If you are one of the dozens of people who frequent this site and didn’t just find LWB while searching to find out if a girl you are texting with likes you, then you probably noticed I haven’t been posting much lately—and the posts I have made have, admittedly, not been up to my standards.

Well there was a good reason for that.  My wife and I recently closed on our first home.  The process was an exhausting one and the closer we got to the closing, the harder it was to focus on anything else.

We are settled in our new home now (if you count the stacks of my wife’s clothes still sitting in boxes around the house as settled) so I now I have a little more time to get back to writing.  Now that things are a little more calm, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the life-changing experience I had to endure over the past couple months.

I’m certainly glad to have my own home now but there were many stressful times along the way and many people that I wanted to punch in the face.  So with that in mind, its time for another edition of Random Guys I Want to Punch in the Face! (more…)

The word gay has evolved over the years.   Back in the day it was a word for happy and jovial.  Then it became a word to describe a man who is sexually attracted to other men.  But recently, it’s also taken on new meaning.  The term gay now refers to something that is lame, stupid or effeminate.

For example, a guy may say something like “Dude, Steve just bought the new Taylor Swift CD. How gay is that?… or “Rich is so gay. He blew off going to the bar to watch “Dancing with the Stars.”

In the original Living with Balls series, I will take a close look at something that may be perceived as “gay” (in the most recent definition) among fellow men and determine if it truly is gay or if it’s a perfectly manly thing to do.

Today’s topic is: Owning a cat.

Dogs have long held the title as “Man’s Best Friend.” Ever since that phrase was coined, men have always been encouraged to own a dog.  But what about cats?  Is it socially acceptable for single man to own a cat?  Can a man who owns a cat be considered masculine?

Men with dogs have never had to worry about the stigma of being gay.  But male cat owners have long been the butt of jokes because they own a cat.  It’s even been portrayed in popular culture.  Since a young age we’ve been conditioned to think it’s gay to own a cat.  Just take a look at some of our favorite childhood cartoons…  Jon Arbuckle— the owner of Garfield—is a total loser. Mister Geppetto from Pinocchio is the proud owner of Figaro the cat.  He is a weird old man who sits around all day making wooden boy puppets and collecting clocks.  And that bad guy from Inspector Gadget is always menacingly petting a cat. (more…)

The word gay has evolved over the years.   Back in the day it was a word for happy and jovial.  Then it became a word to describe a man who is sexually attracted to another man.  But recently, it’s also taken on new meaning.  The term gay now refers to something that is lame, stupid or effeminate.

For example, a guy may something like “Dude, Steve just got a manicure. How gay is that?… or “You’re wearing a fanny pack? Wow man. That is super Gay.”

In a new original Living with Balls series, I will take a close look at something that may be perceived as “gay” (in the most recent definition) among fellow men and determine if it truly is gay or if it’s a perfectly manly thing to do.

Today’s first topic is bringing a bagged lunch to work.

In these tough economic times, many people are opting to bring a bagged lunch to work, rather than going out for food on a lunch break.   It’s a great way to save money.   Instead of wasting your hard earned money at a restaurant, you spend a few bucks on some deli meat and pocket the savings.  If you go out for lunch everyday, at minimum you are spending 40 bucks a week, where as if you bring a bagged lunch, you are probably spending half that.

Yet, walking into work with a brown paper bag seems so emasculating.   (more…)

In these tough economic times, we have to watch every penny we spend. Prices are increasing, yet our salaries remain the same. Despite the downturn, I recently achieved the dream of bloggers everywhere and moved out of my mom’s basement, only to be slapped in the face by the hard hand of reality. Paying bills blows. All of a sudden I’m forced to spend my hard-earned money towards groceries, electric bills and other boring crap. As my fiancé will attest to, I was already cheap before I moved out. Now I’m even cheaper.  Since moving out,  I’ve found new and unique ways to save money. Now I share my secrets with you. (more…)