It's almost the end of March, and if you're like most people, then your new year's resolution is probably dead in the water. A few posts ago I talked about how I got into powerlifting over a year ago and some of the progress I had seen with it. Now, let me be clear that…
Randolph Engineering is an American Eyewear manufacturer that specializes in sunglasses for fighter pilots, so naturally I had to get a pair. I've been fond of sunglasses for quite some time, and since I live in a very sunny climate and am also a pilot, sunglasses are very important for me. Not to mention I…
I was talking with a coworker the other day and somehow the topic of conversation came to a man he knew who had been married (and divorced) quite a few times. My coworker's comment on the subject was excellent: "at some point, after you've been divorced that many times, you have to start looking in the…
One time in college, I was discussing something with a friend of mine and he said "dammit Zach, it's so annoying that you always have to play devil's advocate." It was one of those odd, eye-opening experiences for me, as I never actually realized that I did indeed tend towards playing a devil's advocate. It depends…
In my last post I talked about how I've been powerlifting for the past year. While I would like to say that I am doing this because I just want to be a healthier, more resilient individual, it's also because I just want to look better. Sure, powerlifting is not the ideal workout method for…
I'm writing this a bit prematurely as it's been more like 11 months, but whatever, close enough. For pretty much my entire life (with maybe the exception of my infancy) I've been a pretty lanky guy. Now, I've gone in and out of really "caring" about this. Most of the time I'd tell myself things like…
Growing up in Georgia, polo-style shirts were quite popular. It got pretty hot and muggy there in the summers, so polo shirts offered a way to stay cool and still look pretty sharp. At least when I was in college, they were the unofficial uniform of preppy frat guys (along with khaki shorts, boat shoes,…
Breakups aren't particularly enjoyable for either party involved. Whether you've just gotten dumped or had to let someone go, the thought of a change in relationship status is seldom an easy pill to swallow. While people cope with breakups in different ways, I'll argue that the best way to deal with things (at least in…
It's 2016, so I thought I would write about a TV show that started 57 years ago. Also because New Year's Day brings a Twilight Zone marathon with it. The Twilight Zone was a TV series that ran from the late '50s to the mid '60s, and has a fairly unusual format for a television…
It's odd that in our day of modern conveniences it seems that stress is at an all time high. People stress about anything and everything these days, and often look to binge-eating, binge-drinking, binge-watching Netflix, and other substance abuse to counteract the stress. The problem with substance abuse is that oftentimes you are just making…