Similar to a pilot for a TV show…I want to move you forward quickly in the story to get to a place of understanding, at the same time being just creative and mysterious enough to get you to stay and participate. This blog is born out of numerous discussions with my friends about their fathers, their father’s hero's, and what we are experiencing today as men. The position of this is skewed, as it would be, being my blog. I am not an expert on men. I am not a psychologist or counselor. This about my journey and thoughts and of those of the guys closest to me. My good friends range in age from 24 to 50, our fathers are 50 to 75. The underlying theme here will be freedom. Freedom to do what is right. Freedom to be who we are… and freedom to do what we want or need to as men. This is not an anti-feminist rant. I personally enjoy women that are strong and know who they are and what is important to them. Above all this is meant to be a discussion. I imagine that I may offend at times and even be dead wrong, as I have many times before.