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Ireland Was Never on My Bucket List

I love to travel, but Ireland had always been an afterthought, a place I would visit someday after I’d checked off the Pyramids of Giza, Lebanon, Petra, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, the Northern Lights dancing over Iceland, and having breakfast with the giraffes at Giraffe Manor in Nairobi. When I thought of Ireland, three things came…

What Do Sober People Do?

I had been texting with a friend who had read an article I’d published a few days earlier on how to stay fit and healthy for life. “Good morning. I’ve been thinking about your blog and muscle,” she wrote. “I have never been able to build muscle. I really hate gyms, and I hate having equipment in the…

How I Dropped to 19% Body Fat at 65

In this article, I will give you my secrets to staying fit, both in body and mind, and offer tips on achieving your fitness goals at any age. I sound like a wise old person. I’m neither wise nor old. But the older I get, the less stupid I become. I recently finished my 65th…