Did you know that June 15th is national man day? Obviously many of you didn’t because I received no cards! Nevertheless, I celebrated. How does one celebrate Man Day? I cooked on the grill.
Now the challenge – what to grill. When you have an eight and a half month pregnant girl coming over, and others who are not big red meat eaters, what can you grill? Personally, being a real man (quiche was not an option), I wanted to throw a hunk of road kill and grunt and eat, but that is not easy when there are women around. My next thought was a nice piece of fresh salmon. No fit for pregnant consumption again! I may just end up going back to quiche. Finally I settled on manly Italian sausage.
Granted, it may not be something with horns or antlers, but it will do in a man is trying to be a man on Man Day, but fighting against all the estrogen in the house.
Next, we will sit outside to eat. I will demonstrate to my neighbors that I Am Man – Hear Me Roar! This will be great! I will set up our nice table and let them see how a real man eats in the wild. (I hope the gate is shut on the fence).
Problem: Wheatfield is spraying for mosquitoes. Chemical challenges prevent me from eating outside. I am not afraid, but again – pregnancy concerns. Still, that playing doing low fly overs was kind of cool.
So we ate at the dining room table. My wife wouldn’t even allow any manly grunting. She just won’t let me be a man!
I am open for suggestions for next year. I must start planning now. How did you celebrate man day? And if you didn’t know about it, consider that a conspiracy from those opposed to Man Day. You know who I’m talking about!
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Kathy said,
June 16, 2009 at 11:12 pm
May I suggest a delicious pansy burger for next year?
Darcy F said,
June 17, 2009 at 12:08 am
I was informed today was National Fudge Day. Are these 2 holidays related?
Tim said,
June 17, 2009 at 9:56 am
Not nice are they, those estrogenites. How was Italian sausage acceptible for pregnant consumption?
Suggestion: We celebrate on our own – no estrogen allowed. We have a man’s day out – fishing, boating, maybe a little hunting but probably not necessary. I know a special preserve (code word: Weg.) where plenty of fresh red meat is available to real men. We can cook over a real fire (or maybe a grill); swap sea stories; pitch horse shoes; celebrate manhood and return home to their welcome arms when they realize how much they miss the little things we do – may take a day or two though
Tracy said,
June 17, 2009 at 6:10 pm
You can expect near year on Man Day to get many quiches, probably some finger sandwiches and petit fours.
Leo said,
June 17, 2009 at 8:51 pm
I personally think the Italian Sausage is a great idea. To really make it a manly meal, you have to add peppers and onions, a side of pasta and a bottle of wine. Eating under a grape vine to set the mood would help to. Oh, on second thought, it might be easier to go to the olive garden.
Tim’s idea is not half bad either.