Is Sugar Addictive?

This piece was first published on my old site on January 20, 2014. It was fairly popular, being shared on Facebook about 700 times. No, it’s bloody well not. I didn’t want to keep you in suspense with that click-baity headline. People aren’t knocking over convenience...
Indoor Cycling: A Public Service Announcement

Indoor Cycling: A Public Service Announcement

I am a workout hermit. I ride alone, I mostly run alone, and I lift alone in my little man cave. One day, I envision foregoing all human contact and filling said man cave with cats bearing names like “Schwarzenegger” and “Thor.” But in days gone by I have done the...
For One Day, All I Said Was “Hodor”

For One Day, All I Said Was “Hodor”

I broke character when I saw the coroners carrying a dead body out of my neighbor’s home. “Holy shit!” I said as the two men hauled the body bag down the front steps of a house just three doors down from my own. Then I caught myself. “Hodor.” The idea seemed beyond...
10 Signs You’re an Internet Fitness Douche Bag

10 Signs You’re an Internet Fitness Douche Bag

The Web is a pit of contagion. It’s infected with fat loss and muscle building douchbaggery. Do you have a fitness website? Do you engage in any of these behaviors? If yes, then you might be an Internet fitness douche bag.   1. Your image is a cartoon Instead of...