The over-sized and over-weight are constantly getting flack from, well everybody. For decades, it seemed pretty cut-and-dry. To lose weight, use will power to eat less/better and exercise. Period. End of sentence., Medical experts, media and exercise maniacs are so […]

I found out about brain killers from an early age. It was not about not wearing a helmet in bike riding and sports. Instead, I learned that nutrition and lifestyle had a lot to do with concentration and cognition. (Mind […]

They have cost thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of unnecessary work. You know them. The bad employees, incompetent contractors, toxic trainees, dishonest partners or (heaven help us) the crazy dates. Many times I have been forced to accept […]

It was one of the best places to learn, be noticed and boost a career in the Canadian military. Two army captains following this path in the country’s capital were both fit, well-educated and ambitious. And both on the path […]

Ever read something for fun and have the story literally shift your mindset? In this case, it was a Paranoid biker who taught me about biochemistry and mental health. It happened in my late teens while working shifts, copying Morse […]

Whenever I hear about a girl getting harassed, assaulted or taking her own life, I always ask: Where was the father? I mean, in my book, the dad is the daughter’s protector, period. Maybe the old man (in my case […]

I thought that I was doomed after losing a love back when I was 38. At that time it was one of those multi-attacks on the human brain, heart and bank account. My investments tanked, job fell through and sweetheart […]

This pandemic is really showing people’s true colours. You can see it plainly. I call it courage, courtesy and the Covid. There are people doing the best that they can, while others are trying to take advantage of a serious […]

The angry guy standing in the doorway was well over six feet and 200 pounds. Even then, he looked ridiculous with the over-sized head phones. Looking down at us, he snapped at his mother, a short woman who was standing […]

Throughout my younger years, I was non-stop packing my bags for that never-ending trip. You know, the big guilt trips. It starts in childhood and never ends. There was guilt about not finishing your meal, about not being in the […]