I would interpret those two particular phrases to mean that men need to identify with something outside themselves, in addition to enjoying being a member of a group. The two often come together in one package. Here is an old joke for you: A man

Well, yeah. I'm afraid I just don't get this one.

Even if she hasn't circled her own name, I don't see how her remark could refer to anyone else.

Sky is a big place - "flying solo" in such a big sky is difficult, don't feel ashamed to have failed.She's continuing his metaphor. One too many names - no, this sounds like he's added another name as author and she thinks

Could they be taking him away in an armored vehicle? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker

I think I might use this expression to mean that somebody doesn't focus on details. Whether that would be a compliment or not depends on the issue at hand. You know how Michael is. He likes to do everything in broad strokes. It's up to

I have no earthly idea. It could be jail, or it could be a police station, or it could be some subterranean torture chamber. Who is Stryker?

Oh - I see - we have an unclear antecedent here! I thought Oliver had returned for the sake of an article, but Clark hid the fact for the sake of the article. Actually that's not technically an unclear antecedent. I don't know what

"Hi!" is a sentence by itself. Dear Jane, Hi! I bet you thought you'd never hear from me again. I've been very busy since the move but I hate to lose touch with my friends, so I thought I'd write you. The correct way to

I wasn't sure what stacked parking was, so I Googled. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_stacked_parking I've only seen the fancy hydraulic arrangement they refer to once, and that was years ago. But then I live in a small town now :) Here