[Video] Deep Thoughts: Independence Day
As July 4 approaches, I took some time to reflect on what it means to be an American.
[Video] Deep Thoughts: The Notebook
Chances are, if you are a guy and have been in a relationship for any length of time, then you've probably seen The Notebook. I'm sorry.
Life Lessons from Gilligan's Island
"Gilligan's Island" was a show that ran on CBS from 1964 to 1967. Despite being very popular, it was cancelled after 3 seasons, due partly to the CBS president's wife being a big fan of "Gunsmoke", pressuring the network to reschedule the show to the time slot of "Gilligan's Island", which caused them to cancel…
[Video] Deep Thoughts: Confidence
You may think you have confidence, but do you? Do you really?
Planet Fitness or CrossFit? Gyms and Political Polarity in America
When you really look at it, the fact that gyms exist really shows how we have progressed technologically as a society, but regressed physically. If we were able to get sufficient exercise in our daily lives, then we wouldn't need gyms. But we don't get sufficient exercise (well, many of us don't, myself included), so we do,…
Zach is on YouTube!
I've been wanting to make a YouTube presence for quite some time, and I finally got off my ass and did it! I'm starting off with a series of videos called "Deep Thoughts", where I sit on my couch wearing my finest (only) suit and swill brandy whilst giving my humorous answers to many of…
To DIY or Not To? My Analysis of Common DIY Activities
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about why changing your own oil (in your car) is a very overrated activity, and used the economic concept of opportunity cost in order to justify my decision to pay someone else to do it for me. I realized when writing this that it may have sounded…
The One Song That Will Make You Feel At Peace When Others Let You Down
You are going to have to go through trials of varying degrees. Life is not all butterflies and rainbows, sometimes there have to be dark patches. The good news is that without the darkness, there can be no light (a phrase I picked up from watching painting videos by Bill Alexander, a teacher of Bob…
Real Men Change Their Own Oil! (Masculinity and Opportunity Cost)
The concept of "manliness" or "masculinity" goes back as far as humans do, and has changed to some degree over time while retaining certain core components. There is a growing concern about newer generations of men, and it was succinctly stated by Tomi Lahren, a 23-year-old political commentator for The Blaze, when she ended a show with…
[Recipe] Chicken Tikka Masala
Disclaimer: this recipe is based on one from thekitchn.com, but with a few slight modifications made that dramatically improve the quality of the dish, in the author's opinion. I had never had Indian food until a few years ago, but I became pretty quickly hooked on it, thanks to this dish. Chicken Tikka Masala is perhaps the…