Well, I changed "brothers" like 100 times. I was going to use "Brethren" but noticed that it was used mostly in the religious community. Not polically correct for my post. I thought "compadres" but maybe too advanced for younger readers. I was going to use "male counterparts" but thought that could be too much.

So, in any case, after trying different words, I thought to go basic with just "brothers" and didn't think to drop the "male". Golly people. Whip me with a wet noodle why don't you.

Then there is Jazzo's comment. I am sorry. I shall refer to us as "men" from now on. I could care less for football and I too, shower on a frequent basis but we are still "men" just the same!