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Coming Clean - all I have to say is: you straight guys are SO CUTE when you get all into the manly manlove and such. Not that one cannot sympathize, of course.
There is no shame in having the mad passion for Mike Holmes of "Holmes on Homes." The combination of passion for his work and devotion to getting it done right would make even the strongest among us all swoony, whether gay or straight. (The advantage -- and disadvantage, come to think of it -- of being among the non-straight is that if I say that I'm in love with Mike Holmes, people may take it entirely the wrong way. Then, of course, I say something like, "It would be nice if he could work in that sleeveless get-up like he wears in the credits, 'cause man's got himself some guns," and they realise that I'm even more shallow than they thought.
But seriously. The guy works up in Canada, and the show seems to be taped in the winter and spring, so he will be fully ensleeved -- and usually, enjacketed and engloved -- more often than not.And yet, still I watch! Because it's just so enjoyable to see him get so livid about shoddy workmanship, and so determined to make things as right as he can. It's merely the manly manlove caused by his passion, devotion, skill and craftsmanship and not swooning over the guns.
It also seems to be a family affair; he's got a daughter and son among his crew. And it seems that this year's season will take place in New Orleans, where he helped Brad Pitt's foundation work on sustainable homes in the Lower Ninth.
(Of course, life being what it is, someone will discover that he's a sincerely passionate archconservative -- whatever that would even be in Canada -- and tell me, and I will have to surrender the manly manlove, because, you know, ew. There's just limits.)
(EDIT: Huh. I mean ... huh.)
There is no shame in having the mad passion for Mike Holmes of "Holmes on Homes." The combination of passion for his work and devotion to getting it done right would make even the strongest among us all swoony, whether gay or straight. (The advantage -- and disadvantage, come to think of it -- of being among the non-straight is that if I say that I'm in love with Mike Holmes, people may take it entirely the wrong way. Then, of course, I say something like, "It would be nice if he could work in that sleeveless get-up like he wears in the credits, 'cause man's got himself some guns," and they realise that I'm even more shallow than they thought.
But seriously. The guy works up in Canada, and the show seems to be taped in the winter and spring, so he will be fully ensleeved -- and usually, enjacketed and engloved -- more often than not.And yet, still I watch! Because it's just so enjoyable to see him get so livid about shoddy workmanship, and so determined to make things as right as he can. It's merely the manly manlove caused by his passion, devotion, skill and craftsmanship and not swooning over the guns.
It also seems to be a family affair; he's got a daughter and son among his crew. And it seems that this year's season will take place in New Orleans, where he helped Brad Pitt's foundation work on sustainable homes in the Lower Ninth.
(Of course, life being what it is, someone will discover that he's a sincerely passionate archconservative -- whatever that would even be in Canada -- and tell me, and I will have to surrender the manly manlove, because, you know, ew. There's just limits.)
(EDIT: Huh. I mean ... huh.)
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