A man meets a woman. He talks to her for a bit, they exchange a few laughs, and go their separate ways. When the man's friend asks him if he will pursue a relationship with this woman, he replies, "no, she is too fat for me." Is this man a bad person? A woman meets…
Frames of reference are all around us. They exist in ways we often aren't entirely aware of, or at least don't care to notice. One of my favorite examples involves former U.S. President Gerald Ford. Before he was president, Ford was an Eagle Scout, played on the University of Michigan football team, and served in…
About two years ago I decided to purchase an Invicta Pro Diver 8926, something of a legend in the "affordable watch" community. And it's easy to see why. It was less than $100 when I bought it and it still is (as of the date of this article). For an automatic self-winding watch, that's a…
If you've never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, then you should. It's just a bizarre movie full of random lines that you will be quoting for the rest of your life. One of my favorite parts in the movie happens towards the end, when King Arthur and his brave knights come across…
And no, I'm not Mormon. The key word is "avoid", not "cut out completely." I had a Coke today, in fact. But in recent years, I seem to have drifted away from caffeine. That's weird, too, because we live in an age where there is a Starbucks on every corner, energy sodas, energy shots, and…
No. But let me finish, Kanye. This issue comes up quite a bit, and with a new football season underway I thought I would give my take on it. The main reason for my response that they shouldn't be paid is that college athletics, in their purest form, should be: A way for college students…
Disclaimer: if you have a crippling fear of something that prevents you from doing day-to-day activities, you should seek professional help. This article is targeted more for people with "everyday" phobias. You probably know someone that you think is "fearless." They are the person that does a backflip off the cliff that everyone else is…
Chicken breast is the workhorse of the American kitchen. It's the classic "jack of all trades, master of none" meat. It doesn't get the glamour of steak or the mystic of pork, but it is affordable and goes with many different sides. It is a blank canvas. The only downside with boneless, skinless, chicken breast…
If you take a look around most modern gyms, you will probably see a section with lots of cardio equipment, a vast array of weight machines, and (usually) a small section off in a corner with the free weights (rack of dumbbells, benches, squat racks, etc.) Now, look around and check out what sorts of…
I guess you could say that in the past year I've gotten into lifting weights, or just "lifting" if you're a bro. In the lifting world, there is something of a divide between bodybuilders (people who lift for size and definition) and powerlifters (people who try to move as much weight as possible). Now, for…