Reading material for us middle aged guys
This entry was posted on 7/25/2007 7:20 AM and is filed under Entertainment.
Just now, on my morning break from Work, I was reading a magazine. I like to do that because it allows me to go somewhere else in my mind besides Work. ( Actually, going to the Seventh Level of Hell would be an improvement over being at Work. ) The magazine was a copy of Esquire which I find to be, for the most part, smartly written, funny, informative and entertaining. That, and the frequent references to sex and overheated women don't hurt. Back at my desk I began to wonder if there was an Esquire for middle aged men. Perhaps there is and I am just unaware of it. ( I spend a lot of time with car magazines. ) I think the basic premise of the magazine could easily transfer. For instance, the pictorial articles on different types of clothing for different situations. Most of these guys are sharp dressers. Most of these guys are also young. None of these guys have gray hair. The write-ups on travel could pretty well cross over intact. I would gear the stories on food and drink a little differently and the politics may need tweaking some. Now, I am most definitely not advocating a periodical similar to AARP or Oprah, but it would be nice to have informative, instructive reading that speaks to me about where I'm at presently. And if it were to include a few articles on sex and overheated long-time marital partners, hey, so much the better!
