Navy Lietenant Thomas Saenz Earns Master’s Degree in Combat Zone

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For Thomas Saenz, no risk was too great to get the education he wanted.

Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living

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How can practicing Buddhism save you from a burning wreck?

The Function of Adrenalin in Boys’ Rites of Passage

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The young generation can be a threat to the status quo, or an energy source that needs direction, depending on how we meet the challenge.

Dear John: A Guest Who Brings a Lot of Baggage

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An old secret threatens a marriage, a girlfriend won’t open up about changes in her life, and a father of three suddenly wants a motorcycle.

Very Superstitious

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Rituals we perform for good luck are known as sorcery, and actions we avoid out of superstition are taboos.

Life Keeps Getting Easier

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Despite present-day injustice, unequal distribution of wealth, tragedy, and even petty inconvenience, we have much to be grateful for, including the fact that progress marches on.

#50: Houseguest

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A houseguest leaps through flames to save the life of a sleeping baby.

Why Does It Always Have to Be Me?

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Drew Diaz wants to know why he’s got to be the heavy, every time.

Face the Rage

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How do you powerfully deal with people when they’re acting nuts?

We Don’t Want to Play Anymore

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David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.

The Media Wants You Dead

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Carl Pettit explains how the stress of breaking news, 24/7, is breaking you down.

Six Things Every Man Should Know About the Tour

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Roger Rilling on the myths and realities that are the Tour de France.

Ten Things I’ve Learned From Being Hit by a Car

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“Breaking your collar bone hurts a shitload. I don’t know how hockey players do it.”

Character Lesson

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That which does not kill you, builds character.

A List of Stupid Things I Have Done Whilst Biking

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Josh Bowman Lists Some of the Stupidest Things He Has Done on a Bicycle

Was Ozzy the Devil? What Happened?

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  “I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that`s OK – the bat had to get Ozzy shots.” – Ozzy  Osbourne As I listened to Ozzy Osbourne’s classic metal anthem Crazy Train blaring over the speakers at my 7 year old’s baseball jamboree (complete with cake walk), all I could think was: what [...]