When I first started biking I had to learn the hard way how long cheap gear and accessories last. It was three months when it all started falling apart. Ouch, quite a waste of money when you add it all up, and I have never made that mistake again. Get Good Gear! Bike Do your [...]
Regardless of what is going on in my life, a bike ride makes a good day better and puts a challenging day in perspective. I have been bike riding in some form for twenty years. About five years ago I was working full-time for a high paced Internist who specialized in palliative care and the [...]
In life, as we all know, there are highs and there are lows, and today, on purely a superficial/appearance level, I’m on a particular low. Yesterday was a wonderful day – I was inspired, pumped, stoked, you name the word – the great Vitamin V email/blog introduced Delish General Store to their readers and I [...]
We’re in the throes of the Winter issue and we’re writing the Gift Guide — but we’re also not exactly at our physical peak…so I kind of needed what I discovered this morning, and I’d like to thank the brilliant marketing mind behind it. It might be a gimmick, but the pep talk messages on [...]
Health food proponents swear by at least two cups of green tea a day for better living. They talk of polyphenols and catechins, weight loss and cholesterol lowering, but there’s never a mention of sweet-smelling skin. It’s clear, they just haven’t found Beautea organic yet. These bath and body products by Montreal-based Pure Living are [...]
Picture this scene (I’m sure it won’t be difficult — I am sure we have all, at one time or another, been there…some more than once)…I am at the hair salon, in for a much-needed cut and highlights. My roots have grown out way beyond my comfort zone and my hair is shaggy and with [...]
