Tag: wellness
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Good Bye 2025
In what seems like the blink of an eye, another year is gone. We’ve survived yet another trip around the sun. While it’s still 365 days, the rotation seems to spin faster and faster every year. My resolution this year was not to make any resolutions, and I held to that. You can’t fail if…
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Holiday Shopping: Tis the Season For Chaos
Behold: the holidays, when ordinary humans become unhinged treasure hunters of truly mediocre items. Every December, humanity collectively forgets that the items we are wrestling strangers for—fuzzy socks, boxed chocolates, personal hygiene box sets, and oddly scented candles, are typically available every single day of the year. Suddenly, a mug that says “Warm Wishes” becomes…
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October is National Pizza Month
What have you been doing to celebrate this very important month of pizza remembrance? Pizza is obviously the most important of all foods, and it definitely does not require a month to remind us to eat it, but the fact that there is a month honoring this great staple of happiness is worthy of thinking…
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Motivational Thoughts
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A.I. Is My New Buddy
Who needs people when I have perfect algorithmic validation? I’m that person who is skeptical of new technology. I usually hold out as long as I can because I think something may just be a passing fad. Or, more often than not, I just don’t care to jump on the bandwagon with whatever the latest…
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The Right Mood To Write…
As I write this, it’s November 25th and I have not posted one thing for the entire month up to this point. I used to use lame excuses saying I was too busy or whatever, but in the case of November, I just haven’t been in the mood to write. If I’m not in the…
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The Psychological Effects of Pizza and Implications on Well-Being
I was cleaning out some files on my computer when I cam across some forgotten papers that I wrote while working on one of my college degrees. I felt it would be appropriate to post, seeing as how it is timely and relevant to all of my other fine works of culinary writing (aka: pizza…
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Pizza: The Last Affordable Food
With the cost of living going crazy since 2020, far too many things in our world have dramatically increased in price. Despite the rising costs of everything involved with making a pizza, the cost of a picking up pie from a pizzeria has not really risen much compared to other foods over the years. Why…
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A Motivational Post
When it comes to success in life, regardless of what you choose to do, you usually need to have luck or skill. It doesn’t hurt to have both, but what happens if you don’t have either? Life throws many variables at us which we can’t control, or have minimal control over. Luck falls into this…
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Pizza Travels: Gas Station Slices…
When you’re on the road and don’t have time to sit down in a nice restaurant for some pizza, a gas station just may be what you’re looking for… Pizza from a gas station? This statement may be a bit odd to a true pizza connoisseur, and maybe even a little concerning, but when done…
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Another Use For My Flamethrower…
Yellow jackets are mean, nasty, and have no place on this planet. My flamethrower helped make the planet, or at least my backyard, a little safer. I was walking through my some tall grass in my backyard on a fine summer day. As I took a step, I felt an intense pain in my right…
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Today’s Driving Lesson
If you drive a vehicle, please read this… Wherever you live in the world, and whether you ride a skateboard, a bike, a motorcycle, a car, a truck, or even a shopping cart at the grocery store for that matter, what I’m about to tell you is extremely important. We all know (or at least…
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Life Really Is About The Journey…
People can learn a thing or two from dogs… There is a quote by American author Ralph Waldo Emerson in an essay he wrote in 1841 titled, Self Reliance, which said, “It’s not the destination. It’s the journey.” This has been twisted a few different ways over the years, but the most common saying now…
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Pizza Travels on the Old Route 66
My better half was yearning for a piece of old Americana, so we took a little road trip to the old Route 66 in Joplin, Missouri. There is not much left of the old Route 66, but there are still a few fun reminders remaining of what the popular road probably once was. Set within…
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The Life of a Writer – Part 1
This is the first of a series of posts about what inspires people like me to write the nonsense you see here… When people find out I’m a writer, I often get lots of questions. Sometimes people ask me how they can get into blogging. Sometimes I get questions about how someone can become a…
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I Should Be A Life Coach
Everybody has problems. I should be getting paid to tell them so! I know a life coach. At first glance, he does not seem like a very good one though. Phrases that are frequently heard coming out of his mouth include, “Suck it up”, “Get over yourself”, and “Life sucks, so deal with it.” These…
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Spider-Man Was A Lie
What happens in the movies is quite different from what happens in reality, especially when it comes to getting bit by a dangerous spider. In the continuing saga of never ending shenanigans I call my life, I had the honor of getting bit by a spider. While this does not seem like something to be…
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Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes. Oh My!
January is the start of tax time in the United States. It’s the time of year when we not only see how much money we made the year before, but we also get to see how much we had taken away by the government. First off, I know how the whole tax thing works, and…
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Papa John’s NY Style Pizza Isn’t Really NY Style…
Just because a pizza calls itself New York style doesn’t mean it’s actually New York style. The Papa Johns pizza franchise recently introduced a new addition to their menu; New York Style. While this seemingly sounds like a good thing, it really isn’t anything more than marketing fraud. I used to think it wasn’t possible…
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Pizza on Thanksgiving?
