Insurance Knowledge is Still Knowledge

It took me ten months to convince myself to learn something new. What was taking me so long? . . . → Read More: Insurance Knowledge is Still Knowledge

Learning How To Drive

The only thing I remember about it is the fact that I was such a smart ass that the teacher kicked me out and was not going to let me take the class. . . . → Read More: Learning How To Drive

The Importance of Cucumber Sandwiches

It is our memory of the feelings in a given situation that our survival system uses to decide about any given current situation. Those feelings keep us out of harm, or lead us back to ecstasy. . . . → Read More: The Importance of Cucumber Sandwiches

Me Write Funny

…you get to kill people off, but crack a bunch of jokes along the way, rather in the way that Die Hard is a much better Hamlet than Hamlet was. . . . → Read More: Me Write Funny

You Just Don’t Know Some People

…and I don’t have to worry about how they’ll pay for college. If they poop their pants, all the better. . . . → Read More: You Just Don’t Know Some People

Annual Basement Blues

As is often the case at the beginning of the year, I am confronted by my messy basement. I made an off-hand remark on Facebook about it, and it generated the most comments I have ever had about a simple status update. This confirms, anecdotally, what I have often encountered (also anecdotally) throughout my life, . . . → Read More: Annual Basement Blues

A Dog’s Life

I gave a speech yesterday for Toastmasters. This was one of the few times that I prepared well in advance but, ironically, I did not pay close enough attention to the actual assignment. I have posted the text of the original speech in my articles. However, only those in attendance can know the actual speech . . . → Read More: A Dog’s Life

Parenting Story

This past weekend, I spent the better part of Sunday at a soccer field. Not just a soccer field, but a soccer complex with eight large fields. As part of a tournament, my son was sideline judge for six games. I drove him there before eight A.M.; instead of going home to just wait to . . . → Read More: Parenting Story

W8 Monitr is dead — Long Live W8 Loss

This is a notice that my interactive web site, w8monitr.com, will no longer be available at that address. I’m pulling it down for re-tooling.

However, I have also had a series of articles there that discuss my weight loss, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle. Those I want to persist, and they’ll be available here at MickeyHadick.com . . . → Read More: W8 Monitr is dead — Long Live W8 Loss

Two Theories of Sleep

The theory of circadian rhythms is that we have an observable pattern of behaviors we experience each day, the two most obvious of which are being awake and being asleep; being sleepy during your wakefulness is part of that, but not as obvious. There are also rhythms to our sleep: we go through, or attempt . . . → Read More: Two Theories of Sleep

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