Joining Your Local Gym and Leaving The Big Box
It’s impossible to nail down a definition of fitness or even suggest what it means to people. Everyone has their own interpretation of what health & fitness means to them. It’s alot like religion, everyone has their own take, most people keep it to themselves…
Redefining The Rugged Male Of Our Time
This article is from our guest Amandine Dowle, a fashion and lifestyle photographer & writer currently living in Milan, Italy The Rugged Male has always been the stereotype of a real man without fears that takes care of his family. He bends nature and keeps…
Men Over 60 Who Can Still Whoop Your Ass
Some men age gracefully, some men age well, and some men can still whoop your ass at age 60! Aging well has a lot to do with genetics. We will also tell you that it’s heavily impacted by what you put into your body for…
2014 Kentucky Derby Preview – Horses, Jockeys & Predictions
As you may (not) be aware, the 140th Run For The Roses Of The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at 3:24pm Pacific, (coverage by NBC). If you are not participating in the most exciting two minutes in sports, you are surely missing out. Bourbon, Betting ……
Cinco de Mayo Recipe – Mexi-Cali Salad Con Asada
Cinco de Mayo is coming up in a few days. For those of you that have had zero access to information or popular culture the past couple decades, this is basically the equivalent of the Fourth of July for Mexico. In this country it’s celebrated…
History of Tattoos In Society & Your First
In 2011, clothing designer Marc Ecko offered anyone with a tattoo of his logos, 20% off all clothing for life; In 1994 Johnny Depp transformed his tattoo that said “Wynona Forever”, for his then fiance, Wynona Rider to read “Wino Forever”; (The Late) Amy…
Custom Men’s Shirts – Technology & Fashion
“Larry Ellison just landed his private jet on a runway .. a fashion runway” It is a most excellent time to be a rugged male! All things tough and rugged are once again revered after several seemingly monotonous decades of vodka drinks and Tommy-wear (Hilfiger,…
How To Surf – Your First Surfboard
“Your board, a burning passion to learn and a humble attitude is all you need to learn how to surf” Surfing is a sport marveled by people worldwide. The big waves, the beach, the sun, the bikinis, and the coolness of the sport makes it…
NBA Champions Bill & Luke Walton – Interview
“Pete Seeger taught us to sprinkle that notion of happiness and joy, and of people doing great things.” Last week The Rugged Male was invited to sit down with Hall of Fame NBA Player Bill Walton and his son Luke Walton, also an NBA Champion,…
The Return Of The American Muscle Car
Until recently, modern trends were not very kind to the American auto industry, and the American Muscle Car in particular. The global warming hysteria at the turn of the millennium had automakers backed into a corner. CEOs in Michigan were being blamed for deadly natural…
The Decline Of Air Travel – Who’s To Blame
“If your bag is getting too heavy, then you are packing like a chick. Men do not wheel luggage.” Although The Rugged Male is predisposed to travel by horseback or vintage Mustang, there are times he finds himself in an airport concourse, surely one of…
Old World Manners Lost – The Dinner Invitation
“It’s that simple and completely lost in today’s face-in-phone society.” It has been 40 years since Fred Astaire once said, “The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any”, and Mahatma Gandhi once said – “There is more to life than…
The Rugged Male’s First Birthday
This month The Rugged Male turned one year old. Twelve months ago we wished you all a Steve McQueen kind of year … well, all 35 of our followers at the time. The photo above was taken on the set of The Getaway. Pictured is…
Love Thy Neighbor – Like Thy Neighbor
As I left my house last night to walk a short 10 blocks into town to hustle up some dinner I noticed some people in black outfits in my driveway. Mind you I live in a fishbowl where houses literally touch each other and you…
Best Strategy For That Difficult Christmas Gift
As part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias I went shopping at Best Buy to find an elusive Christmas gift for a very close and picky friend of mine. He is the type of guy that never wants gifts and tries to wriggle out…
2013 Holiday Gift Guide For The Rugged Male
Struggling to find a Christmas gift for the rugged male on your list who is picky about the tools he uses, the clothes he wears and the bourbon he drinks? This man also despises getting gifts. He views it as a weakness, as if he…
Dewar’s – The Drinking Man’s Scotch
“The Drinking Man represents the man who is looking not to take life by the horns, but to put it in a cage match” Who needs the most interesting man in the world, when you can sip scotch with the hottest woman on the planet, Claire…
Better Than A Bakers Dozen and A Hard Six
Who needs a Baker’s Dozen when you have Baker’s 7?! There is no better way to celebrate the 80 year anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition than picking up a bottle of Jim Beam’s Baker’s Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Baker’s bourbon is part of…
Healthy Holiday Gift Basket – Support Local
By now we are all in our post Thanksgiving food-coma, looking forward to getting back to a normal work schedule. As one of our new Dad followers once told us – I kiss my desk every Monday morning. That same feeling can be felt after…
Holiday Cocktail Recipes – The Kentucky Breakfast & Hot Toddy
While all the retailers are trying (yet again) to invent another shopping holiday to go along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we have our own – Brown Thursday, and it starts and ends with bourbon. So this holiday season, whether you are on your…
