This past weekend I watched UFC 140. It was a great series of fights, matching some of the best martial artists the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has ever known. I am continually astonished by the skill these men have developed from years of hard work and training. I was impressed by one challenger in particular [...] Read more »
Cheap and Easy Health Care
Long term health care isn’t something most people take very seriously. I’m not talking about health insurance. I mean that we most often satisfy our immediate desires without considering the long term effects to our health. We want things now, we want them cheap, and we want them hassle-free. That doesn’t fit into the notion [...] Read more »
Love and Fear
There is no question that the world is out of balance. If you’re not convinced, just turn on the news or listen to some gossip around the water cooler. There is not one person on Earth who will get through life unscathed no matter your religion, political stance, or financial status. In this way, we [...] Read more »
The Cause of Suffering
My friends know that I am a big fan of social media. Through Facebook and other networking sites, we can stay connected to hundreds of people with whom we would certainly lose touch if it were not for these tools. But like anything else, you have to take the good with the bad. They can [...] Read more »
What Would You Die For?
The mind is a funny thing. I was just sitting at my desk this morning and a question popped into my head. “What would you die for?” I’ll be honest and say that it snapped me out of the trance I was in. It’s a pretty heavy question to be asking me before I even unlock [...] Read more »
My Bedside Manner Stinks
I have been told by more than one person that sometimes my bedside manner stinks. I think one of them was even my own brother. I have to say that I agree with them one hundred percent. Sometimes it does stink, but not because I don’t like what I do or love the people who [...] Read more »
The Power in your Thoughts
Ever since I was old enough to pin a towel around my neck and pretend it was a cape, I have tried to develop superpowers. I think most young boys want to be a superhero, someone who can conquer adversity, who is impervious to anything dangerous or harmful, and can save the world from all [...] Read more »
The Miracle in You
Neosporin and a Band-Aid… For as long as I can remember, this was my mother’s solution for just about every malady I had as a child that didn’t require a doctor’s visit. The tube of Neosporin was front and center in the medicine cabinet, and we had Band-Aids in just about every shape, size, and [...] Read more »
A World at War
Our world is at war, but it isn’t the kind of war you might expect. I’m not talking about bombs, bullets, and blood, although our military and those of dozens of other countries around the globe are engaged in exactly that kind of combat right now. My father served two tours in Viet Nam, my [...] Read more »
Thermometer or Thermostat
If there is one thing I despise it’s being cold. Winter is really the bane of my existence. When the temperature dips below 75 (dripping sarcasm detected here), I can often be found in the front of the fireplace in sweats, a sweatshirt with the hood on, slippers, and sipping on some piping hot tea. [...] Read more »