I eat pizza on Thanksgiving… Who cares, right? Apparently many people do. In the days following each Thanksgiving, I often find myself in the usual post-holiday conversational social banter with friend and co-workers. While most bragged about big meals with family, traditions, travel and so forth, here’s how my interactions usually go. Them: How was…
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Motivation (or, lack of)
In the 1800’s, pioneers in the United States packed up their lives, leaving everything behind to head west. They braved unbelievable hardships, often fighting for their lives each day. They fought cold, heat, starvation, violent attacks, and extreme boredom, yet they managed to push through it all because they knew a better life awaited them.…
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Common Sense, or Not…
I went in to a fast food restaurant to get a drink. I only ordered a fountain drink. Just a cup of soda, which I’d have to fill myself at the self-service dispenser. The teen-age cashier hands me a cup and lid, then asks, “Is this for here or to go?” I said, “It’s a…
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More Random Life Advice
If you have a dog, you need a good vacuum cleaner! It never fails to amaze me how much dog hair I pick up, and I vacuum at least weekly. Based on the amount of hair I pick up, you would think my dog should be bald, but he always seems to have plenty more…
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Stop Eating Appetizers!
Why do you want to fill up on something before your dinner arrives? The concept of appetizers simply doesn’t make sense. It makes me wonder why anyone would eat a salad while waiting for a pizza. It makes me wonder (and pains my heart) why anyone would eat anything while waiting for a pizza (or…
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Where Is Everyone Going?
There are always plenty of people driving on roads and highways, and there are always lots of people out walking around, but where is everybody going? They can’t all be going to work. They can’t all be going to school. They can’t all go to Walmart. They can’t all be at the pool. They can’t…
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Lazy People Are Hindering Me
People not wanting to work is interfering with my pizza eating… One of my co-workers ordered pizza for a lunch meeting. After waiting over an hour for the delivery, I called the store to see where our food was. The manager apologized for the delay, saying they did not have any delivery drivers. Ummm… Maybe…
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How Long Does It Take to Forget?
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11/01, but many have already forgotten that day. In the days and months that followed the attacks of September 11th, 2001, there was no other topic in the world. Everything was focused on the horrible things that occurred. In the years following, recovery was still…
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Do We Really Need More Friends?
If nothing else good came out of 2020, at least I know who my real friends are. I can’t tell you how many people “unfriended” me in 2020. Whether it was over politics, covid-19, vaccinations, Black Lives Matter, Afghanistan, the Polish economy, or whatever, I seemingly offended people to the point they didn’t want me…
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Covid Finally Hits Home
Everyone has been affected by by Covid-19 in different ways. For me, something tragic happened that was beyond anything I could have ever imagined. We knew Covid-19 would cause sickness. We knew it would cause death. We knew it would cause disruptions and chaos in our world, but for me, the unthinkable happened. My favorite…
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More First World Problems.
If I only had a little bit more money to spend frivolously… I found a television that I want. Or maybe I should say, a television that I NEED. It was on sale for $29,995, marked down from $35,995. It cost that much because it was an 88″ OLED 8K unit.. I would literally need…
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The Internet Wouldn’t Lie
There are times in life when you know you’re right… You’re sitting around with your friends having an argument about something pointless and stupid. At some point in the conversation, someone says, “Dude, you’re wrong.” Determined to prove you’re right, you proclaim, “It’s on the internet. I’ll prove it!” Despite the fact there may be…
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What Happens When You Stop Complaining?
Sometimes you just need to ignore the world… It’s been a very long time since since I last posted an article. Days and weeks and months (and more months) went by since my last writing (Did anyone even notice or care I wasn’t around?). I have no valid reason other than I just didn’t feel…
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Life Ruined: Gummy Bears Are NOT a Fruit
Sometimes things happen in life that are so disturbing your entire existence is altered. This was one of those times. Shortly after Christmas, I was looking for bargains on the clearance rack in a store. To my surprise, I found a package of name brand Christmas gummy bears, for 75% off. This was no ordinary…
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How My True Calling In Life Relates To Pizza
Think back to the classic 80’s movie, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure… In the movie, a future society needed Bill and Ted to use their musical talents to save their world. I envision something similar happening in my life. At some point (hopefully soon), I truly believe I’m going to be contacted by time travelers…
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My Anger With the Teletubbies
The Teletubbies had 5 years to respond to my letters, but never did. That’s not cool. I wrote multiple letters to Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po between 1997 and 2001. They never replied to any of them. I sent autograph requests as well as notes of admiration, but I never got so much as…
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Why Do We Care What Celebrities and Athletes Think?
Unless they’re talking about pizza or their given professions, the public really shouldn’t care much about what celebrities and professional sports figures have to say, especially when it comes to politics and current events of the world… It bothers me tremendously when I hear these people voicing their opinions about world affairs. What makes them…
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Why I Talk About Pizza All The Time
I’m like Indiana Jones, but instead of looking for crystal skulls, I search the world for the perfect pizza. Indy shared his stories of his travels, as do I. My stories just happen to involve pizza. Is that really such a bad thing? Some people drink alcohol, others do drugs. I eat pizza. Why? Because…
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The Real Pandemic: Lack of Logic
The world worries about getting infected by covid-19, but there is another pandemic that seems to be spreading much faster: Ignorance and Stupidity. If you’re wondering what the difference is between ignorance and stupidity, ignorance implies a lack of knowledge. Stupidity is having the knowledge, but not using it. I’ll let you draw your own…
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The Positive Side of COVID-19
Covid-19 seemed to hit a virtual “reset” button for humanity, causing some things which might make life a little better in the long run (if humans are smart enough to see it). Millions of people in the United States are experiencing the side effects of the disease outbreak, but even in total darkness there is…
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If I Have to Wear a Mask…
Seeing how I’m told I must wear a mask, I may as well have some fun with it. On my daughter’s first day of high school, I said I was going to dress up like Batman and stand outside of the school waiting for her at dismissal. I thought her friends would think it was…
Words with Pizza - Featuring Marty the Pizza Guy 