What do I get out of mens' work?

I've been doing mens' work since 1994. Most of it has been though the ManKind Project. How has it enriched my life?

- I've learned how to love myself in a healthy way, without it slipping into the extreme of narcissism.
- I've learned how to carry my personal power, without having to wield it like a weapon.
- I've learned to let myself be open and trust other men.
- I've learned new methods for articulating what I'm thinking and feeling.
- I've become aware of some of the "blind spots" in my life.
- I've been able to heal my "father wounds" and inteact with him on an adult-to-adult basis.
- I've learned that I can do things which I didn't think I was able to do.
- I have a safe place where I can cry and rage if I feel the need to do so.
- I've become a better person because of the aforementioned items.

Waiting for the rain....

Today's Vista gripe: Found out the hard way that IE 7 handles pop-ups a lot differentely than IE 6. Our code uses pop-ups, either via JavaScript or "display in new window". I had to add the development site to the list of safe sites, or whatever it was, in order to get this to work.

Software is supposed to be the servant, not the master. Grr! Argh!

I'm going through the claimant screens now, looking for errors. Once that's done, I can then start on checking the examiner screens.

And it's looking pretty dark out there. We can definitely use the rain. My impatiens plants have all but shriveled up. Hopefully it's not too late for them. (If the drought doesn't get them, the first frost will.) [Updated 15:56] It just started pouring.