I got hit with the flu a few days ago and I had to put my entire life on hold. Being sick made me cancel the lessons I give, kept me out of the gym, even kept me from blogging. With the clients I had scheduled last week, I was going to see some pretty […]
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Where Does a Positive Mental Attitude Come From?
I’ll tell you where it doesn’t come from; within. There are a lot of wonderful quotes and beautiful haiku’s out there about having a positive mental attitude. The problem is that most people feel good when they hear these quotes, feel inspired and believe them as truth. At the end of the day, consistency is […]
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Mother Fined $10 for Not Including Ritz Crackers in School Lunch
Healthy School Lunch?! I ran across a pretty funny, yet embarrassing article on boingboing.net about a mother who was fined ten bucks for not including cance-I mean crackers in her daughters school lunch. The requirements are 1 milk, 1 meat, 1 grain and 2 fruits/vegetables. I’d be fined up the ass if I had a child […]
What if There was a Pill that Replicates the Effects of Exercise?
Mighty Mouse Without Exercise? Gizmag has a great article on a new pill that’s being developed to mimic the effects of exercise. SR9009 has been tested on mice and it’s result was a Mighty Mouse. The mice that have been administered the drug lost fat, gained lean muscle and performed much better at various exercises. Wouldn’t […]
Is Censorship Good or Bad for our Children?
Everyday you can see examples of parents scolding their children for using “inappropriate” language. Parents are on their children’s asses when it comes to playing games or watching TV that is socially intended for an older audience. Are parents doing this because their parents did it to them? Do parents resort to censorship based on […]
Is Forced Fatherhood Fair?
Why do People Dislike Arrogance?
It’s almost like a crime to let arrogance go untouched these days. Any time a politician, athlete or Hollywood star displays the slightest bit of arrogance, people just want to see them burn in Hell. Why all the hate? I mean, the other day, Kim Kardashian put up a “selfie” on twitter that got many […]
Should Addiction be Punished?
“We know that the majority of chronically hardcore substance-dependent adults lived, as infants and children, under conditions of severe adversity… Their predisposition to addiction was programmed in their early years. Their brains never had a chance.” – Gabor Maté A few years ago, you would have caught me being a complete ass when it came to […]