It's the day after Christmas and there are new toys to be played with, clothes to be tried on, books to read and instructions to consult. I was given a new beard trimmer, beard balm, handmade knit hat, golf club cleaning kit, book on the 500 best golf holes (looks like a bucket list to me ;), water bottle and a small leather bound book to keep my …
No it's not a new App or device...it's what happens when you slouch over your smartphone. No only does it ruin our posture, it alters our mood. Recent studies actually prove that being in an iHunch makes us less productive and lowers our self esteem. Fortunately, there are ways to fight it. Keep your head up and shoulders back when looking at y …
Yesterday was a day not like any other. It was my birthday (57 years thank you:) but it wasn't just another birthday. Sure the milestones like 30, 40, and 50 are memorable (especially my 50th because it was a surprise party) but birthdays seem to roll by. However, this one had special significance because there was a moment during this past year …
I enjoy Thanksgiving. It's the one holiday where there's no pressure to give presents or act in a certain way. It's about giving thanks and being grateful for what you have. I sat around the table last Thursday looking at my family. Although everyone wasn't there, it was nice. I looked at my Mom and hoped this wasn't the last one she'll see. I'm …
A lot can happen in a moment...joy, sadness, excitment, pain, happiness, worry, stress, peacefulness... Since my "insult" 8 months ago the most common question I'm asked is "Has the experience changed you in any way?" Other than living with the trauma, I believe I am more in the moment. Of course other stuff gets in the way but I'm more likely …
The Mets decisive win last night could be a turning point for the series. They lost the first two games and it looked like they weren't going to be able to quiet the free swinging KC bats. Maybe coming home was the ticket. They won convincingly and the orange and blue sea throughout the stadium was electric. If they win today...its all tied and N …
As reported by the Huffington Post... This is Betty -- a chicken with more Twitter followers than you. Chicken Treat, an Australian fast food chicken chain, has put the bird to work for it's new ad campaign. Betty is assigned a life of professional tweeting until she can produce a five-letter English word. Watch the video Science says if …
A man who tried to sell a backpack of dirty socks as marijuana has been sentenced to at least one year in a Michigan prison. Michael Suarez was sentenced Thursday for committing fraud through false pretenses. Police say Suarez was pursuing a marijuana deal in July when he showed up at a home in Lenawee County's Raisin Township. But instead of c …
Another wierd but true story from our planet. A squirrel was "detained" when a woman called police to complain it was stalking her. A panicked woman was unable to shake the rodent in the western German city of Bottrop, so she turned to the authorities in desperation on Wednesday, police told Reuters. The police took in the squirrel and found it …
You can now be married by the power of quantum physics....in Las Vegas of course. I found the following story in Fast Company. "Marriage is such an incredibly fraught topic," says Jonathon Keats, the experimental philosopher behind the project. "So much is invested in it. So much of what people want out of life is put into this legal contract. It …
Another strange but true tale of people going to any lengths to charge their phones. In central New Jersey Police say a man sneaked into a home and hid under a bed in a spare room for three days before the homeowner realized what had happened. Spotswood police say Jason Hubbard was charged with theft of services because he was charging his four …
I'm in Chicago for my niece's wedding tonight. Should be a great time. But that's not what this blog is about. Chicago is a great city. Really clean, lots of good restaurants and places of interest. We checked into the Hyatt Place, a beautiful hotel, in the middle of the city and found our room. I didn't notice it then but when I got ready for be …
The beavers in Oregon really mean business. Another true but unbelievable story from human life here on planet Earth. A couple of hikers had climbed onto a beaver dam when the resident beaver came out knocking one of the hikers into the river and trapping the other in a tangle of submerged logs. The hikers have been hospitalized for non-life th …
Is a vacation about a place or is it really a state of mind? Today marks the end of a week's vacation (well almost...it was 6 days). My first in about 7 years. I'm fortunate to have gone away at all considering the last couple of months and I'm very grateful to those individuals who have made this possible (you know who you are:) To "get away" …
A New Jersey man whose last name is Bacon was arrested after a dispute over sausage, according to police. Thomas Bacon, 19, allegedly attacked another person at a Madison home on May 12 for eating the last piece of sausage. Bacon was charged with simple assault (or maybe they should have called it Sausage Assault) and released pending a court app …
It's Saturday...and anything goes.
