Ahhhhh, youth. I remember those care-free days when I was in my early twenties. Days when I could eat whatever I wanted with seemingly no consequences. I’d get two quarter-pounders with cheese from ‘McDonald’s’, wash that down with three slices of pizza from ‘Papa John’s’, and still never move an inch in my waistline. You know, back in the days when – as a younger man – I had the metabolism of a blast furnace. Alas, those days are over. …
Did you ever have a home or work project that just lingers? You know, you intend to get it done, but somehow, you never get around to finishing it – or even starting it? I can probably tell you one of the main reasons it never gets done. It doesn’t have a “deadline”. The addition of a deadline to any task makes it a priority. It crystalizes one’s thoughts, provides focus, and spurs one into action into either getting the…
Perhaps you’ve seen examples of this in your town. A big shopping plaza filled with several big-box stores opens up to great fanfare, then as the years go by, the stores close one-by-one, leaving large, abandoned buildings and deserted parking lots to litter the landscape. Do you know what I mean? I’ll use some examples from the largest town near me – Hagerstown, MD (population @40,000). It’s at the intersection of two major highways, I-70 and I-81. You’d think that…
Do you remember where you were/what you were doing when the following events occurred? The Twin Towers-9/11 disaster The Space Shuttle Challenger Exploded Hostages were taken from the Iranian Embassy Watergate The Kennedy Assassination I could go on and on. The point is – these were defining moments in many of our memories. For the most part, they revolved around tragedy or something “bad” that happened in our lives – or as a “benchmark” of our collective history. That’s how…
As you may recall, back in December I revealed that I had started following a whole-food, plant-based diet. This was primarily for health reasons (as opposed to ethical ones), and since then, folks that know me (or read this blog) have not been shy in asking about my progress. Yes, I’ve heard all of the “vegan” jokes. “How do you know if someone is a vegan?” Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. “What does a vegan zombie eat?” GRRAIIIINNS! “How many…