Weird Stoicism

I received an email the other day, which made me say to myself: yes, that is totally it. 

It was a comment on masculinity:

This work you're doing is so impressive and deserving of respect. Rock on, dude. I'm hopeful that this brand of 'somewhat weird' masculinity you're presenting becomes a new normal.

Weird masculinity. I dig that. 

I imagine he said this …