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Posted on 02/24/2006 10:14:39 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
What should a young male of 21 know, and what should he be able to do? There are no conclusive answers to those questions, but they are certainly worth asking. A young man should know how his country is run and how it got that way. He should know the Federalist Papers and de Tocqueville, and he should know recent world history. If he does not know what has been tried in the past, he cannot very well avoid those pitfalls as they come up in the future.
A young man should be computer literate and, moreover, should know Hemingway from James Joyce. He should know how to drive a car well--such as is not covered in Driver's Ed. He should know how to fly a light airplane. He should know how to shoot well. He should know elementary geography, both worldwide and local. He should have a cursory knowledge of both zoology and botany. He should know the fundamentals of agriculture and corporate economy. He should be well qualified in armed combat, boxing, wrestling and judo, or its equivalent. He should know how to manage a motorcycle. He should be comfortable in at least one foreign language, more if appropriate to his background. He should be familiar with remedial medicine.
These things should be accomplished before a son leaves his father's household.
Might I make a suggestion that you post that little bit of edgy feminist humor on DU or on some NOW forum, where that sort of thing is considered not only to be side-splitting funny, but also the last word in feminist social policy?
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There once was a man of 21 that asked a young woman to marry him. She said no. After that, he we out with his buddies partying, staying out late, drinking beer, playing pool, going to hockey games, playing golf, and smoking cigars. He lived happily ever after. The END.
My three boys are adults now. They're self-sufficient, tax-paying contributing members of society. They have a Dad and can do, and/or know, the majority of the things on this list.
My work is done...until my Grandsons come along. :)
I love motorcycles for instance, but people get along fine without ever knowing how to operate one. Ditto for light airplanes.
[My three boys are adults now. They're self-sufficient, tax-paying contributing members of society. They have a Dad and can do, and/or know, the majority of the things on this list.
My work is done...until my Grandsons come along. :)]
You done good, Diana!
If your work is done, mine's just starting. My wife is 6 months pregnant with our first. A boy, says the doctor.
My son will know the name and teachings of Jeff Cooper, that's for sure.
Oh, I fixed that on my own. It just wasn't part of my early training.
I still can't fly a plane. My foreign language is pretty much limited to "Otra cerveza, por favor" "Mas tequila, por favor" and the like. :)
I think we've covered this before, but that's absolute nonsense. Not every man is a fighter, and the worst thing you can do (and I've seen it done) is to convince a man who should never fight, that he can. The end result is never pretty. I learned early on in my martial arts career, that not everyone is cut out to be a tough guy. It took me even longer to realize that it was ok to not be a tough guy, and I was no better man for being tougher.
Hell man, a bunch of them expect to be talked to during.
He has *three* daughters. Can you imagine having Jeff Cooper as your girlfriend's father?
That image would be more impactful if you found a woman who was at least mildly attractive to put up next to a Godess like Pam.
I never quite mastered that myself.
It was doing ER rotations that brought my wife around to enjoying motorcycles. She saw so many twisted and mangled bodies in car accidents that she realized that life is dangerou period. Also, she saw people die from what appeared to be minor accidents while people pulled from twisted hunks of metal eventually bounced back and recovered. All convinced her that when God says your time is up, it's up, and that's all there is to it.
GODDESS?
Who in the pantheon do you worship Kali?
If that Anderson skank is a goddess, I'll take my chances in Hell.
How to pick up sluts in a beat up Trans Am. You are too young to worry. Wait a few years.
"...worship, Kali?"
Must proofread better!
Sorry guy, maybe you can't appreciate just how beautiful she is, but it's not lost on me. She's quite possibly the hottest woman on the planet. I guess busty blondes aren't everyone's cup of tea though.
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