For Men? I don't think so.

Technically, it was Matt's turn to start a thread, but he's been delinquent in his duties, so I'm going to take the liberty.

I want to address an issue of utmost importance. It came up during a networking meeting, when our featured speaker did her presentation on Mary Kay, or Avon, or whatever it was. Anyway, most of the products and samples were for the women, but she said "Don't worry, I didn't leave the guys out completely" and proceeded to show us the samples of scented hand lotion...for men. She went on to say that it was perfect for times like when your hands had been covered with motor oil or engine grease, or dinged up from hard work. I beg to differ.

If you're a man and your hands get all dingy and dirty and the bar soap or even the dish soap didn't do the trick, there are several acceptable options. You can use the goopy, gritty brown stuff that comes in the big can, a pumice stone, or the best option, kerosene followed by more dish soap. There is no appropriate time for a man to use scented hand lotion. I don't care what the label says.

Another disturbing trend is developing in the apparel world. The fact that it has your favorite college team's logo on it does not make a "snuggy" okay for men to wear, and for Pete's sake, if you do give in to the temptation, don't wear it in public! You might as well put on a skirt and high heels.

Day spas are not for men, even if there is a Sports Illustrated in the lobby and a game on the TV. Manicures and pedicures are not manly in any setting. If the rough edges from the clippers are bothering you, the proper solution is to rub your nails back and forth on your jeans, or better yet, the sidewalk or a brick wall.

These may seem like trivial issues, but if you let it go to far, as happened in the eighties, you get things like Phil Donahue the Bee Gees and the Back Street Boys. We don't want to go back there again.

There is a much better way to get in touch with your feminine side. There are people who are very adept at exploring, displaying and maintaining the feminine side. They're called women. Try talking to one.