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Men’s Style- 10 Must Have in Your Closet

admin / July 15, 2011 / No comments

If you want to avoid the inevitable “what do I wear” crisis, it’s important to have ten key pieces in your closet.

You may need to spend a little extra on a few of these items, but you’ll always be prepared for that surprise event. Here are the ten key pieces no man can do without.

1. Designed jeans – Every man should have at least one pair of designed jeans. They don’t have to be trendy or strange, just nice pair of good looking jeans that make you look good.

2. Button down shir t- This is an essential wardrobe piece that can be dressed up or down. Pick a color that will give you the most options, such as white or light blue. Remember, a dressier fabric is easier to dress down than a rumpled cotton shirt is to dress up.

3. Leather belt – Even if you despise belts, they can really pull a whole outfit together. Look for one with simple hardware that’s not too flashy. Pick a color that matches your dressiest shoes or that will go with most of your wardrobe. Black is always an excellent choice.

4. A nice suit – Even if you don’t think you’ll ever need to wear a suit, it doesn’t hurt to have one on hand. Whether it’s a surprise wedding reception or a fancy date, you’ll be all ready to go. Expect to pay $1500 to $2000 for a nice suit, but it should last you at least ten years. Go for a classic cut in either navy or black to get more wear out of it.

5. Dress slacks – There are times when jeans are too little and a suit is too much. A classic pair of dress slacks always solves this problem. Whether you want to look nice for a date or you need to impress the boss, dress slacks are essential. Get a pair in a neutral color that will go with everything.

6. Dress shoes – There’s no point in getting all these dressy items if you have a lousy pair of boots to go with them. Get at least one pair of nice dress shoes, preferably in black. Stay away from wingtips and stick with a classic shoe that will give you the most wear.

7. Leather bomber jacket – There is nothing like a bomber jacket. Dressed up or dressed down, they always work.

8. Nice overcoat – For the times when you just can’t get by with a bomber jacket, you’ll need a nice dress coat. For colder climates, get one is a nice wool. You can get away with a nice fabric trench coat if you live in warmer areas.

9. Designed t-shirt – You should have at least one solid color designer t-shirt in your wardrobe. This is the shirt that can go with jeans, slacks and everything in between. The fabric should be very high quality and it should be fitted in shape.

10. Sunglasses – The right pair of sunglasses will complete an outfit. Look for a classic aviator style that will go well with everything.

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Cowboy Style

admin / July 12, 2011 / No comments

Welcome back to anther issue of articles by the SugaDaddy at sugadate

Ok boys, I hope you have read the last article on “Wingmen” and left behind any thick follies you might have had on finding one there. This being said, its time to seriously talk about the real deal: “Cowboy” tactics.

The term “Cowboy” style means having the resources and abilities (i.e. the cahoonas) to get the job done unaided. Period. This is a very simple concept, but for some or other reason s you twits just do not seem to get it. I have to constantly shake my head in dismay at what I find out there and at sugadate .

Let me give you a simplified illustration of what is going out there. And yes, it amuses me to no end each and every time I am out there observing you bananas: You walk into a place, head down, shoulders hunched forward and you make a hasty bee-line towards the safety of the bar. You then proceed to nervously find yourself a perch in the most dingy corner of the bar and order yourself a disenchanting drink. Within a heartbeat of sitting your useless behind down on your already pitiful excuse of a perch you start playing with your mobile as if there was something novel and new about it that just appeared out of thin air. This mobile charade of yours then goes on for another painful hour or two while you hope to any and all deity (s) out there that that dazzling girl you have always been dreaming of will straddle right up to you, order both of you a tequila and ask you for your number.

Yes. Very pathetic, but I hope you get the picture here.

First of, let us start with the basic rule of engagement: You have decided to go out Han Solo style for a reason. That reason is to find yourself your slice of the pie. You need to be fully honest and completely aware of your desire here. This is crucial. You need to have an unwavering purpose in your endeavor. This means you better pull yourself together and start focusing a little. You are a cowboy. A cowboy takes no half measures and no prisoners. A cowboy walks with confidence, a defined and observable purpose. Nothing gets in his way. This being said, it does not mean that you have to make an ape out of yourself by ambling along as if you have a carrot stuck in your poop-shoot while you try to walk right through that mountain of a body-builder, cousin of the Yeti , because he seems to be in your path of self destruction. Do that and you will very soon learn a very valuable lesson in humility and pain.

Secondly, at this early stage of your endeavor the bar vicinity should be of no concern to you. None you hear me. For now your purpose is to take inventory. Where are the closest exits? Trust me, this may come in handy. Where are the facilities? Identify your competition. Locate the 10 hottest and 10 worst girls around. What are they drinking? Who are they with? Are they having a good time? Is their radar on? What are they wearing? Etc… As you make your round, you need to mentally register everything. You need to know as much as you can about your prey before you start the hunt. Ideally during this round you have established eye contact, caught some snippets of conversation, (which can be like gold nuggets to your undertaking later) and build a powerful repertoire.

