I know someone is gonna ask where to get that tank top above, you can get the shirt on redrubble.com [next 4 food photos below] Chicken Souvlaki Bowls with Garlic Fries (more info further down) This is normally the point in my annual, springtime “Dressed to Grill” articles where I make some lame statement like…. […]

[above] Dr. Cindy Ayers, founder of Foot Print Farms, Jackson, Mississippi I would have made a post about Footprint Farms even if there were no COVID-19 crisis, but all the more inspirational now….. Around 70% of school children in Mississippi rely upon free or subsidized lunches. With the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, one local […]

So, umm, Here’s the story of why I recorded this song, True Story….. ….see I can honestly say, I’ve never been anywhere near any kind of fulfilling relationship ever in my life. But if I have to leave this planet anytime soon… …at least I can say I got a “Kiss From a Rose” Basically, […]

Okay, Okay, I know, the world’s falling apart, but we still gotta eat…. …and we’re gonna get through this COVID-19 thing. I admit, I’m an idealist at the core, and always find the positive in the negative…. Life is still beautiful, the world is still beautiful…though sometimes you have to look hard to find it… […]

…as I’ve stated a gazillion times in this Blog, I’m not licensed or certified in anything, but I think a pretty decent “self taught” wellness researcher. But I’m getting a slew of questions from Family and Friends, so I wanted to put together a post just to have a link to send out. (My family […]

When doing a Santana cover, I guess I could have played it safe one of two ways…. The first way, by doing a classic such as “Black Magic Woman”… …or, by going “commercial”, and catering to the Millennials with Santana’s comeback smash hit “Smooth” from the “Supernatural” album.

My [Doug, the blog writer’s] Note: I haven’t researched much yet on what is going on with this Coronavirus thing, and I’m no longer the biggest fan of cutting-and-pasting stuff off the web and reposting it without thorough research, but I felt this post I ran across today on nbcnews.com was a sensible article to […]

Next 5 food photos : Sheet Pan Sweet Potato Hash (more info further down) I hate to break my standing rule of no “egghead” nutrition science in these “made for browsing”, HGTV style articles…

Welcome 2020!! I “kinda” know my readers by now, and how they love to be inspired, so I wanted to put together a dose of motivation to start 2020… …to help you take that first step to take your divine gift of health and wellness!!! But, if you can bear with me, before I introduce […]

The song “Beyond”, by the self professed “True Texan” Leon Bridges, is an oddity amongst the 250+ songs on my list of songs I want to do covers for… (most of which I’ll never get to, as I enjoy the slow, therapeutic groove of crafting 4-5 songs a year). Why is “Beyond” and oddity unlike […]

First 7 home photos: Peninsula Villa #6 (spec home, not yet built, Oil Nut bay, BVI) Next 5 food photos : One Pan Jerk Chicken (more info further down) Damn!! Its been over 8 years since my trip to Oil Nut Bay, a 300 acre private community…. …..only accessible by boat or helicopter in the […]

Wow!! It’s been four years since my first “fit after forty” slideshow, Body (Part 31), a.k.a., “Time (Part 1”)… …and my stash of amazing 40+, 50+, and beyond ladies has been aging nicely in my “Cyber Wine Cellar” 🙂

Okay, can we talk here or what? Specifically, about this internet. Even more specific, most of us dudes have to admit we do a little “cyber-flirting” with chicks, always sending girls our favorite music videos… … to impress, I guess (so much easier than going to a bar to flirt 🙂 ) ……. Hey, it’s […]

“I’m done with the hustle and the bustle. I’m going to be a farmer.” -Lenny Kravitz “Everyone was ready to go home, but something told me, ‘Have an adventure.’ So we got there at night, and the next morning I awoke in the most spectacularly lush, beautiful landscape you can imagine.” “We were nestled in […]

Man!! Mother Nature is not messing around when cranking out these amazing 50+ women!!! But hey, my female readers are loving these Fifty+, Fit and Fabulous posts (which I keep saying, I didn’t see that coming) …..so, I gotta keep cranking them out. A rough job {chuckle} but somebody’s gotta do it!!!

The great thing about when you are addicted to what I call “HGTV Porn” 🙂 , is the house doesn’t have to be exactly your style to like it… I mean, sometimes, I just appreciate someone’s own unique expression of their own style in their home architecture and interior decor. (and I love when people […]

This could be the stupidest analogy ever, as pertains to Jazz Music, but I can always change it later if it starts to sound absurd to me over time…. ….but, the best analogy of the impact of “Mister Magic”, is likened to the what was called the “Christmas Truce” that took place very early in […]

Not really complaining, but it’s taking a while for summer to break up here in Seattle. It’s a week from Fourth of July and we still got that 58 degree, raining all the time thing going on……but other than that, life is good…… [next 5 food photos below] Grilled Chili Honey Lime Chicken and Sweet […]

Stopping back by the “Urban Hang Suite”, Twenty-Sumthin’-Sumthin’ Years Later….. The joke was on me when I played Maxwell’s “Ascension” to start my Eleven Song Playlist of all-Maxwell cuts, for a Forty year old Sista’ out on my terrace while barbecuing after dark… See, so much of my music is outdated, “Pre-Histroic” as my nephew […]

"I guess I should have known, by the way you parked your car sideways….." "….it wouldn't last". "See, you're the kind of person, that believes in making out once, " "….Love em' and Leave em' fast".

….never get tired of watching [and posting] this video every year!!! [below] The official "One Shining Moment" video, 2019 ~stay healthy~

In a test of fish bought in 24 states and the District of Columbia, Oceana found consumers weren't getting what they paid for.  If you order a filet of snapper at a restaurant, you probably expect to be served snapper. But a new report suggests there's a strong chance you'll be getting something else. Oceana, […]

“I wanted a line where we could feel fierce in the gym, and at the same time, feel confident wearing the same look out to dinner, running errands or living our everyday lives.” – Misty Copeland “This collection is about being able to mix it up and not having just one look. That’s who we […]

The door to the gymnasium opened, and a man in his early 50s walked in. He [Kazuyoshi Miura] was dapperly dressed in a cream-coloured three-piece suit, pale pink shirt, burned orange tie and gleaming dark brogues. His black hair was styled in a rakish quiff, and his goatee was neatly trimmed. A red rose was […]