Tag: life

The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #3: “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston

You learned when I revealed my #4 song that I love a love song. Now you’re going to learn I love vocals. Like watching someone win gold in the 200-meter dash at the Olympics or watching Michael Jordan play in the ’80s and win… Continue Reading “The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #3: “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston”

The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #4: “True Colors” by Cindy Lauper

As I get into my #4 song, you’re going to realize I love a love song. I love sappy songs (but not too sappy). I like touching lyrics. Not many guys will admit stuff like this, but when the windows are rolled up in… Continue Reading “The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #4: “True Colors” by Cindy Lauper”

2025 Quarterly Review – Q3 into Q4

Never easy to do this, but it’s time to look back on my New Year’s Resolutions and Long-Term Goals and with 75% of 2025 in the books … assess how I’m doing. Adjust. Add some things. I think there’s more positive than negative here,… Continue Reading “2025 Quarterly Review – Q3 into Q4”

I’m Gonna Start Tai Chi

Life in my 50s is very interesting, especially when it comes to the Internet. The Interweb knows I’m 52, that I have a high-stress sales job, I’m married, have a dog, love coffee, and that I must feel tired all the time and like… Continue Reading “I’m Gonna Start Tai Chi”

Dad Fuel: 1-Month Review

It’s been a month since I started Dad Fuel, and I’m a full-on fanboy and I’m drinking the Kool-Aid …errr, the Dad Fuel. Wow. Dad Fuel has changed my life. After 30-days of using Dad Fuel as my breakfast, I can say that without… Continue Reading “Dad Fuel: 1-Month Review”

I Love Don Week 2025: The Halfway Point

Can you believe we’re halfway through “I Love Don Week?”  Just wanted to share a few updates. Oh, like this … you people must be playing a cat and mouse game and you have something big planned as a surprise. Because so far …… Continue Reading “I Love Don Week 2025: The Halfway Point”

Dad Fuel – Week 1 Analysis

I know full well this might be a placebo effect, but Dad Fuel for breakfast feels life-changing.  Trust me. I get it. If I lived in a small town in Iowa in the early 1950s and a true, actual snake oil salesman came to… Continue Reading “Dad Fuel – Week 1 Analysis”

The Dawn of Don and Dad Fuel

Today was my first day of Dad Fuel. A couple months ago I read something or listened to a Podcast (go ahead, my whole family laughs at me, too) and it said, “the best way to take ‘greens’ type drinks is first thing in… Continue Reading “The Dawn of Don and Dad Fuel”

Dunbar’s Number and Angel Whispers

I think about my friends a lot. I think about former co-workers a lot. I think about family members a lot. And when I think about these people, my mind races with thoughts of, “I should text so-and-so,” or, “I wonder how the heck… Continue Reading “Dunbar’s Number and Angel Whispers”

The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #6: Losing My Religion by R.E.M.

In the ’80s, teenagers were faced with a musical fork-in-the-road. Before the ’80s, it was a Top-40 dominated world and most artists tried to make songs that landed them in the American Top-40. For most people, if a song was on the radio and… Continue Reading “The Top-10 Songs of All (My) Time, #6: Losing My Religion by R.E.M.”