You may have threatened to destroy the video games, but what take to really do it? ___ Parents, what would it take for you to snap and go Darth Vader? Don’t lie to me, you’ve thought about it. You fantasize about using the Force to crush and destroy, to shoot laser beams and lightening bolts. No, you … More 11 Reasons Why I Want To Become a Darth Vader Dad
Other days of the year are important, but Halloween is pure fun, 100% artificial sugar and all silicone. Just like Ozzy Ozbourne. ___ 8 Reasons Why Halloween Will Make You Happy! 1. It is the only time of the year that taking candy from strangers is okay. In fact, I encourage my kids to take as much candy … More 8 Reasons Halloween Will Make You Happy
Shopping for Halloween costumes made me humor-drunk. ___ Humor can save us and it can make us high. When we laugh, our brains secrete what my doctor calls “happy chemicals.” That’s probably what drug dealers say about everything they sell. No, my doctor is not a “doctor of back alley medicine.” Five reasons why laughter … More Five Benefits of Being Humor Drunk
Are you a Yoda leader? A Yoda leader is Quiet on the outside and Ninja-like on the inside, calm but always thinking and planning. We may look quiet, but inside we are practicing Matrix Ninja moves: plotting takeovers, analyzing, writing novels, participating in campaigns and making a ruckus. You may look at our calm exterior … More 19 Ways That Quiet Leaders are Like Yoda
If movie sequels can improve with age, what about personal sequels? Part 1 talked about how: Self-acceptance is at the core of any personal change. A better second half begins with acceptance. Fitness contributes to bigger habit muscles which help in every other area of our lives. Dumbbells makes you less dumb and improving fitness can be … More Your Better Half: Interview with Jay Scott (Part 2)
July 1, 2015 is not Canada Day, it is Terminator: Genisys Day. This is the day when liquid metal will become screenplay magic. I get my hopes up that sequels like this will be worth the wait, but most sequels seem to go a little limp. Maybe the producers need a little Video-Viagra? Sequels … More Your Better Half: Interview with Jay Scott
This post is the sequel to my recent article The Angry Lego Man in my Junk Drawer. I hope you are entertained and enlightened, or enterlightened. I love my Guerilla Glue. I have a long list of items that I have used it to repair, from plates and cups to loose shelves and … More Can Shattered Dreams be Fixed with a Little Guerilla Glue?
Getting High on Recovery 