Life has changed in the short few months that I took over at Male Pattern Fitness.  I'm a high-profile blogger now.  Naturally, that means mansions on every coast (even the fourth "missing" coast that only the truly wealthy know about!  I waved at Oprah this morning.  She was watering her lawn, I was out picking up today's Wicked Rich Person's Gazette. Over the sound of the waves, Ms. Winfrey sang, "Recession?  What recession?" We both cackled maniacally and then high-fived.)

Anyway, aside from the few minutes I spend blogging M-F, my life has been pretty good.  Oh, I knew that  life would get more intense--more babes, more hassle with the houses, more trouble keeping my fleet of jets straight.  But overall, it's been worth it.

This morning I was in my hot tub along with five cheerleaders, and a guy wearing a Mr. Magoo hat walked up carrying a briefcase.  He looked like Willie Loman.  "Yo, man," I said (now that I'm rich I've taken to using lots of 'street' lingo) "What are you doing here, and what's with the briefcase?"

Turned out he was promoting something called "Movember."  Why did I just misspell November, you ask?  Is it because I've already been wake-and-baking in my hot tub with the five cheerleaders?  No, it's because it's called Movember, wiseacre, and it was mimosas anyway, because the kid don't smoke the Mary Jane except on weekends when I'm kickin' it with Snoop.

Movember is, according to its site

a charity event held during November each year.  At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo (Australian slang for moustache), raising money and awareness along the way for men's health and the fight against prostate cancer.

This is hilarious, but the site also has some sobering facts:

...men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy for men is many years less than that of women...Many [men] feel they have to be tough - "a real man" - and are reluctant to see a doctor about an illness or to go for regular medical check ups.

And here I was thinking a man's fragile immune system just couldn''t handle the slings and arrows of life the way a woman's can.  Anyway

The aim of Movember is to change these attitudes and make men's health fun by putting the Mo back on the face of American men while raising some serious funds for the number one men's health issue, prostate cancer.

I'm not sure how much more fun it's possible to make rectal exams and testicular self-checks, but I decided that Movember was a great idea anyway, and I'm encouraging anyone who's remontely interested to get involved. 

At the very least, you'll see what your 70's-porn-star alter ego looks like.

Have a great weekend!

Andrew