Men’s Interests

Peering outward from behind a mottled screen of vines and leaves, the Green Man does not speak or sleep; he waits. His meaning and his origins are largely lost to time — the Green Man wasn’t named till 1939. We know, however, that this type of enigmatic figure was the work of artists, anonymous craftsman whose unsigned work adorns the crevices and walls of medieval cathedrals. This year we will appropriate the Green Man and the primeval spell he casts on our imaginations for a modern purpose. Our theme concerns humanity’s relationship to nature. Do we, as conscious beings, exist outside of nature’s sway, or does its force impel us and inform the central root of who and what we are?

Tickets to this year’s Burning Man will be made available on January 17, 10AM PST at http://tickets.burningman.com. The theme is The Green Man.

According to Larry Harvey there were some problems with ticket purchases last year. People logged on before the tickets went on sale and the system crashed. He says they’ve addressed the problem and hopes for a more positive experience this year. He says:

I really don’t want to be too hard on anyone. When you are isolated and feel frustrated it is very easy to lose your temper. But isn’t it ironic that all of the sturm and drang about getting there first, about competing with thousands of other consumers, should arise among a group of people who are dedicated to a non-consumerist event that is devoted to cooperation and collaboration.

If our first allotment of $195 tickets sells out, a second gate will silently slide open, offering another 10,000 tickets for $225 apiece. Finally, when the last gate is automatically triggered, yet another 10,000 tickets will be available at $250.

During the wait for your place in line, if your neck gets tense, if you begin to pound the keyboard, please rest assured - you’re not alone nor need you be alone. There is a place that waits for you in Black Rock City.

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Visit MAXIM’s 2006 Hometown Hottie Kerry in this video.

Imagine a day at the beach, a San Francisco Beach to be exact. Imagine showing up with 1199 of your friends to form 100-foot letters stretching 450 feet across the sand. “Now, why would 1200 people do something silly like that?” I’m sure you want to ask.

It’s the Beach Impeach Project. From the website:

On Saturday, January 6, 2007 (just two days after the new US Congress convenes), 1,200 people will gather…and lay their bodies down inside the message’s lettering. At 11 a.m. a helicopter will arrive overhead and photographers will record the 1,200 bodies in the sand — “IMPEACH!�?

Here’s a photo of the practice run with the exclamation point filled in.

Everyone is welcome to attend and participate. You can register HERE.

Beach Impeach Website

Beach Impeach Blog

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From Reality TV World:

“Kelly Clarkson’s people are pissed,” a source from NRG Studio said, adding that they pressured NRG to take action against YouTube to remove the clip of the vandalism. The clip was banned from YouTube but not until more than 200,000 people had already viewed it.

Here is the new version of the video, called “At The Studio — Kelly Parts,” without Zane. (I had to make sure you all saw it before it’s removed again.)

Visit Teri’s blog on Men’s News Daily to see several videos of new Fathers4Justice demonstrations in the UK, the US and Canada.

I came across the photo above of a beautiful snow sculpture, and I was fascinated. Turns out it’s called Whirled White Web and it was created by a Minnesota team for the 2003 International Snow Sculpture Championship in Colorado. The USA team placed second.

Here are the first and second place winners of the 2006 contest:

The next competition is January 23 to February 4 in Breckenridge Colorado.

You can see a video of how these snow sculptures are made here:

All this snow got me thinking about snowballs. Did you know you can buy a Sno-Baller?

I learned there are dogs named Snowball.

Snowball is also the name of an apparently alien cat.

It’s the name of a bunny.

And it’s the name of a cat who loves bunnies.

I hope you enjoy this music video of teens in a snowball fight.

Here’s a snowball fight game for you to play.

Snowfight Destroy all the snowmen and avoid the other kids.

You can pick up this book on snowball launchers.

You can even get the kids some books on snowballs.

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from CollegeHumor
and TBS

Working in the Family Law Reform Movement I hear a lot of horror stories involving government employees. With that in mind, I just have to share these videos with you.

It’s time for me to renew or replace my cell phone service. This got me thinking…

Here are some funny YouTube videos involving cell phones. (warning - adult content)

This is a hilarious bit from The Tonight Show. (warning-adult language)