I need a vacation. I think I have for a very long time, actually. And we’ve had some. We enjoyed a really nice visit with family this summer. And we just had a nice weekend in Buffalo with more family this past Labor Day holiday. And I’ve had some really nice days off here and…
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Coca-Cola vs. Chai Tea Latte
Just for fun today, let’s examine the nutritional benefits of two deliciously sweet beverages. The more common of these two is the drink which has been imbibed since the 19th century: Coca-Cola! And in the other corner, we have a newer phenomenon (at least, in the form we will examine): Chai Latte! This is probably…
Running
For a few weeks now I’ve been stepping up my morning routine. I have been rising somewhere in the five o’clock hour on most days and try to be out the door at, or before the sun rises. I enjoy the quiet, solitude, and coolness of the dawn hours. Since January I’ve been doing pretty…
Thankful [Memory Lane]
Each Thursday in August we’ll be taking a trip down Memory Lane! I will be posting some of my favorite stories ever published here, part of celebrating ten years of blogging—August 2003 to August 2013. Some posts are taken from books, and others (like today’s) have only been published online thus far. You’ll read stories…
What Motivates You?
I currently feel very unmotivated. I am banging my head against so many metaphorical walls … and I’m not even making a dent. I’m juggling too many things, being pulled in too many directions, and not feeling any level of success in anything that I am setting out to do. Only failure, or what feels…
Thoughts on Motivation
I have been working on a post titled, “Motivation” for a few weeks now. It’s something that’s been on my mind for a while. What is it that motivates me? What motivates anyone, really? What causes people to get up out of their beds each day and do anything they do, let alone some of…
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Today—right now, in fact, at 5:13pm ET—I am celebrating ten years of writing for this blog. On August 26th, 2003, I published this post (about blogging, and my love for board games) and thus began the journey. I had intended to celebrate in a couple ways that never came to fruition. First, I was going…
Loss [Memory Lane]
Each Thursday in August we’ll be taking a trip down Memory Lane! I will be posting some of my favorite stories ever published here, part of celebrating ten years of blogging—August 2003 to August 2013. Some posts are taken from books (like today’s) and others have only been published online thus far. You’ll read stories…
Life Is Hard, For Everyone
“Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”—Jesus Yep. Recently, in several discussions with friends and relatives, I was condsidering again how everyone has something. Each of us—despite appearances to the contrary—is dealing with some hard thing. Whether it’s our own health, finances, relationships,…
The Rolling
Each day rolls on, paying no mind to me. My waking happens without my choosing, weariness creeps slowly back, until my body begs me to rest once more. My body requires, and it returns. Food, water, air—all are processed by this body without my doing, though I do receive some pleasure in parts of the…