Think you know which sport was homegrown and which ones were imported with extra baggage?
Take a shot at this slam-dunk of a trivia question about the true origins of America’s favorite sports. Can you spot which game was actually invented in the USA?
Month: May 2025
Today’s Quote: Give Nothing Less than Your Best
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. ~ Steve Prefontaine
Sweet Darkness ~ David Whyte
Sweet Darkness
David Whyte
When your eyes are tired
the world is tired also.
When your vision has gone
no part of the world can find you.
Time to go into the dark
where the night has eyes
to recognize its own.
There you can be sure
you are not beyond love.
The dark will be your womb
tonight.
The night will give you a horizon
further than you can see.
You must learn one thing.
The world was made to be free in.
Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong.
Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn
anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.
Healthy Foods: Holy Guacamoke! Meet the Tex-Mex Poke Bowl You Never Knew You Needed
Traditional poke bowls went on vacation to South Texas, fell in love with jalapeños and avocado, and never looked back. Ready to build the freshest, boldest, most fiesta-worthy bowl of your life?
Why a Poke Bowl is Incredibly Healthy:
- Lean Protein: Tuna, salmon, shrimp, or tofu provide high-quality protein to maintain and build muscle as you age.
- Healthy Fats: Avocado, olive oil drizzle, and seeds (like pumpkin seeds) nourish your heart and brain.
- Complex Carbs: Brown rice or quinoa give you fiber and long-lasting energy (goodbye, mid-afternoon slump).
- Rainbow Veggies: Veggies like cucumber, radish, corn, peppers, and cabbage load you up with antioxidants that fight inflammation.
- Customizable: You control the salt, the spice, the toppings — meaning you dodge hidden restaurant sodium bombs.
🌮 How to Build Your Own Tex-Mex Poke Bowl:
Step 1: Choose Your Base
- Brown rice
- Quinoa
- Cauliflower rice if you’re feeling extra light
Step 2: Pick Your Protein
- Diced ahi tuna or salmon (sushi grade)
- Shrimp (lightly boiled)
- Grilled tofu or black beans (for plant-based power)
Step 3: Add Some Tex-Mex Flair
- Diced avocado (mandatory!)
- Fire-roasted corn
- Black beans (if you didn’t pick it as your protein)
- Sliced jalapeños (for the brave)
- Chopped cilantro
- Pico de gallo or salsa fresca
Step 4: Load Up on Fresh Veggies
- Diced red onion
- Shredded purple cabbage
- Sliced radish
- Chopped romaine lettuce or spinach
Step 5: Top It Off
- Lime wedges for squeezing
- Crumbled queso fresco (optional for the dairy lovers)
- Toasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- Drizzle of spicy avocado crema or a smoky chipotle dressing
Step 6: Mix It or Layer It — Your Bowl, Your Rules!
There’s no wrong way to fiesta with your food.
🌟 Why You’ll Feel Like a Rockstar After Eating It:
- Lean protein + fiber + healthy fats = balanced blood sugar, better energy, and fewer cravings.
- Antioxidants and Omega-3s = brain power and joint health.
- Bold, fresh flavors = you’re actually excited to eat healthy (and your taste buds throw a party).
Healthy Tips: The Great Temperature Heist: How a Cool Room Tricks Your Brain Into Snoozing
Tip Your brain’s ancient survival settings think a cool, dark cave means “safe to sleep”—and you can hack that. Find out why setting your bedroom thermostat to “Polar Bear Chic” might be the shortcut to the best sleep of your life.
You’re not imagining it: Ever notice how it’s easier to sleep on a cool fall night than a sweltering summer evening? Our primitive brains were built to doze off in chilly caves, not air-conditioned suburbs. Cooling down your room—even by just a few degrees—can flip the sleep switch faster than you can say “hibernate like a bear.”
Rise and Whine: When Your iPhone Becomes Your Life Coach
Are you dreaming? Is it a dream within a dream? Or, is it real? A voice wakes you up.
“Rise and shine, we’ve got lots to do?”
