I have a girlfriend and she has two kids. They are 12 and 10 years old. They do not know me and I do not know them. For me, that is stress. For them, that is distrust. They are good kids and have begun to get used to me....
Nov082016
Life
Nov082016
Some Syndromes Ain’t Really Syndromes
I am in the bathroom staring at the wall. The wall was made of that stucco stuff that is spattered on the dry wall, giving it a texture. I scan the wall, looking hard for a pattern that I can focus on. After about ten seconds, I find one....
Nov042016
OK. This Is What I Am Going To Do…
Over the last few days, I have been lost. I have absolutely no idea what to write about. Because of that, I have procrastinated on writing much of anything. And I need to continue to write. Do I write about something I have done? About Politics? Another movie review?...
Nov032016
F*** My Life! I’m Old!
Today was very traumatic. For the last ten years, I knew I was getting up there in age. But I was good with that. Sort of. I hid my age. But, today, I cannot hide it anymore. There is no way. It’s all down hill. And, to that I...
Nov022016
The Real Way to Lose Weight and Get in Shape – Part 5: Hundred Healthy Foods
Here is a short list of healthy foods. These are known as super foods. Each has huge health benefits. Be aware that these are not the only foods out there. There are plenty. Just remember that any food has benefits as long as it is lower in fat (has...
Oct312016
The Real Way to Lose Weight and Get in Shape – Part 4: The Diet
My routine was simple. I would wake up in the morning and skip breakfast. Go to work and get hungry by about 9 AM, so I would search the office for food. There was always something: doughnuts, bagels or pastries of some kind. If, on the off chance, there...
Oct272016
Sometimes Old Is Just Old
I was at a mall with a friend and he wanted to stop at this record store. For those of you not born before the 1990’s, a record is a plastic, grooved disk that plays music when it is on, that’s right, a record player. I record player is...
Oct262016
The Real Way to Lose Weight and Get in Shape – Part 3: The Workout
I have done it all when it comes to weight training: weights, P90X, Insanity and calisthenics. I have belonged to gyms, bought weights, bought exercise bands and yoga mats. I have spent thousands trying to make the perfect body. But I wasn’t progressing the way I wanted. I could...
Sep302016
A Quick Math Trick to Amaze Your Friends
I am reading a book called “The Magic of Math” by Arthur Benjamin. It is a book about the wonders and patterns of mathematics. I just started the book and am impressed. I learned this trick and showed it to my girlfriend’s daughters. They were amazed. Now, I am...
Sep292016
The Real Way to Lose Weight and Get in Shape – Part 1: BMR
The first thing we will need to do is calculate basal metabolic rate (BMR). BMR is defined as the rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to keep the vital functions going (definition from Google). Oh, O.K. What does that actually mean? Simply , BMR is...