Comedian and Podcaster Paul Gilmartin shares 15 tips for teenagers and the adults who love them. ____ Comedian and Podcaster Paul Gilmartin was asked by someone to give his life tips for teenagers. Paul is not an expert on parenting, but he shares his tips in the 15 points below. He shares what would have helped when … More Teenagers, We Want You To Know That Nobody Has It All Figured Out
What you eat, who you like and what you believe: Live by your judgments and you are not much different than a two year old. ___ “Kids, don’t eat cancer. Eating white sugar and white bread is basically the same as smoking. You may as well eat cigarettes because you are eating cancer when you eat … More Your Judgments Will Save Your Life and They Will Kill You
Remember that when you shave, you are shaving for men everywhere. Shaving has a history that will change your future. ___ Shaving Has a History I am told that the first to shave were the Neanderthals. The hairy beasts among the group were slower, less aerodynamic and more easily thrown off their balance due to the … More Son, This is How Shaving Will Set You Free
I tried to teach my son a life lesson but I realized that it was meant for me. ___ Pumpkin pie is naked without the whipped cream. For Thanksgiving, we wanted the perfect pie, so I taught my son how to make whipping cream. It was a cool father-son moment. I explained the process to him … More Sometimes You and I Need a THANKSKEEPING
An adult child of divorce faces the facts that good did come out of it for him and his brother. ___ Mom and Dad, When I heard that you were getting a divorce, I cried. The pain seemed to ball up inside like an unexpressed fist. Even after 25 years, that season of our lives is … More Dear Divorced Parents, Could Divorce Make Your Kids Lives Better?
Sean Swaby says Independence Day isn’t a date on the calendar. It’s an amazing, adventurous time of life. —— Forget July 4th. Being midlife is the real Independence Day. I am almost 49 and I have experienced all of what we are told that midlife is supposed to be: mid-life crisis, mid-crisis life, half way … More Midlife: Welcome to Your Independence Day!
Editors are trying to destroy your life. They attack with bolts of lightning and you may not even realize it. Microsoft made a deal with the devil. MS Word installs the Editor with every copy of software. Every misspelled word, every grammatical error and every contextual faux pas invites a bolt of lightning from your unfriendly … More Your Editor may be destroying your life
Justin Bieber is trying to renovate himself. I call it a Biebernovation. The Biebs has done a more than his share of stupid things: Ordering his body guards to ferry him up the Great Wall of China. Egging his neighbor’s home with two dozen eggs. Yes, that is 24 eggs. Allegedly drag racing while under … More The Renovation of Justin Bieber
When animals wander we call them free range. But when minds wander, we call it ADD? Creativity is letting your brain go: Free ranging your brain. For me, when I let my brain do it’s thing, at first it goes blank. Then I panic. What if my mind is an empty vessel, a tin can … More A wandering mind is… What am I talking about again?
One of the things I don’t get very often is a day to do whatever I want. Work, family, house, chores and the to-do list seem to eat up most of the “free” time that I have. So I secretly long for the day when I can just do nothing. It becomes like an mantra … More A Day Off?
Getting High on Recovery 