The Manbag!

You're probably going to see me posting a little less than I normally do for the next two weeks and you can blame it all on the Olympics. I'm a huge sports fan and have been glued (when I'm not napping, that is) to the TV savoring as much of the live events that I can feast my eyes upon.

In fact I just finished watching the US of A play China in the basketball event. I'm not a huge basketball fan, in fact I don't know much basketball terms but watching the way the US walked all over the Chinese had me glued to the TV until the final whistle.

And one thing is for sure, I'm going to be catching the next series of the game between the US and Angola. I'm sure that's probably going to another walk in the park for the rich and famously stylish players of the USA. I wanted to actually do a post earlier but the basketball game kinda delayed that a little.

The next series of events I'm really looking forward to are the athletics, especially anything to do with running. You all know how much I love running. Unfortunately, I think all the athletics events would probably be featured in the morning while I'm at work so I'll just have to resign myself to watching the repeats at night. Well, unless of course I can somehow manage to bum off work for a bit ... LOL!

Anyways, I've been meaning to post about this a couple of days ago but never got around to it. A few days back, Thursday I think, wifey and me had lunch at one of our regular lunch places. And on the table next to me, I saw this guy who had a ... urrmmm ... what would you call it, 'manbag' (?), a male's equivalent of a handbag. And he seemed so at ease with carrying his 'manbag' with him.

I shuddered just looking at him. And then the next day I saw another guy with this 'manbag' and I was shaking my head in disbelief. Maybe I'm being a little bit judgmental but I was born in the era where men didn't carry handbags. And it amused me to see a man with his 'manbag' tucked under his arm, decked in his tight shirt and bell bottomy pants, smelling of strong sweet perfume walking around like it was a normal thing to do. Maybe it was normal for him, but it sure wasn't for me ... LOL!

Like I said, I'm of the older generation where a man wouldn't be caught dead carrying a plastic bag let alone a handbag! It ruins the macho image, you know ... LOL! Some of you might call that as being a male chauvinistic pig! But I cannot see why a man would even need a handbag?

I mean, if you're a woman, I can understand. You've got your lipsticks, compact powders, eyeliners, mascaras, a change of clothes and maybe about 2-3 pairs of shoes (LOL!) to keep in that handbag of yours but what could a man possible have that he needs a 'manbag' for himself?

Don't tell me he has got lipstick and all that in there too? If you really need something to keep your stuff in, get a pouch for goodness sakes (or a fanny pack as the Americans call it). I guess the times had changed quite a bit since my days.

Maybe it's okay for men to carry handbags these days, maybe it's even okay if they start using lipsticks, eye liners (and I've seen some who actually do use them), even wearing skirts and blouses but I'm just a plain old fashioned kind of guy who will never in a million years carry any sort of handbag, even if my life depended on it. And as much a I love my beloved wife, I don't even carry her handbag!

I guess it's the sign of the times where men are more fashion conscious and are more in-tuned with their feminine side these days. What was that term they had for them? Metro-sexuals? Don't know if that is the right term but you know the type, the newer generation of men who wouldn't mind going out to the hairdressers, getting facials done, going shopping, dressing in fancy clothing, etc, etc, etc.

As for me, I'd rather be smelling of musky sweat with a five o'clock shadow on my face, decked out in my old faded jeans with my pocket watch tucked in it, a nice worn out and well used t-shirt and my dusty pair of sneakers and most definitely no 'manbags'! Now that's what being a man is all about! LOL!
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