Part 2: “I don’t have time.” During my time as a personal trainer, one of the poorest excuses I had from people during their orientation or retention check up was that they just “don’t have time” to exercise regularly (hence the gym memberships they pay for and never use). THEN these very same people often … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Geek Chic: Sing-a-Long Satisfaction
Imagine: You are sitting in a dark and crowded movie theatre watching a movie musical. You notice your feet are tapping to the beat of the songs and you are already dancing in your seat. You start to sing aloud, but you get harshly shushed by the other audience members. You look to your left … Continue reading »
The Male Appearance: East Coast Style (Pt. 1)
With over 50 neighborhoods just in Manhattan, I saw a lot of people. Between the lunches, meetings, events, and parties, I saw other’s risks and talked with many NYers about some of the crazy awesome and crazy not-so-awesome sightings. I am lucky enough to categorize my inspirations and hazards this week from city into one … Continue reading »
5 Steps Closer to Awesome
Gents, here they are: easy tips to be awesomer in the eyes of a lady, without pandering to rom-com crap-ola. The difference between “Whoa, he’s legit/sexy/enticing” and “Ew, please get away from me” often comes down to some pretty simple distinctions. Why am I writing these? Because I love you guys, straight* up. I think … Continue reading »
Three Contemporary Musicians Keeping Jazz Alive And Kickin’
“Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die”. This is a very well said, direct quote from Babe Ruth, or rather, from Art LaFleur, the man who plays “The Babe” in the iconic movie The Sandlot. Now before I go any further with this, you’re probably already pondering a few … Continue reading »
Bay Area Events / Cooking / Food / Mr. B
In Which I Invite You To A Picnic
When I was young, one of my favourite things to read was the old 1960’s Time-Life “Cuisines of the World” cookbook set my parents had. I flipped through it many times, because before I even became interested in cooking I could appreciate the fantastic photos of life and culture (especially food culture) in far-flung countries. … Continue reading »
Embarrassing Moments 2
There are some trends that can’t be understood or explained in retrospect-not because we lack understanding or context, but because there simply is no explanation. Here are some more unexplainable fads of the 70s and 80s that still have us wondering . . . what were they thinking? Member’s Only Jacket These jackets were so … Continue reading »
6 Modern Break-Up Techniques
And now comes the awkward time in the relationship when you know it has to end. But how do you go about a breakup, especially early on? Let’s explore some pros and cons of modern breakup tactics, shall we? 1) BTW, I don’t <3 u: Since you don’t need to have any real contact … Continue reading »
Travel log: Hindu Wedding
Recently, I went on a recent trip to India for one of my best friend’s wedding. The union was unconventional from the Indian perspective; one was Catholic and the other Hindu, so they decided to have two weddings. This provided a fascinating mélange of cultures and a basis for comparison of the two wedding traditions. Catholic … Continue reading »
Geek Chic: Devon Tread 1 Watch
When you hear the words Geek Chic, what is the first thing that pops into mind? Nerd glasses? A Hipster reading a comic book? There are so many definitions for the popular cultural term that are both negative and positive. I like to believe that it is a term used for “reclaiming the geek identity as … Continue reading »
The Male Appearance: A Brand You Should Know – CYDWOQ
Live from New York, It’s . . . Thursday Afternoon? I am on a vacation to Manhattan for the next two weeks and one of the best parts of city is the overwhelming inspiration I find. This week and next week’s post will be inspired by East Coast living. New York is a melting pot … Continue reading »
Photolust: The Oxford Project
This weekend we went to Capitola Book Cafe to support their efforts towards staying open. While wandering the book cafe I came across this gem “The Oxford Project” (You can read the whole book online, so I’m not going to share a ton with you on the blog) The Project began in 1984, when artist … Continue reading »
