When I was two years old, I got to meet Mr. Rogers in the airport. I don't remember it, but my parents took me over to say hello. They say that Mr. Rogers was the exact same person in real life as he was on TV and that he talked to me as if I were the most important person in the room.

I told that story to someone a few years ago, and she gave me a weird look and said that Mr. Rogers was a pedophile. I was stunned. I had never heard any such thing, and I told her she'd better google it and make sure of what she was saying before she ever repeated it again.

I loved this blog post (via Hud), and I hope that my friend has never repeated those horrible things about such a wonderful man.

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Found this article via today's Bleat:

As America comes to terms with our diminished omnipotence in the wake of 9/11, the Iraq War and President Bush's international unpopularity, we're growing weary of Teflon-coated John Wayne stereotypes of masculinity.

Says you, maybe. As for me, I stand by my original assessment of what is hot. And for me, it's definitely still alpha males.

John Wayne is not a stereotype; he's an archetype.
And a hot one at that.

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1 I just read your HOT post. I just about died laughing. I definitely gotta agree with you. After long periods of separation from the husband, almost every guy has the potential to be HOT. I love it when my husband send me pics of him with his guns and gear and a cigar hanging out of his mouth. That is definitely HOT.

Posted by: Butterfly Wife at June 01, 2007 08:33 AM (RX8Nf)

2 Gotta love an alpha male... We could start playing military wife, my Husband is more Alpha than yours!!

Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at June 01, 2007 08:39 AM (6nWEM)

3 I SO agree with you! Dh was in the Army when we were dating, and Good Gravy did he look good in a pair of BDUs! What is it about BDUs that makes a man's butt look SO good? Give me a man swinging a hammer or shooting a gun any day of the week over some fancy-pants GQ guy.

Posted by: bunchkin at June 01, 2007 09:16 AM (KAM6m)

4 bunchkin - "swinging a hammer" . . . you too? You think that pic of Chuck Z. (from my position . . . on the way) looks HOT swinging that hammer?!? I thought I was the only one! Well maybe his wife thinks he looks HOT there too. LOL! What can I say. And yes, my husband knows about what I think. he shakes his head and rolls his eyes (or at least I imagine he does).

Posted by: Butterfly Wife at June 01, 2007 09:38 AM (RX8Nf)

5 We now have this running joke in our house because I just discovered John Cena. Apparently he's now my "wrestler boyfriend." And my husband was mortified last night when I didn't rush to agree with him when he said he could easily kick Sylvester Stallone's butt. He's mad I thought it might actually be a real fight! Ha.

Posted by: Sarah at June 01, 2007 10:14 AM (vrR+j)

6 I recently met a friend of Slyvester Stallone...I guess the dude is like my height, or shorter!! I might be able to kick his ass.

Posted by: armywifetoddlermom at June 01, 2007 12:44 PM (6nWEM)

7 Ahhh.....Alpha Males...... Oh, I'm sorry did you say something after that. My mind just started wandering..... ;-)

Posted by: Tammi at June 01, 2007 01:35 PM (wbVY2)

8 John Wayne will always be my "it"! Always.

Posted by: Maggie at June 02, 2007 08:49 AM (Q8ndf)

9 All this estrogen and I am in Iraq . . .

Posted by: Badger 6 at June 03, 2007 09:00 AM (rlynI)

10 I always said the five "C"s that women find irresistable are confidence, competence, courage, compassion, and comedy. As a man if you have these five traits, there's not a woman alive that you can't charm.

Posted by: Michael at June 10, 2007 08:37 AM (vubLE)

11 I need a cold shower now, thankyouverymuch.

Posted by: HomefrontSix at June 13, 2007 10:54 AM (4Es1w)

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