Seeing Really Is Believing!

I think we’ve all heard the phrase, “seeing is believing” enough to consider it cliché; but there’s a reason that phrase has been around for nearly four centuries (if not longer).  In its original sense, I think the message was, “I won’t believe it until I see it,” and certainly most of us have said or thought that a time or two.  But alas, there is another application of that classic idiom. Seeing someone else achieve what was once considered to be extremely difficult (if not impossible) can lead one…

For Pete’s Sake, Stop Eating All That *&^%!

Warning: the following article isn’t necessarily one I’d classify as politically or religiously correct!  If you adhere to strict practices of being either politically correct, religiously correct or both, now would be a good time to close this web page…       Okay, you’re still here, so I’ll proceed… First, please pardon the divergence from my normal style of writing, but I felt it necessary to abandon style for the sake of getting straight to the point.  That point is simple: eating too much ? can be very bad…

Who Says You Can’t Drink a Gallon of Water a Day?

For years one of my best friends (Steve) has somehow managed to keep his waist size pretty close to where it was when we were in high school, even now, well into his forties.  Many of my friends/colleagues have fitness club memberships, and are avid runners and tennis players, yet very few of them get the results my buddy Steve gets, despite the fact that they all work much harder at it than he does (or so it seems).  So how does Steve stay so fit and trim?  Simple.  He…

Serena Williams Might Be the Best Pro Athlete Ever

If you’re thinking I had a typo or perhaps left out a word in the title of this article, think again.  The title, agree or not, was fully intended.  Now, before you start throwing verbal stones, keep in mind that this is an opinion article; and understand this… I’m not saying Serena is a better physical athlete than, say LeBron James, Usain Bolt, Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Novak Djokovic.  Those guys are physically stronger, and/or bigger and faster.  And no, the intent of this article is not to make this…