greatest Dads are the ones who walk the walk with all those whom they come in contact with by mentoring, supporting others, and sharing of themselves.


On behalf of all of us --  indebted to you for our very lives -- let me say, Outstanding work, Dudes!