If you're new here, you may want to subscribe via email so you don't miss any new stuff! Email Subscription. Thanks for visiting!Once upon a time, not that long ago, I was quite the martini maker. I’d been a Scotch on the Rocks man for many years, so I was a bit put off by the thought of working that hard to create a drink. But there was something very appealing about the martini; the shape of the... [Read more]
I was raised Catholic. I went to Catholic school up until the 8th grade. I went to church 6 days a week during that time, each weekday morning before school and of course on Sundays. I stopped being religious almost immediately upon starting public high school. My wife is Jewish. Her mother was Jewish and her father was Catholic. They celebrated Christmas. She didn’t get much in the form of... [Read more]
I, like many of my male counterparts, don’t care much for fashion. My preferred outfit generally involves cargo pants and a black T-Shirt. Sometimes I’ll wear jeans instead, or if it’s hot out, cargo shorts. But that doesn’t mean I don’t know how to dress when I go out, or head to work, or anywhere else where I need to look presentable. As a service to my fellow man, I hereby provide the... [Read more]
My wife and I are both very active physically, and all that activity takes a toll. Our bodies get beat up and one of our favorite rehab tools is the hot tub. We use lots of others; in fact I wrote a whole post on managing aches and pains from working out here. But today’s post is not about hydrotherapy, but about a little game we played in the hot tub tonight. For whatever reason, I tend to jabber... [Read more]
On December 30, 2009 as people around the world planned their New Year’s Eve celebrations, a story went viral on twitter: Rush Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital with chest pain. Being the twitter junkie I am, I was in the know very quickly. I am not a fan of Rush, so I didn’t know he was vacationing in Hawaii at the time. I did know that President Obama was vacationing in Hawaii though... [Read more]
It is a shocking fact of life on earth. Something most of us take for granted, clean water for drinking, cooking and sanitation needs, is a lifelong struggle for our fellow human beings in developing countries. I’ve decided to try and help, and I hope you will to. Charity:Water is dedicated to bringing Clean Water projects to those in need. I’ve started a Campaign, Water to Live, to try... [Read more]
If the Twitter Bug has bitten you, you’re not alone. According to a recent Mashable post, active Twitter users may reach 18 million by the end of 2009. Twitter’s growth trend is impressive, adding new users at an impressive clip. Obviously Following people, and being Followed in return, is what makes Twitter what it is. But how do you prevent being overwhelmed by a sea of tweets when you... [Read more]
When I first joined Twitter on December 22, 2008 I didn’t know what to expect. Dave Tate of EliteFTS was on Twitter and was asking for more followers, so I joined and followed him. It’s been a very interesting year to say the least, and Twitter is now a part of my daily life. It sounds strange to say, but it’s true. I think the attraction for me was the ability to create without the... [Read more]
In today’s tech driven world, with smart phones, laptops, computers at work, home and home offices, one thing is certain; you will need a document or photo on one of your devices, but it’s housed on another one. This is where Dropbox comes in. Dropbox is basically an online folder where you can quickly and easily upload copies of your pictures, documents, spreadsheets, etc. and can then access... [Read more]
Every American knows the Wal*Mart story. A discount retailer from Arkansas who grows to become a behemoth, a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the number one private employer in the country, an icon. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett once quipped that Wal*Mart may have single handedly lowered every American’s cost of living by 10%. The recession of 2008 got me rethinking my spending... [Read more]
