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Because value—like science—matters more than your opinion!
Because value—like science—matters more than your opinion!

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ODE TO MY TYPEWRITER…

My handwriting was terrible when I was young.  As soon as I learned to write, I knew I had an issue.  One of the teachers and my mother both worked with me to make my handwriting presentable.  I wrote countless... Read More

THE MOST ROMANTIC MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS…

There are others that get honorable mention. A short list: The Notebook, West Side Story, Love Story, The Big Sick, Terms of Endearment, Titanic, Ghost (and you can add your favorite to the list). But none of them have had... Read More

‘HIGH FLIGHT’ AND ME

I was an excellent athlete—up until tenth grade.  I injured my back and wasn’t properly diagnosed for 18 months.  I had severe pain in my left leg and was walking with a limp.  My godmother convinced my parents to take... Read More

“IN THE DEPTH OF WINTER, I FINALLY LEARNED THAT WITHIN ME THERE LAY AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER.” -ALBERT CAMUS (French Writer & Philosopher)

I was in the basement of this building to sell bodybuilding supplements. And I was great at it.  I sold pallets full of creatine, whey protein, an ephedra-loaded  pre-workout drink called Ultimate Orange and other products.  My territory was the... Read More

UNLIKE ED, THERE IS NO PILL FOR “EB”

EB is Exercise Bulimia.  It is a condition and term developed by somebody much smarter than me.  EB is diagnosed when a person is addicted to the gym.  Injury or illness will not prevent an EB sufferer from getting to... Read More