Covey Beyond Good and Evil

Reading Time: 2 minutes Deep in the mountains of self-help advice, there are a few veins of pure gold. Some of the most critical and transformative concepts in the genre are forever encapsulated in Stephen Covey’s seminal work, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.  If you read only one self-help book in your life, The Seven Habits might […]

The Easy Way to Take a Pill

Reading Time: < 1 minute Many people have no trouble taking pills, but for some it’s unpleasant, difficult or even scary. There is a simple, easy way to take a pill.  It does not require twelve steps, gummi bears, fluid dynamics or trajectory equations.  Nobody taught me this method — and in fact I’ve used it to teach a nurse […]

Quick Review: H.E.B. Zusma Energy Tea — Prickly Pear

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bleh! I got a four-pack of this free at HEB through a promotional offer. It’s bad. Tastes like weak, instant tea with a hint of agave and pear juice. The carbonation is weak, which just makes it taste flat. I wanted to like this, but even though the ingredients list is impressive, it’s a sad […]