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Numerous people, myself included, are looking to improve their self-image and want to do so through a healthy lifestyle. If you’re like me, it’s not too hard to get started. Something new can be fun if you’re eager for the change. The problem is keeping it up.   How do you stick with something new, […]

One of the most popular philosophers, Socrates, said, “Know thyself.” This is what you may call the philosophers maxim. To do so is to live a more joyful, peaceful life. Before you cast judgment, hear what I have to say on the matter, since one’s first interpretation is undoubtedly misguided. People laugh at what they […]

Going into this date, I had very little information on the individual I would be taking. I tried to plan a casual-enough date with changeable enough options, so I took her to eat first, and then out for drinks. After deciding what the date should be like, I worked on deciding what I should look […]

Instead of telling you about all the things this week that made me upset, angry, sad and anxious, I thought I’d share the story of something really good. It happened in my Lakota class.   This is my second semester taking a Lakota language class, and there are a few different reasons that a 50 […]

I’m so tired of everything retro, revivalist, vintage or basically anything else that involves digging up some dead style just so you don’t have to put in the effort to create your own. Many bands attempt this zombification of swagger and few succeed. Notable successes: The White Stripes (or really anything Jack White is in), […]

If you want something right, do it yourself.   I understand that sometimes you need a little help now and then, but my sanity is on the line here.   I’ll elaborate; people often ask me to do things for them when it comes to newspaper duties. I’m an editor, so I’m really busy here. […]

Numerous people, myself included, are looking to improve their self-image and want to do so through a healthy lifestyle. If you’re like me, it’s not too hard to get started. Something new can be fun if you’re eager for the change. The problem is keeping it up.   How do you stick with something new, […]

We’ve all been there, and for those who have yet to bask in the glory that is Café Brulé, read on. It’s a Tuesday morning, right as the sun is coming up and the air feels nice and crisp. We take the window seat on the more exclusive patio area inside and look out at […]

There are a number of people out there who have problems sticking to a routine healthy lifestyle because there is always some new fad or study coming out about health tips. They get overwhelmed and I get overwhelmed. I want to take a moment and help clear some of the myths up.   No pain, […]

This week I’ve decided to write my blog in a slightly different style. I call it “Flu Season: a Drama in Five Parts.”   Part 1: Denial I’m not sick. I can’t be sick. I’ve taken all the feasible preventative measures to make sure I don’t get sick. I’m not sick, because my lungs aren’t burning. That’s […]