Archive for 2009
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“What’s Your Gain?”
In high school, my gym teacher had a famous saying during weight lifting class, “What’s Your Gain?” That’s why he always wanted everyone to do sets of 12 instead of sets of 10. The set of 10 was supposed to just get you to where you were before… but the last two are what make [...]
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The Winter Outdoorsman’s Guide to Hypothermia
The following is a guest post by Ski Snowboarder. He often writes about skiing safety, skiing gear (including a winter sports store), skiing tips and snowboarding tips. If you like what you read, I suggest you subscribe to his RSS Feed. All of you ice-fishers, skiers, and snow-mobilers out there, listen up: if you’re going [...]
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Do You Have a Sick Bag?
I’ve been sick the last week. It’s a cold that I just can’t shake. My wife, a pharmacist, thought that it even be strep, but a quick trip to the doctor eliminated that. So the recommendation now is lots of Tylenol, Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed), and menthol throat lozenges. So while I’ve been sitting on the couch, [...]
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Two Great Foods You Probably Aren’t Eating
I’ve fallen in love with a couple of new foods. Fortunately, one them isn’t pie. Unfortunately, the other one is. Sorry, that was a poor attempt at humor. Neither of the foods are pie. However while we are on the subject, I hope you had a great National Pie Day on Friday. Here are the [...]
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Achieve Your Health Goals This Year
I know I’ve been a little quiet around here lately. I’ve been working on hard on redefining my life and my goals for the new year. Along those lines, I’ve penned a couple of articles for Lazy Man and Money that are about general productivity – not about personal finance. I think they’d be of [...]