I realize this blog is only about 18 years late in writing about the top songs of the 20th century, but I was not aware that such a list even existed until I read this week that Aretha Franklin's Respect was No. 4 on the list. The list was compiled by the National Endowment for … Continue reading Top 365 Songs of the 20th Century
Some people may wonder what the King is doing tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhKF6WVjy3o But not many people wonder what the Borden family does on a Friday night. Well here's a glimpse, and you'll see why. After pizza at my Aunt's house where we watch Action News, ABC World News Tonight, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune, we head … Continue reading Another Exciting Friday Night at the Borden House
I've written a few times about the loneliness epidemic that has become a major health issue not just in the U.S., but around the world: A Solution to the Isolation Epidemic? One Is the Loneliest Number ‘There I was, alone, with all these people around.’ Some Keys to Longevity Social isolation and loneliness have been associated … Continue reading Loneliness and Sleep Deprivation
I had grand plans for this morning. Get up early, do my workout, make my smoothie, shower, and be at Jiffy Lube by 7:55 so that I would be first in line for an oil change when they open at 8:00. I always use a similar plan when I get my haircut; get to Hair … Continue reading What’s Five Minutes? Well, Let Me Tell You…
Harvard Business Review recently published an article, "How Self-Care Became So Much Work", by Charlotte Lieberman. Lieberman notes that while Americans have focused on self-improvement for decades, today our focus is shifting away from the actual self — our bodies, minds, and spirits — and toward data about the self. With iEverythings around us at all times, we expect … Continue reading Guilty as Charged – From Fitness to Blogging
In yesterday's post, I wrote about how it was time to make some changes to my blog and in my approach to blogging. My first step in changing my blog was to create an "About Me" page, which you can read by clicking on the "About Me" link in this sentence or at the top … Continue reading jborden.com, version 2.0
A few weeks ago I wrote about what appeared to be a major milestone - my blog had reached 100,000 views. While I was excited by that number, deep down I knew that the number didn't really measure impact or engagement. And on those metrics, my blog has not fared very well. After three and … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…
I finally got around to reading Catch-22, a book that is on many lists of the best American novels of all-time. I thought the book was just OK; I often found it hard to keep up with when various events were taking place, as it seemed to go back and forth in time. I did … Continue reading Is My Vocabulary Really This Bad?
In a classic Seinfeld episode, Elaine is fired from her job for having tested positive for opiod use. The culprit, as it turned out, was a poppy seed bagel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFqOSa7u0dA Now some people have claimed that such an outcome is a myth, that it is not possible to test positive just from eating a poppy … Continue reading Life Imitates Art: Poppy Seed Bagel Leads to Unfortunate Positive Drug Test
It started about 8:30 this morning, EST: Started on the practice green, now we here. Happy Thursday. pic.twitter.com/k6YrBJU3FH — Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) August 9, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js And it kept me busy for the next five and a half hours. Prime working hours for most people in the U.S. I'm talking about Tiger Tracker, an individual … Continue reading So This Is What Guys Do When They Are at “Work”
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