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100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks neurons in the brain, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioural changes as it destroys the cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex
What’s Your Alter Ego?
I want to agitate some thoughts around the idea that all of us have an alter ego, that is, all of us take on different personalities in the machinations of our day to day lives around the way we behave and react to influence what people think of us and think about us.
Failing
How do we deal with people who are addicted? I see the effects of addiction around me daily. Sometimes it’s the lethargy and apathy of chronic pot smokers. Sometimes it’s the erratic, unpredictable behavior of drinkers and sometimes it’s the empty hollow zombie look of someone who’s smoking crack. While they present differently, they all have costs.
Dating While “Fat”
The majority of women I have been in relationships with have had insecurity around their weight. It hasn’t mattered whether they were actually larger or decidedly thin, the perception of being “fat” – and thus unattractive – was often palpable.
Weight-loss surgery isn’t for everyone
Yeah, I could probably stand to get one myself but I can’t afford it. I'm wayyyyyyy overweight (damn it, I'm downright fat!) and tired of it. I don't have to go back down to 150 pounds, which is what I was in my early twenties. Since I'm only 5 … Read more →
“Doc Jocks” Of Nova Scotia: William “Buddy” Condy
Dr. Buddy Condy could have been a wealthy and famous major league ball player, but chose to dedicate himself to medicine instead.
Tarmac Meditations #78: Longest, Furthest Yet.
2/13 Up Martin-made the turn at the "Saddle"...the meadow where all roads cross on the way to Spencer Butte summit...took me an hour...took the Bigfoot, Merlin and Flash 40 minutes. My longest, furthest yet. Easy to hate young legs at my age. Took 50 … Read more →
Tarmac Meditations #77: Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Went for coffee after a long run. had my camera in the car. A friend was sitting, lost in thought, as the saying goes. I thought to see if the camera might record lost. Grey light and drifting rain, exhaustion of the long hills and the metaphors of … Read more →
Giving up My Birthday for Water
What could be more human than our universal need for clean drinking water? Recently, I met the CEO and founder of Charity:Water, Scott Harrison, at an international conference on fundraising. Scott delivered an impassioned and inspiring talk about … Read more →
Tarmac Meditations #76: Big Steel Rails
2/12Gonna walk to my meeting. Gonna listen to Gordon Lightfoot. Early morning rain, big steel rails, Canada when I was young and so was love...gonna walk slow and steady, gonna drift along the floodin' river, gonna let the rain wash my hair and the … Read more →
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