Wine Review: FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon

The health benefits of wine have been debated hotly back and forth in the medical community for a few decades now. As best I can tell, the antioxidants in a moderate amount of red wine might be good for your vascular system, and a small amount of alcohol might have good effects on stress. With …

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Why Mid-Career Men should Try New Things

As we age and get more comfortable in our lives and careers, many men have something of an inclination to stick with what they know. In some regards, that can be an excellent thing. Getting truly good at a small set of skills, whether it’s in a career or hobby, is how we achieve mastery …

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Chicken Teryaki Recipe

With the cost of meat going up lately, I’ve been looking for more ways to make cheaper cuts of meat work better for me. That means, recently, that I’ve been buying whole chickens. One of my current favorite uses of chicken breasts has always been chicken teriyaki. This sweet and savory Asian favorite is perfect …

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Benefits of a Capsule Wardrobe

This summer, I happen to be doing a fair bit of traveling, and to different climates. This week I’m in the tropics, and in a few weeks, I’ll be in the rainy Pacific Northwest. With my general distaste for paying airline baggage fees, that means I have to pack seriously smart. I also want to …

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Hard Cider Review: Ace High Imperial Apple Cider

Introduction With summer coming around the bend (it’s been nearly 90 all week here in Florida), I wanted to focus on food and drinks that pair well with hot, muggy weather. That’s why, this week, I picked up a six-pack of Ace High Imperial Apple Cider to review for this post. As usual, I’ll begin …

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A Few Stress Management Tips

There are a few things I claim to be an expert in, and that expertise usually comes from hard-fought experience. Today, as someone with an exceptionally demanding schedule, I want to spend a little bit of time talking about stress relief. Specifically, I want to share four practices that have helped me reduce my stress …

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Cocktail Review: Paloma

Introduction For a little bit of something new, I’m trying a cocktail recipe this week. Given that the weather is heating up, and since Cinco de Mayo was this week, I already had tequila at the house. When doing some shopping, I spotted a mix for a cocktail I’d never had before, a Paloma, so …

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Essential Items for Summer Picnics

Introduction Finally, the weather in most of the country is warming up, meaning gorgeous spring and summer days and nights are on the way. Here in Miami, things are getting near the triple-digit mark already, but we’re getting some breezy nights. To make the most of those, I’ve been doing more outdoor dining over the …

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Ukraine update 27 April 2022

Introduction Here at Manlife, we want to work towards making a space where men can come to think and improve themselves. Part of that is taking an honest look at the world around us, even when that’s more than a little ugly. Today, I want to update you on the current situation in Ukraine. As …

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