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Posted January 25, 2012
It?s a sad coincidence that many people kick off new fitness regimens in January, right when the weather starts to nosedive.? Commitments to finally start running every day or get to the gym at least three times a week are soon compromised by blistering cold and icy roads. Lofty goals get left behind in the
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Posted January 24, 2012
There are four places that are famous in the United States outside its borders: Manhattan, Hollywood, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon and even Yellowstone may not be at the tip of the tongue for everyone. So, if I list desert destinations in Arizona, hiking down the Grand Canyon to stay at Phantom Ranch or rafting
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Posted January 24, 2012
You’d think, given the iconic legacy of the Beatles, that everyone would know who Pete Best is. But I’ve had several conversations lately where he’s come up, and all I’ve heard in response to his name is the sound of crickets. It’s weird. I mean, there’s even a TV Trope named after him ? how
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Posted January 23, 2012
I recently saw a nature show about Chinese fishermen who had their regular income decimated because of overfishing and pollution. The species of squid and mackerel that they had harvested to make their money were become rarer and rarer, with jellyfish, an invasive species, taking over their fishing grounds. Rather than dock their boats forever,
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Posted January 19, 2012
If you remember Ross Perot at all, you’re either a political junkie who remembers his presidential bids in the early 1990s or a thirty-something who remembers Dana Carvey’s hilarious impersonations of him around that time. In both cases, he came off to the average American like ? and here I’m paraphrasing my hero and idol
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Posted January 19, 2012
The best thing about compiling these lists of movies with very, very attractive women is that occasionally I discover a new movie that I want to see and I didn?t have a clue that it existed before my research. For example, the lovely Kate Beckinsale did a movie called ?Snow Angels? directed by David Gordon
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Posted January 18, 2012
Some people call playing the stock market a form of gambling.?There are lots of arguments for and against this mindset, but there is no denying the fact that the stock market is filled with uncertainty.?If there is a magic bullet or a fail-proof trading method, why do professionally-managed hedge funds and actively-managed mutual funds often
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Posted January 18, 2012
To emphasize what I said about deserts in the winter in my last essay on Utah, while researching this essay on the great places to visit in the desert southwest of Texas, I found an article germane to the subject. It is simply titled, ?How NOT to die in the Desert.? The main emphasis, if
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Posted January 18, 2012
If you?re one of the lucky ones, you actually have a job that you really love and are passionate about. Enjoying your career has been proven to add fulfillment to your life and decrease depression. It may have even tuned you into a workaholic. Even though the term ?workaholic? has a general negative connotation, recent
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Posted January 17, 2012
Making the decision to run a marathon is nothing to sneeze at. Long distance running takes stamina, drive and persistence. According to the adventure sports company Tough Mudder,? however, regular marathons only test ?your ability to run in a straight line, on your own, for hours on end, getting bored out of your mind.? As
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Posted January 17, 2012
As of this writing, the Ravens are in Super Bowl contention (hopefully they won’t screw that up by the time this column hits TSB’s website), and their success inspired me to find another sports figure to ennoble here as an Awesome Man. Easier said than done, it turns out. Professional sports is a crazy person
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