Fight Club Have you ever been in a fight before?  I’ve done various types of training that are related to fighting like boxing, and Brazilian jiu jitsu, but I haven’t been in an actual fight.  This morning while I was in a local Walmart duringa  points run, I thought I might have my first chance

Utopia? Melbourne might be as close to Utopia as any city in the world that I’ve seen.  I miss Melbourne.  It’s definitely one of the best cities that I’ve visited in nearly 50 countries of travel and one of the world’s best cities.  What makes it so great?  Quality. Melbourne has a very high standard

The End? Just like the saying states, “All good things come to an end”.  The Simon mall 5backs are on their way out.  Today the load limits change on Simon’s 5% back Visa debit (gift) cards.  Earlier this week Simon corporate sent out a memo: The reason for the load change to the 5backs?  Retailers were

Oh No When you are ready to check in for your overseas flight, the last thing that you want a ticket agent to say is that you aren’t scheduled to be on that flight.  Unfortunately that’s exactly what happened to me on my recent trip to Fiji….4….separate….times.  Not only did this happen several times, but

Safety or Paranoia? Is South Africa safe?  No, it’s not and here’s why. Safety is both objective and subjective.  Every major city has crime, and human nature is incredibly flawed.  There’s danger in many places around the world.  I’m from a small town of less than 2,000 people in the Midwest, but even there we’ve had

Violence and Silence The recent string of Islamic motivated terror attacks in Europe bring one major question to mind: Where are the mass protests by Muslims against the murders taking place in the name of their religion? Imagine 100,000 Muslims (and others) marching through the streets of London to protest the murders that took place recently.