We are all familiar with the scene, Uncle Ben is sitting in a car, with Peter Parker next to him, and he tells Peter "With great power comes great responsibility." ...But think about the opposite. Think about the catch-phrase from the new movie "Kick-Ass" (which is a great movie by the way). With no power comes no responsibility. The question is, "Is it true?" Face it, … [Read more...]
Don’t Exercise, Be Active!
Being fit is not about performing exercises regularly, it's about being active. I queried my friends recently for: "what five exercises should everyone be able to do?" My expectations were challenged by some of my peers whose fitness opinions I respect. It's not a set of exercises that people should be able to do, it's a set of activities. Exercises are constructed … [Read more...]
You are a Monkey So Stop Thinking You are So Special
Most of us think we are special and unique but we are not. We all spring from the same primordial mush. Humans share 99.9% of the exact same DNA. That last 0.1% makes up all the differences in the variety of people of the world. In fact, there are more genetic differences between a zebra and a horse than there are between a human and a chimpanzee. You are a damn monkey and so … [Read more...]
Just Rip Off The Price Tag And Wear It Already
In a fit of spring-cleaning pique this weekend, I finally attacked my laundry bomb of a closet. After I’d re-hung everything, it was crammed like a Macy’s sale rack. Wait – exactly like a Macy’s sale rack. Why did so many of the clothes still have tags on them?! One by one, I flicked through the hangers. Oh, that cocktail dress I bought in case I started eating at fancy … [Read more...]
The First Lifestyle Designer: An Economist?
"In the long run, we're all dead.” This quote by John Maynard Keynes was his response to a proposed solution for getting the U.S out of The Great Depression. He was responding to politicians and economist recommending that the government should be hands off and let the economy and the markets correct themselves. Keynes was for government intervention to correct the economy, … [Read more...]