Pulling my head out of monkey work, it is August in Towson, MD, my home town, and the Manly Arts Festival has arrived.

The event: How did the gentlemen of Hampton settle their differences, show off their physical prowess, and learn the skills they might need at any time to defend themselves, their families, and their country? Historic martial arts!

No, this won’t be iPhone v. N95 or Mac v. PC kind of manly stuff, this will be what men did before all that stuff took our attention away from destroying aliens in a virtual world.

Historic Hampton for more info on the day.