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A Guide to Active Living
Active living is purposeful and requires a set of goals – long, medium, and short. It is essential to a happy and productive life.
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Drug Use and Suicide: Welcome to SoundCloud Rap
SoundCloud Rap has experienced major success recently, but not only is some of the music distasteful, it’s flat out dangerous.
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Friendship After 30
Maintaining strong friendships after age 30 is difficult, but with effort from both parties, they can survive and thrive.
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The Marvelous Mr. Minshew
A walk-on quarterback who was rejected and ignored by all, and who turned down Saban and Alabama to become a gunslinger on the Palouse, sealed his fate with a storybook ending in the Alamo Bowl.
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Training Like “The Rock”
As I near the end of my 30th year, which I bemoaned in a previous post (A Letter To My 60-Year Old Self), I am making a concerted effort to reach my peak physical condition. Call it a 1/3 life crisis. But you could really just call it an effort Read more…
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Bring Back the Sonics
This past week, Kevin Durant showed Seattle some love. It was the city where he started his career after the Sonics drafted him with the second overall pick in the 2007 draft. He only spent one season in Seattle, but the city and culture clearly left an impression on him, Read more…
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Father Time and King Felix
Felix Hernandez has always been one of my favorite ballplayers. Ever since entering the Show in 2005 as a 19 year old, he has dominated Major League Baseball (MLB) hitters. Most importantly, from a fan’s perspective, he has remained loyal to the only team he has ever played for, the Read more…
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The Best Mama Hip-Hop Music
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there. Although today may be one of those holidays arbitrarily set on a random Sunday in May (you should be thankful for your mother everyday), it is a good opportunity to take a step back and be grateful. When I think Read more…
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Luck
Talent, persistence, luck Without the last, it’s hard to earn a buck Most give it credit Even when perseverance led it For in the end, people look at results Claiming luck was the cause while they cover up their faults But you planned for this chance Always grinding, waiting for Read more…
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Urban Male – Creams and Colognes
As an urban male, you have to look good. If you are a guy who lives, works, and plays in a city, you need to take care of yourself. Otherwise, nobody will take you seriously, whether that’s at the office, at a bar or restaurant, or most importantly – at Read more…