There's a Difference Between Fantasy and Cheating on Ashley Madison
By now you are either freaking out or feeling relieved. The recent big-ticket news item was that Ashley Madison (the online adultery service) was hacked, but now the hackers have posted the stolen data...
View ArticleHere's What You Should Look for in a Workout Snack
I was at the grocery store the other day just looking for a pre-workout (healthy) snack. There was a whole wall of "healthy" workout bars to choose from. Different sizes, flavours, high protein or high...
View ArticleLife Is Short, Turn Your Spouse On
The recent Ashley Madison hack hasn't just exposed user data -- it's also brought to light our various attitudes toward marriage and monogamy in today's high-tech, high-strung society. Ashley Madison's...
View ArticleIt's OK to Eat Butter - Again
Once again, expert opinion and the official stance on fats have changed. Haven't we been down this road before? That's right, earlier this year we had to apologize to cholesterol. We've certainly heard...
View ArticleThree Important Lessons I've Learned in Investing
When I was nine I had my first mutual fund. My grandma and grandpa had given me money and I took it to my parents' financial planner to invest. I had been reading up on mutual funds and knew that...
View ArticleHow to Conquer Public Speaking
Fight, flight or freeze -- the three "F" words that anyone who has to speak in front of an audience will experience at one time or another. Although we've all probably had to face the fear of public...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Marketable Athletes Coming Out of the 2015 Pan Am Games
This week the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games came to a close, completing over a month of exciting athletic competition. Despite initial public scrutiny over the Games, the Pan and Parapan Am Games were...
View ArticleHow Canadian Businesses Can Become the Powerhouses of the Future
In the technology world we hear about startups becoming unicorns. 'Unicorn' is a term in the investment and venture capital industry use to define a start-up company whose valuation has exceeded USD$1...
View ArticleWhat to Consider Before Joining a Board of Directors
The chair of a non-profit organization, who happens to be a business associate, and friend you've known for years, has asked you to consider joining his board of directors. Your first thoughts may be...
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Understanding the Grief of Suicide
Death is not easy on a regular basis, but death becomes tainted and shame-faced when described as a suicide. It's hard to be left under such messy circumstances. You feel that somehow you failed to do...
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These Wines Are Your Answer for the Dog Days of Summer
The expression, dog days, refers to the hot, sultry days of summer, originally in areas around the Mediterranean Sea, and as the expression fit, to other areas, especially in North America. Thank you...
View ArticleClimate Change Could Mean You'll Have to Skip Your Morning Coffee
Coffee is social, cultural, and for much of the Western world, coffee is fuel. For many of us, our morning coffee is top priority in keeping up with life's many demands. Unfortunately for coffee...
View ArticleDuffy's Repayment May not Have Been a Scandal Without PMO's Bungling
Only in Canada would paying money back to the government qualify as a scandal. But a scandal it is. Ironically, it was not the original actions of the primary players that were likely criminal or even...
View ArticleHot Fall Style Trends for Men's Shoes
I have had a lot of questions on social media about men's fashion and style. You asked for more men's style blogs, so here we go.. I think (and most women do too) that it is so attractive when a guy...
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From Seed to Symposium in Ireland
As a lover of food, and a tourism professional, the fall holds a special place in my heart. The summer air cools, the season's bounty is gathered and celebrations abound. This fall, I'm particularly...
View ArticleFemale Desire: The Overworked Pink Pill
After years of intensive lobbying, Flibanserin (now called Addyi) has finally been approved by the FDA as a treatment for low sexual desire in women. Twice denied due to poor results and serious side...
View ArticleYour Destiny Is Determined by Your Decisions
"I do believe that one way to have a destiny is to choose one." Melinda McGraw Like the quote above, I believe we have control over our destiny. Although the words "fate" and "destiny" mean similar...
View ArticleAre Apps Like Clover a Cure for the 'Dating Apocalypse'?
I've gotten a lot of feedback for my recent post about the addictive quality of Tinder and today's hook-up culture. I wrote it in response to Nancy Jo Sales' article in the September 2015 edition of...
View ArticleWhat Can We Do to Stop the Deadly Use of Fentanyl?
Yesterday someone I know asked me why I wasn't writing anything on my blog about fentanyl -- which has become such a horrific problem lately. Although I had thought a few times about perhaps addressing...
View ArticleDr. Dre and N.W.A. Should Be Diminished - But Not Erased
By: Lincoln Blades Late last year I read one of the most disturbing think pieces I've ever come across, and as someone who makes his living writing on the internet, that's no easy feat. The writer,...
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