Staving Off Masculinity, Part II

(A bad week that got better)

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Author’s Note: Some of you will recall the original “Staving Off Masculinity” column, published in May 2009, that described my attempts to get a home security system installed without sacrificing any Single Guy macho points (actually, the security system was installed over 15 years ago).
Here’s a snip:

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Moving past the initial insanity — that I let a total stranger in to pitch the system, and then proceeded to point out all the way...