Running was never something I enjoyed doing. Growing up in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, my friends and I would walk to the beach about 8 miles away. Sometimes they would break into a run, much to my disappointment. I would reluctantly run along so as not to be alone. Ironically, I loved athletics. I […]
Read More Run Daddy, Run!With the mandatory double vaccine requirements being introduced in business, sporting venues, restaurants, et al, employees are faced with the choice of getting vaxxed or face losing their jobs. I have my own opinion on this and let me remind you again that this is my blog and my take of which I am entitled. […]
Read More Take the Vaccine or else…Coronavirus is bad! let’s get that straight. I know it and you know it. Regardless of of how and where it originated, people’s lives have been negatively impacted. For those directly affected, be it, whether losing a loved one, loss of employment or whatever, I hold you in my thoughts. I was told repeatedly that […]
Read More Covid-19: The Beginning Of Life As We Never Knew It“Carlos, you are just making trouble out of nothing!” Our German International Student, Hanna, used to say to me when I stress over something that she thought was not worth stressing about. She was, and still is, right though. You see, I am a stresser, (not really a word). I like to, as Hanna put […]
Read More Making Trouble From NothingI usually take researchers’ findings with a grain of salt. Well I used to until a study showed that salt was bad for me, even a little bit. Every day there’s a new study paid for by our hard-earned money in the form of Government grants that aim to confuse us by their contradictory results. […]
Read More Red Red Wine, Stay Close To MeEmbed from Getty Images A few weeks ago while shopping at my local Costco, I overheard a woman asking a clerk for help in finding coconut oil. Nothing wrong with that but it made me think. Not that long ago, when I first came to Canada from the Caribbean, the very word ‘coconut’ was an […]
Read More Pass Me The Avocado With Coconut Oil and Don’t Forget The Oolong TeaLast Christmas my wife got me a Fitbit. In case you don’t know what that is, it’s one of those electronic wristbands that tracks your sleep and your steps. She was tired of listening to me complain that I never get enough sleep. Throughout the year, I have had to contact the company for various […]
Read More Best Customer Service ExperienceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known by its initials ALS, is a neurodegenerative disease. There is a known hereditary factor in familial ALS, where the condition is known to run in families. Early symptoms of ALS include muscle atrophy, weakness, difficulty swallowing and cramping. Individuals affected by the disorder may ultimately lose the ability to initiate and […]
Read More ALS Straight, No IceEveryone has good days and bad days. Of course, it’s human. How we deal with the bad days is another story. It’s what defines us. Some have that ability to roll with the punches and stay unruffled while others allow themselves to be tossed about by the winds of their emotions. They succumb to their […]
Read More If There’s No Fun In Your Life There’s No life In YouThe last time I went to see my doctor he asked me how a particular medication he had prescribed were working for me. “Errr…well doc, I um…haven’t taken it in sometime.” “Oh you missed a few doses?.” He asked. “Hmm…well a bit more than that.” “A month?” He persisted. I had enough of the game […]
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