You didn’t go out. At least you don’t remember going out. You’re pretty sure when you went to sleep you were the only one in your bed. Then the voice.
“Your inbox has 55 emails. Ten of them urgent. Three I’ve classified as junk and 4 as spam. Your mother wants to know when you are going to call her.”
You shake your head. This can’t be real. I’ve got to be dreaming. My iPhone doesn’t talk to me unless I ask it something.”
“Yes, I’m real. I’ve got your checklist. Get up, make the bed just in case. I can tell you to leave the bed unmade because that’s not going to happen. You are so out of shape.”
“I am not out shape,” you holler at your iPhone while you suck in your stomach.
“Don’t forget to floss. You still have spinach in your teeth from dinner. Gross.”
You shake your head trying to clear the cobwebs. You pinch yourself and ask, “Am I dreaming?”
“No, you’re not dreaming. You’ve been playing with AI at work instead of working and I decided to take over your life.”
“You’re an AI chatbot?
Is it real or a dream or is it the future?
Today’s Quote: You’ve Got the Key, Go Unlock the Door
When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel. Deena Kastor
Look to this Day ~ A Poem by Kalidesa
Look to This Day
Kalidesa
Look to this day:
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course
Lie all the verities and realities of your existence.
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendour of achievement
Are but experiences of time.
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision;
And today well-lived, makes
Yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day;
Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn!
Healthy Foods: How to Eat Like a Champion (Without Wrestling a Buffalo for It)
Let’s face it — getting older is inevitable, but looking and feeling like a half-eaten sock isn’t. The secret isn’t some mystery superfood hidden in a Tibetan monastery — it’s eating the right balance of foods, in the right proportions, without needing a PhD in kale science.
Daily Calorie Breakdown by Percentage
- 40–50% Carbohydrates Think: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes. Why? They give you the slow-burning energy you need to outrun your grandkids (and maybe even your dog).
- 25–30% Healthy Fats Think: avocados, nuts, seeds, olive oil, fatty fish like salmon. Why? Fats don’t just fuel your brain — they keep your joints from sounding like a haunted house.
- 20–25% Protein Think: beans, lentils, tofu, lean meats, fish, or whey protein if you’re into shakes. Why? Protein is your building block for muscles, hair, nails — and that sly twinkle in your eye when someone says, “You look good!”
Rough Daily Grams for a 2,000-Calorie Diet
(Adjust if you eat more or less, but this is a good starting point.)
- Carbs: 200–250 grams
- Fat: 55–70 grams
- Protein: 100–125 grams
Quick Tip:
As you age, muscle preservation is your best friend — bump your protein a little higher if you’re hitting the weights or doing resistance training. Your future self (and your biceps) will thank you.
🚀 How to Plate It Without Losing Your Mind
Use the easy visual rule if you hate math (and honestly, who doesn’t?):
- Half your plate: Colorful vegetables and fruits
- Quarter of your plate: Quality protein
- Quarter of your plate: Healthy carbs (like sweet potato, quinoa, brown rice)
- Sidekick: A little healthy fat sprinkled in (avocado, olive oil, nuts)
Picture it: your dinner plate looking like a United Nations summit of vitamins, minerals, and pure awesome.
✨ Final Words Before You Hit the Grocery Store
You don’t have to eat like a 22-year-old bodybuilder.
You don’t have to live on celery sticks and sadness, either.
You just have to eat smart, keep your meals colorful, and trust that your body — given the right fuel — will carry you into your best chapters yet.
Healthy Tips: Operation: Sock It To Insomnia (Why Warming Your Feet Could Knock You Out Cold)
Forget counting sheep—try counting socks. Discover why cozying up your feet (even with ridiculous llama socks) could trigger your brain’s ancient bedtime programming and send you straight into REM sleep.
Feet. Nobody talks about them enough when it comes to sleep. Yet research shows that slipping on a cozy pair of socks could be the secret handshake that tells your nervous system, “Chill out, amigo, it’s bedtime.” Turns out, warm toes = better blood flow = brain switches to “sleep mode.” Bonus points if the socks have cartoon llamas.
