This Saturday morning, I’m scheduled to give a presentation at Design Drip, a monthly gathering of creative types at The Beat inside Emergency Arts in downtown Las Vegas.

My good frenemy James Reza posted something on Facebook the other day to the effect of “there are five days left in 2011, make the most of them.” Good advice. But do enough of us take that advice to its next logical step, making the most of EVERY day, EVERY year?

You suffered through multiple Detox Weeks. You endured Couch to 5k (I spared you 5k to half-marathon … so far). Are you possibly at all ready for All-Protein Week? I know I’m not.

A lot of people complain about mass sentiments of gratitude on days like Thanksgiving, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, etc. They assert that we should be more conscientious every day, that we should not limit our thanks to specific days of the year. Much like forgetting to celebrate an artist, author or actor until hearing news [...]

Money really can’t buy happiness. At best, it can buy distractions. At worst, in the words of the prophet Biggie Smalls, “mo’ money, mo’ problems.”

My band, As Yet Unbroken, finally releases its new album, “Unknown,” this week. Good for the band, but really bad timing on my behalf. Hopefully, you’ll like it.

I don’t get beat up, but I do get humbled when I attempt to master Krav Maga for the latest issue of Desert Companion.