I am reading The Lonely Hunter, a memoir by Aimee Lutkin. I heard her on a podcast recently and then coincidentally happenned to stumble upon her book at the library. She tells the story of her single life up to her early 30s. She writes about growing up poor with a single mother in New…
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With the exception of a few breaks during extenuating life circumstances, illness and injury, I have worked out everyday for 37 years. I started lifting weights when I was 17, heartbroken after an unexpected breakup and determined to get built so she would “she what she was missing”. I might have been exercising my body…
Reality TV
I enjoy watching TV series at night while I eat dinner. For me, it’s mindless entertainment where I don’t have to concentrate. Sometimes the shows surprise me with a plot twist or make me smile or even tear up. When I’m watching, I often see actors that I recognize from something else. I’ll check them…
Not My Life Story
Recently, I was invited to contribute my “Solo” story for possible inclusion in a book. I was flattered to be asked and my brain immediately began cycling on what I would include as part of my story. I could begin with my earliest memories of being an independent child who had close friends, but also…
Mindless Eating
If you are struggling to lose weight, I recommend listening to this podcast where Ezra Klein interviews neurobiologist and author Stephan Guyenet about the “evolutionary mismatch between our brains, our genetics and our environments.” Instead of the typical dieting blather offered by everyone and their mother, this was a scientific discussion about how modern food…
19 Years Later
Tomorrow will be the 19th anniversary of the day I quit drinking. I don’t pay much attention to dates like my birthday, holidays or anniversaries and my sobriety date is no different for me. If it didn’t happen to coincidently fall on St. Patrick’s Day back in 2004, I would likely forget it every year….
Widowers Not Like Me
After my wife died I searched for forums, books, blogs and podcasts about being a widowed man at 50. I wasn’t expecting I would find answers to the sadness I felt. I was hoping I would find stories of others whom I could relate to – that maybe through their stories I could learn something…anything…that…
Addressing The Wrong Problem
Several of the comedy podcasts I listen to talk about dating and relationships – a lot. I guess that’s because dating is a popular topic among the “key market demo” (aka Millennials and Gen Z’s…not me). No doubt, like life coaches, podcasters can also become an expert just by saying they are one. No credentials,…
Follicular Foolishness
A decade ago, I read an article by Mr. Money Mustache about cutting his own hair with electric clippers. At the time, I was growing my hair long, so I wasn’t getting haircuts. But it got me thinking. A few years later, when I got tired of dealing with long hair, I purchased Oster clippers…
D.I. Why
I get an inordinate amount of pleasure repairing my own stuff – especially when it is something that I never tried to repair myself before. My latest repair attempt was with my 24 year old fridge. At times, I have noticed that the fan in my freezer gets really loud and sometimes the temperature in…