Never Give Up! Never Surrender!

In the brilliant 1999 film, Galaxy Quest, one of the oft-repeated taglines was “Never give up! Never surrender!” It’s a great tagline, especially when dealing with aliens, rock monsters and the unknown possibilities of the Omega 13. But it’s a pretty good philosophy for the rest of us to have as well. How many times [...]

Making Strides

On October 24th, I’ll be walking in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k and I’d like your help in reaching my goal: $10 from 100 people. Here’s why: Throughout our lives, we meet and interact with a lot of people: family, friends, co-workers, acquaintances and strangers. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, we [...]

Testing 1, 2, 3

I am fortunate enough to have a gym in my apartment building complex, available to me free of charge. Over the last five or so months, it’s been a part of my weekly routine. Recently, the complex management informed residents that the gym would be closed for two months for renovations. Naturally, I’ve been annoyed [...]