The day after my 40th birthday, Vanessa and I found out we were the grandparents of an adorable 2 1/2 year old boy named Asher. On my 41st birthday, I wrote a blog post looking back at the year that followed, titled (Grand)Fathers, (Grand)Sons, and Reflections on Turning 41. Much in … Keep reading…
This will be my last COVID-related blog post for a while. I’m sick of writing about it. As I looked back at my blog posts from these past couple of years, I think I’ve said all that needs saying about why the term scamdemic is more appropriate than pandemic. I’m … Keep reading…
The truth only matters if you can prove it. And even then, we’ve seen it doesn’t matter if the right people are in power. But, regardless of what the President or mainstream media say, the truth about the vaccines gets revealed when someone we know gets harmed by them. For … Keep reading…
With the reliability of today’s cars and trucks and the fact that your smartphone makes it easy to get help when you need it, you might overlook the importance of a car or roadside emergency kit. Most people, including me, give little thought to what could happen until we’re in … Keep reading…
I’ve gone from being morbidly obese and out of shape to being the lightest I’ve been in 20 years and the strongest I’ve ever been. My family is so happy and proud of me, which also makes me feel great. I really am thriving and living my best life! Jeremiah … Keep reading…
Abraham Lincoln shared the following words in 1838: At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and … Keep reading…
I’m going to Baader-Meinhof you: “STRUGGLE.” The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon occurs when you become aware of something, and then start to notice it everywhere around you. Like Cole in The Sixth Sense who saw “dead people,” I see struggle. If you don’t see it already, you’re about to see struggle too. I don’t … Keep reading…
A year goes by so fast, and yet so much can happen in that short time. It seems like just weeks ago that I wrote In My Next 40 Years…, yet it was exactly a year ago. This past week, I thought a lot about the past 12 months…what I … Keep reading…
Irritable Male Syndrome…Did you know there is such a thing? Of course, you knew that guys could be irritable, but did you know there’s a syndrome with a physiological cause? Based on the name, do you think you know someone who has it? If you’re a guy, is it possible … Keep reading…
What does it mean to “man up?” For that matter, what does it mean to be a man? I’m not referring to a male, or a guy, or some other generic or biologic definition. I’m talking about a MAN! How should he think? Behave? Treat a lady? Lead in business? … Keep reading…
Guys can be pretty stubborn when it comes to their health. They often ignore signs and symptoms until their bodies break down or they’re diagnosed with a disease. It doesn’t need to be that way. You don’t have to be the guy who spends the second half of his life … Keep reading…
The calendar tells me that it’s true. I’m 40 years old (as of 8:35 am CST on January 14, 2017). I don’t feel old. In fact, there’s nothing about the way I think or feel, that would lead me to believe I’ve reached this age. However, turning 40 does remind … Keep reading…