This infographic has gone a bit viral over the last week or so. It's by independent graphic designer Stephen Wildish, and I think it's just about the best explanation of its subject ever...
Monday, December 12, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Women We Love: Lana Tailor
Cable efficianados will recognize Lana Tailor as one of the principal talents behind the success of Cinemax's wildly erotic series "Lingerie." Dudes everywhere will also recall that she's had the very rare distinction of having graced the cover (and pages) of Playboy twice. But the sultry sylph from...
Monday, December 5, 2011
Car Adventures
Some of my friends have been insisting that I do a blog post about my car, since it's guy stuff anyway, and guys like cars.
Okie. Here's the whole story.
Two weeks ago I was out getting Christmas stuff with my daughter. I noticed the heater wasn't working, and the check engine light was on. My first...
Thursday, November 24, 2011
So...Here's where we're at...
It's been a crazy couple of months over here at the Sphere.
For starters, I started work again in the fall as I normally do. But this time, instead of just teaching college courses, I'm also teaching private lessons and doing graphic design with a new company that specializes in web presence and social media. Needless to say, this has had a tremendous impact on my blogging time (a condition which...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Women We Love: Sabina Kay
When it comes to pure ambition, Sabina Kay is no stranger to working to get it done. Her attitude towards her work (think along the lines of, "yeah, I know I'm hot...now shut up about it so we can get some work done") is a testament to her dogged determination to realize her goals, and turns pretty...
Friday, September 16, 2011
The Perfect (Seasonal) Coffee
Image: Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Well, we're into autumn in full swing (when is the first day of autumn anyway?...for me it's always been right after Labour Day, but that's probably just a Thunder Bay thing), and that means a whole season is coming up that's buried in apples and pumpkins,...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Why I Cancelled My Subscription With Vince
I used to like Vince Del Monte's newsletters. His products were good, and his newsletters always had useful workout and nutrition advice. Sure he sent out a lot of "newsletters" that were really recommendations of affiliate products he was shilling for. Hey...it's internet marketing, and that's how the bills get paid.
But overall, the material was always really good. Until lately.
Lately, Vince's...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Another Interesting Reading List
I love making reading lists. The last one I did was on a business blog a couple weeks ago, and it got a LOT of attention online. Apparently I'm not the only one interested in self-improvement manuals and wisdom for business.
I had an interesting experience just this week, as I've been reviewing Burt...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Father Forgets
I just heard this piece for the first time in an audio version of Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. If you're not inspired to review your own parenting from time to time, read every word -- EVERY WORD -- of this classic monologue. You will be inspired, believe me.
FATHER FORGETS
W....
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Early to Rise -- The New Protocol for Productivity
I've never been a morning person.
That changed by default, of course, when my daughter was born. We have a sort of rule in the house though: no getting up before 6 a.m.. Usually she's pretty good at sticking to this one, although she's still too young to tell time. When she's early, I send her back to bed, even if it's just for five minutes.
I don't know...maybe that's just for my own narcissistic...
Monday, August 8, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
5 Steps To A Better Lawn And Garden
If you're lucky enough to have a lawn with a good topsoil base, much of the hard work of keeping a lawn beautiful is already done for you. But many of us do not have this luxury, and besides, even with a good topsoil base, you still have to work hard to keep a beautiful lawn and garden.
The best time to mow a lawn is when it is cool and dry. Wait for the morning dew to dry off, and before the afternoon...
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Texting and Communication
I often wonder what all this technology is doing to our communications these days. I mean, I know that I belong to the generation that literally created txtpsk, evolving it through the earliest days of chatrooms and ICQ. But nowadays (and I am old enough to say that) it just seems to be getting out of hand.
The other day I was hanging out downtown, and I decided to tell a joke to this guy I was talking...
MOVIE PRODUCTION STUDIO SETTING UP SHOP IN COBOURG
Cobourg, ON - Owned Entertainment (Canada) Inc. has announced that it will open up a movie production studio in Cobourg, ON. Owned Entertainment (Canada) focuses on movie, TV and DVD productions based on the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as well as other entertainment entities aimed at a demographic of males 16-30.
Company President, James Hergott has chosen his hometown of Cobourg and is excited...
TACFIT: Back in the Game
"What allows me to train 3x/day at 40 years old as intensely as I do isn't a secret formula. It's very simple. But it ain't easy. I strive every day to become the father my children deserve, the husband my wife deserves, the coach my students deserve, the athlete my teammates deserve, the servant my country deserves, and the disciple that God deserves. I continually fail. But I will never, ever give...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Site Issues...and rain.
Regular readers will no doubt have noticed a dip in the posting schedule lately. Well, it's not for lack of ideas. For reasons as yet undetermined the posting in my blogger back office has ground to a halt.
I've been over at the community site trying to raise an answer, but so far nothing has worked. The next step is to go right to Google for support.
I have to say that I love the stuff Google is...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Summer Colds Suck
If you've been following on Twitter (@stevebaric1), you're probably already aware that I owe Paul a Chinese dinner.
Yes, I missed a workout. Actually, I've missed several; but not without good reason.
Last week when my parents were down, I ended up busier than I expected to be. That's not much of an excuse, mind you, but it turns into one when you have less than a week to tackle projects, keep guests...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Reno Update
First of all, I need to apologize for not posting in a while. My folks came down for a visit, which usually means I'm busy doing tons of stuff around the house I didn't realize I needed to do. Plus, it's been about a million degrees all week, and my air conditioner has been on the fritz, so that needed a complete replacement.
Not fun.
And for some reason, Blogger has been running really really slowly...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Drywall Lessons
"I friggin' hate sanding drywall."
That's been the refrain from every drywaller and carpenter who's been down in the Man Cave the past few weeks. Of course, you have to sand drywall...or the mud at least...if you want a wall you can paint. But the solution is to do the best job you can getting it smoothed and the edges feathered from the outset. This will save you hours of nasty, messy sanding.
I...
Friday, July 15, 2011
Men We Admire: Mark McGuinness
Mark McGuinness writes one of the best business anywhere devoted to the field of creative enterprise and the art of dealing with the business of being an artist. His free "Creative Pathfinder" course is a godsend to creative professionals unsure of where they are going or how to navigate the commercial...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Women We Love: Tricia Lee
Tricia Lee is a Toronto-based filmmaker whose fun and fresh project work is reflective of her personality. But don't let her quirky cinematic spins on real life fool you. She's on fire with focus and determination, and her business savvy is quickly becoming its own force to reckon with.
And she rides...
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