[25 Jan 2010 | One Comment | ]
The Fat Ass Chronicles Part 3 – We’re Here to Pump You Up

Here we are, almost a month into the New Year. While this is the final installment of the Fat Ass Chronicles, all your hard work has truly just begun. We began this series with the topic of burning fat through exercise followed by the importance of a healthy diet. Last, and believe me, it is so not least, is weight training. As mentioned in previous articles, you can lose fat by diet or cardio alone, but for maximum benefit, include weight training in the mix.

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[1 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
My New Year’s Dissolution

When the clock strikes midnight, the ball drops, and the cyborg formerly known as Dick Clark announces the new year I always, without fail, hear the little voice that says, “This next year is going to be a good one.” And I believe it. I have to believe it.

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[21 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Surrounded By Loneliness

We live in strange times. While we have more ways and opportunities to communicate than ever before, we are more lonely and less communal than ever before. The technologies that promise closeness instead drive us further from one another. We live in over-crowded and polluted cities — often far away from our families — where we do not even know our neighbors.

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[14 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Suriving Christmas

It’s that time of year again. You knew it was coming. It started with holiday music in the department stores, giant fir trees covered with ornaments and lights and then, out of nowhere, you were slammed with a long list of chrismachanakwanza presents you had to get for your children, parents and friends.