Don’t be like Stan

I did not get to attend the Rogers Cup this year but my friend Yuri did and here is a great little story from Thursday nights match.
http://www.yurielkaim.com/438/dont-be-like-stan/
I want to share with you a little story from last night.
So last night I went to watch Rafael Nadal play Stanislav Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup (yes, I’m [...]

All you ever wanted to know about Vegetarian protien foods

My good friend Yuri Elkaim (Eating for Energy Book) – Trainer, Nutritionist, Former Pro Athlete and a general inspiration to many of us, has been answering questions from around the world on his blog or vlog.
http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Energy-Transforming-through-plant-based/dp/1435710967
Below is an interesting question from a fan in Sweden around how you get protein from a vegan diet. [...]

NBC – Oh Canada

Some American Kudos from the other Brian Williams.
Brian Williams, anchor and managing editor
After tonight’s broadcast and after looting our hotel mini-bars, we’re going to try to brave the blizzard and fly east to home and hearth, and to do laundry well into next week. Before we leave this thoroughly polite country, the polite thing [...]

Words have weight

I thought this was an interesting post from a daily blog that I receive about choosing the words we use wisely.
Words carry energy and this gives language its power and its potential to heal or hurt. Most of us can remember a time that someone sent a word our way, and it stuck with [...]

A learning

“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes things just randomly pop into your head and you get that ah ha moment. Even if you have not figured out exactly what the use is or fully understand. That happened last [...]

Jargon

I have to admit I was not a big fan of Mark Cuban in his early days of fame and fortune. Especially when he started into the sports business with the Dallas Mavericks. He seemed to be like the owner version of side show Terrell Owens of the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys NFL teams, [...]

What would you have them say?

On the weekend a couple friends passed along great articles (thanks Jeff and Penny) to me that I will post about this week. This is how I get many of my ideas and topics, among getting out and about, seeing what’s going on in the world. If there are articles or interesting experiences [...]

Three Cups of Tea

When it’s dark enough, you can see the stars.
-Persian Proverb
I was recently went to dinner at a friends house and they recommended reading “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson. I’ll be honest, I usually have 3- 4 books on the go at any one time and currently did not have room to fit [...]

High school teammates carry on

Submitted by Jeff Kinch
“Leroy, touch your toes.”
Leroy reaches his arms out in front of him in mock effort, and says, “They’re at home.”
And then, the boys laugh.
He didn’t know they were gone.
Staring down at the sheets of his bed, the morphine starting to fade, Leroy Sutton was still numb, but he had a feeling something [...]

Laughter

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
~e.e. cummings
For those of you in Canada, I hope you are enjoying many laughs over the long weekend. For those in the U.S. that are working today, enjoy this gem to start off your day. My favorite Canadian comedian.

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