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

August 19

If you're man enough, you know, what I'm talking about. Got that? August 19 Mark it on your calendar. It's testosterone tim...

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...