Self Defence Video Project Last weekend, I conducted a free self defence seminar for my Meetup social group and we had 17 participants. After the 2.5 hour seminar, several volunteers stayed to be demonstrate what they learned on vide ...
No People Skills Causes One Contractor To Lose My Business
People Skills Very Important For Business It was very tough getting contractors to work on some required renovations I needed done on one of my rental properties this summer. In one property, I needed new flooring and doors for an apartment which alre ...
Swim Season Ends Fall Season Fitness Begins
Fall Season Fitness Program This past weekend was the final days of our outdoor swimming pool season so effectively my summer swim season has ended. I had a good swim season with consistent swim workouts three times per week along with o ...
Free Self Defence Seminar In Toronto
Free Toronto Self Defence Seminar In the last post I mentioned I was starting work on a new self defense video project. Much of the video footage was being shot at home and additional vide ...
Starting Video Shoot On Self Defense Program
Self Defense Video Program Coming I am starting a long awaited project this weekend as the shooting will begin for a new self defense program on video. This is a project that I have wanted to do for years now and is based on the self defense seminar t ...
Dog Training Video Series Expands
Dog Training Videos Over the last few weeks, I've been busy expanding my dog training video series. As many of you already know, I've been a dedicated dog owner since 1979 ...
What I Put In My Foreign Language Cheat Sheets
Foreign Language Cheat Sheets In a previous blog post, I wrote about why I think it's useful to learn foreign languages before I travel to different countries where English is not th ...
Did I Have To Wait So Long To Come Out Of The Closet?
Is Hard Rock Still Too Controversial? I was asked by a reader who read my article on coming out of the closet (the hard rock music closet that is) if being a hard rock fan is still controversial these days. It was felt that perhaps I r ...
Back To Full Swim Workout
Summer Swim Workout Now that I've started my summer season fitness workout program, the first week or two of the swim workouts are always a bit tough to get into. I've been away from water for many months since last fall so my swimming techniques migh ...
Learning Some Phrases In Local Foreign Languages Useful
Learning Foreign Languages Whenever I travel to foreign countries where the main local languages are not English, I usually start preparing a few months in advance. What I do is learn some useful (and simple) phrases in the local languages I could use ...