Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. — Benjamin Franklin That quote inspired Tim Ferriss to write three books: The 4-Hour Body (healthy), The 4-Hour Workweek (wealthy), and The 4-Hour Chef (wise). Somehow the 4-Hour Chef was supposed to be about learning. All…

In high school P.E. class, Wednesdays were cardio day. I couldn’t stand P.E., but Wednesdays were about as bad as it gets. Unless you count the days we were divided into two teams with shirts vs. skins. The 50% chance of being forced to take my shirt off in front…

I’m lying on a table, nearly naked, with needles poking out of various places on my body. I’m trying to relax and focus on the classical music playing in the office, but it is drowned out by the thumping beats of Mexican music coming from the taquería next door. No…

The Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo are scheduled to kick off on Friday, July 23rd — one year late due to the pandemic. You may remember the last Summer Olympics in 2016 in Rio when swimmer Michael Phelps ended his professional career with 23 gold medals. Phelps garnered…

During summer breaks from college, I worked at a cellular phone company. One of the employees told us a story of when he was in high school shopping with his mom at a department store. They were standing at a counter, and he said, “Hey, mom, take a look at…

How is your 2023 going so far? It just started, so it can’t be that bad unless you’re flying Southwest. Now is the time of year when many people are suddenly interested in making new habits. I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions because there is nothing magical about…

How was your 2022? For many people, it probably couldn’t have been any worse than 2020 or 2021. If you had to pick one word that describes 2022, which would you choose? After some thought, I settled on the word that describes 2022 for me. Balance. This year it feels…

Do you like chocolate? Dark chocolate, in particular, contains antioxidants, including flavonoids and polyphenols, which have a host of benefits. I’m a big fan of dark chocolate; the darker, the better (at least 70% cacao). You go too low on that percentage, and you’ll…

After my parents divorced when I was seven, I lived with my mom, and visits with my dad were few and far between. When he did pick me up, one of our rituals was to go to Bob Evans. He always ordered the same meal regardless of the time of…