40 Push-Up Plan
I need to get back into some kind of better shape. I mean, I’m always in some kind of shape, but I really need to get into better shape than I’ve been. I’m weeks away from turning fifty-two and my … Continued
Still Time for a Course Correction
There’s still time to fix some mistakes. Since the COVID-19 lockdown started, I put on at least fifteen pounds. Working from home, literally steps from my kitchen, combined with a little stress eating really did a number on me. Especially … Continued
SEAL Training
Get into SEAL shape! I’m too old to join the military any more, but I still hang out with guys who are or were active duty. I love these guys, and they’ll be the first to tell you that no … Continued
How to Help a Loved One
Especially, if they’re depressed or suffering from other mental illness. The holidays can be an especially rough time of year. I know for many years, I would get a kind of seasonal depression that would come over me after Halloween … Continued
Uncle Walt’s Health Tips for Men
Seriously, health tips from Walt Whitman himself. I think about health a lot, because I’m overweight. My cardiologist would like me to lose at least 20 pounds, preferably more. He just doesn’t quite buy that my wife, being a good … Continued
A Grim Game
I’ve had a rather grim and brutal week at work, so I’m going to share a rather grim and brutal, but oddly engaging game with you all today. The game, called Drowning In Problems, is just a little too true … Continued
Late Start
Not quite a “Tim Ferriss Slow-Carb” breakfast, but better than the coffee and cigarettes I’ve been known to call the “Breakfast of Champions” in earlier years. Obviously, I haven’t been doing all that great in getting up early and writing … Continued
Vitamins from Food
A healthy mind is a creative mind! And, let’s face it, a healthy mind is supported by a healthy body. Exercise is one aspect of that, but at a more fundamental level, properly fueling our bodies and minds is, I … Continued
Put Your Diet on Autopilot
So, we’re eleven days into the New Year. How are your resolutions holding up? If you’re like most people, you’ve made a personal commitment to eat better and lose weight in the coming year. But, like most people, that little … Continued
In Search of Schrödinger’s Tumor
I may, or may not, have cancer. Now, before all my regular readers and, due to my automated update configurations, my Twitter and Facebook friends who might read this, get too excited, nothing has changed in my recent medical status. … Continued