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Steve Jobs was a man I never met but his influence had a profound effect in my life. The Apple IIe was the first computer I ever saw and later the first computer I took apart. I learned my first programming language on a Mac Classic. My first job out of college was a Mac [...]

I have been a Netflix subscriber for a few years now since the Xbox 360 added the NetFlix app. I decided to try the Free 30 day trial and I was hooked not by the DVD rental but by the streaming. I believe at the time I thought I was going to need 2 DVDs [...]

My love for fitness has been a on again off again romance over the last 15 years but the one thing that has held true is my geekdom and love for anything that has a button or blinking lights.  If a new gadget is released then I want it (I’m looking at you iPhone 5). [...]

I heard a phrase the other day “A person starts by having habits then the Habits have the person.”  This is so true and we all have habits both good and not so good.  The trick is to become of the Habits that we want to change and find ways to make changes or even [...]

In my state of Alabama we have the sad distinction of being the 2nd Fattest state, and that is not a ranking we should be proud of. According to CalorieLab in 2011 Alabama has a population that is 33% obese. When you dig into the statistics even more Alabama is the overall fattest state when [...]

How many times in the last week did you drive-thru to “grab” something to eat?  How many times did you stay at home and cook a meal from scratch without using the microwave to warm-up something from a box?  If you answered yes to the first question then we have some work to do; but [...]

We ran a 5K race this weekend and my wife Jenda told the story much better than I could.  Enjoy! –Matthew   ***********************************   Several weeks ago, my family decided we would run a 5K together.  We invited some family friends to run with us, and they excitedly accepted the invitation.  As time drew nearer, [...]

I am not much of a morning person and waking up early enough to eat something before I went out the door was just too much. This was how I lived through High School and College. I would not eat anything until Lunch with an occasional snack like a Honey Bun before lunch. Well you [...]

My wife Jenda is an amazing women that helps keep our house running.  She has taken over this weeks blog post to give you our family secrets in how we keep 4 kids feed healthy meals that everyone loves. –Matthew **************************** When my family began eating clean three years ago, it was a little overwhelming [...]

Anti-Aging secrets have been around for ages.  There have been stories and tales of a Fountain of Youth for thousands of years.  The most famous story is from the 16th century of Juan Ponce de Leon.  It has been to goal of countless generations to turn back the clock and reset the aging process.  The [...]