In 2016, I read more books in a single year than I had probably read my entire life. That sentence is about 42% hyperbole. Now that I think about it, it is possible that I read…
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61 Life Lessons I Would Deliver to Younger Versions of Me (And Wisdom You’ll Find Useful as Well)
They say it’s important to reflect on your birthday; to ponder what you’ve learned during your latest orbit around the sun and to contemplate how you can make the next year of life better. Well,…
The Music Makers & Dreamers of Dreams
Pure Imagination: We are but Dreamers of Dreams 2016 has gut punched my childhood. You live, then you die. I understand the cycle. So it shouldn’t come as a shock when we lose…
Empower Your Workouts with The Playlist of Kickassery
The Playlist of Kickassery Everyone has one. You might have two. Or three, depending on your mood. But, for the most part, every person you see at the gym has headphones on rocking out to…
My Father Was Darth Vader
I was seven or eight the first time I watched Empire Strikes Back. And for twenty plus years, one scene has impacted my psyche more than any other — a scene that sent chills up my…
Why You Should Be an Onion: Battling the Status Quo
Battling the Status Quo I could feel the fire billowing behind her eyes. Chest high. Shoulders back. Her eyes burning with the ferocity of a thousand suns; her strike landed—hard. “Robbie, I don’t think you’re really…
How to Make Water Taste Awesome
Water is the essence of beauty life. Without it, you’ll die. Here’s a list of things the liquid of life does for your body: dispels toxins regulates body temperature aids in digestion promotes healthy skin…
How to Maximize Your Time With Less Payne
Tell me if this story sounds familiar. A young hard-nosed cop, the brightest new star in the NYPD, returns to his home across the river in NJ after a long day on the beat. Extending…
You Don’t Have to Be a Gym Rat To Get Fit or Lose Weight
As odd as it may sound coming from a gym rat like myself, I totally understand where she is coming from.
For those that lift heavy weights, they know how empowering it can be, not to mention its numerous health benefits. For some, the gym can be more terrifying than a tornado full of sharks.
When I mention lifting weights to someone new to a workout regiment, sometime I see this weird look of fear in their eyes. A fear that if they lift weights, they will become some behemoth who eats his/her weight in red meat; a Situation wanna-be who spends six days a week at the gym and only talks about his abs, or a woman who shoots up testosterone and now wins Tom Waits karaoke contests on Saturday night.
What an RPG Can Teach Us About Life
You can’t always choose what life throws at you, but you can choose how to react to it.
Fighting a dragon in Skyrim is one thing, but if your daily automated response is to react in a negative manner how are you supposed to find the strength to fight your own inner fire breathing dragon of doom?