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Cherchez Le Femme

The Russians love to use the French phrase “Cherchez la femme,” popularized by Hugo, which implies that most trouble, directly or indirectly, is caused by women. Their women use it with equal fervor, because beneath the façade of female solidarity, they actually all hate each other. In my case, these words should be embossed on my walls, mirrors, and coffee mugs. Most of the women I’ve met as an adult over the past 28 years collectively inspire me to write a punk rock version of the Rod Stewart classic “Some Guys Have All the Luck.” Only my punk anthem would start with: “Some dudes get blowjobs, others the whack jobs - no prizes for guessing where I belong…” Misogyny? Sour grapes? Trapped by unwanted pregnancy and bamboozled by child support payments? Did the ex-wife take it all? False rape accusations? Nooo… sir. It’s far more insidious. I could, of course, rant for hours about a recurring theme with women in my life: “I rejected you earlier to sleep with or marry someone else,...