Now that the groundwork has been established you make yourself to the bar. As you approach the bar you need to choose your kingly throne where you truly belong, a strategic place where you can see and be seen. Now, take a load of and carefully consider your poison. While doing that you need to strike up a conversation with the bar-tender. This is vital; the bar-tender is the focal point of the establishment. Everyone knows the bar-tender and the bar-tender knows everyone. Your intermediate goal is to corrupt his/her poor soul to your dark purpose. By any means necessary. Yes that’s right, any means within legal limits.

At this stage you know who is who in the zoo. You have made a powerful ally, placed yourself strategically into the main traffic route and are confidently chilling with a drink in your grubby paw.

This next part is hugely important. Unless you truly just received a text message (sms) from one or more of the recent Pirelli calendar girls exclaiming her undying love for you, this is really, really , really not an opportune time to undo all your earlier good work by twiddling aimlessly with your cell phone. No, this is the time to let your explicit marketing message to sink in out there while you strategy your next move. Just remember, you are a cowboy. This is your playground and everyone has come out to play with you. Not the other way around. That’s right its all about the 3 “A”s: Attitude, Attitude and more Attitude. But remember to play nice, you never know whether you will be treading on your future wives brother or other on the toes.

To bring the concept to online dating at sugadate, here are some key ingredients to online dating success:

? Put your darn profile picture up. I don’t know how often I have to repeat myself. You must have the confidence to show all sides of you. This shows that you know who and what you are and that you are perfectly comfortable with allowing the universe out there to appreciate you.

? Fill in your profile details with painstaking accuracy, finesse and flair. And for heavens sake, use a bloody spell checker. Remember, your profile is your online dating business card. It needs to look good. It is what can make or break you out there. It is your opportunity to outshine your competition.

? Be an active member of the online dating community. Join the forums, participate in live chats, rate other members profiles. At all times, remember the golden rule: ‘You get what you give’

Keep in mind, a cowboy is confident and single-mindedly pursues his purpose. He utilizes the tools he has available to him to full effect. So when you are on sugadate you need to use your tools like a master craftsman. I will go so far as to publically offer this challenge to anyone out there: Join sugadate for free within the next 30 days. Fill in your new or existing profile with a cruel and unwavering purpose. Then mail me at sugaadmin@sugadate.co.za to review your profile and I will personally see to it that you receive a 100% free, 1months advanced membership absolutely gratis.

Let’s see if you noodles out there can thoroughly impress me with your profiles over the next 30 days. Stay tuned for the next installment where I will be spilling the beans of the results of this challenge. Coupled, of course, with all the greatest do`s and don’ts on dating as well as online dating. Until then, GOOD HUNTING

SugaDaddy

sugaadmin@sugadate.co.za

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Bacon’s Epigrammatic and aphoristic style

admin / July 4, 2011 / No comments

 

 

 

                              The great contribution of Francis Bacon (1561-1626) to the development of English prose can hardly be overlooked or denied. He was the first scientific philosopher to write English in a clear, lucid and terse style. Though he borrowed the form of the essay from Montaigne, he adapted it to suit his own purpose and to his natural ability of writing. His essays are considered a whiff of a fresh air in the heavy and pompous essays written in Elizabethan age.

 

                               Bacon’s Essays enjoy a great charm and appeal for readers thanks to their many merits or qualities such as wisdom, marvelous diction, captivating style of writing, huge variety of subjects, pragmatic approach, sensuousness, wealth of metaphor and analogy and the dispersed meditations of Bacon, whose sharp wit, worldly wisdom and practical approach towards things made his essays unsurpassable and masterpieces of English literature. What makes Bacon’s Essays a unique is compact and epigrammatic style of writing. Bacon was unsurpassable in bringing his great thoughts in nutshell. He had a great and impressive mastery over the art of saying maximum in minimum words.

 

                                 An aphorism is a short, pithy and a concise statement of a principle and truth while an epigram is a terse, sage, or witty often a paradoxical saying. Bacon has aptly and effectively demonstrated his singular ability to express himself aphoristically and epigrammatically in his writings. His essays are replete with aphorisms. Many sentences in his essays are like proverbs, which can be quoted to give weight to the arguments. Almost every sentence in his essays is pregnant with meaning. His utterances are thoughtful, insightful, lively, witty and meaningful to the core. Only a person of high caliber like Bacon can develop a remarkable style of terseness and condensation. Following are some of the sentences from his essays, which depict vociferously his wonderful epigrammatic style of writing:

 

“Wives are young men’s mistresses, companions for middle age and old men’s nurses.” (Of Marriage and Single Life).

“The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains.”(Of Great Place)

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” (Of Studies).

“Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.” (Of Studies)

“Crafty men condemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them.” (Of Studies)

“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.” (Of Studies)

“Revenge is a kind of wild justice.” (Of Revenge)

“Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark.” (Of Fear)

“Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed; for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.” (Of adversity).

 

                               These sentences from his essays are but a few glaring examples of Bacon’s terse, pithy and epigrammatic style of writing, which speak volumes of his great talent and wisdom. A reader feels inexpressible delight in reading his essays and feels wiser and more enlightened after reading the pearls of wisdom in the essays of Bacon. His essays, beyond doubt, are great literary work in English literature.

 

 

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