The other day—in a comment thread at dangerousminds.net—someone suggested that if you declare yourself to be Killin’ It then maybe you're not really Killin' It. What a fantastic point! I'm sure we can all relate to the experience of feeling dismissive—or even disdainful—of such a person. I didn't get a chance to have a personal exchange with this commenter, but I suspect that his belief comes from somethi...

Have you ever had a moment when you were dying to make a joke, but held back because you felt it was inappropriate? Or more embarrassing yet, actually told a joke that was met with forced, polite laughter? I know I’ve experienced this on a grand scale during many of my speaking gigs. Hee, hee, hee! Well, now you can say you’re doing it for your health. Science is finally catching up to the old truism about lau...

By now many of you have seen this amazing footage shot last week at a bullfight in Tafalla, Navarra, Northern Spain. In the middle of the show, the bull gracefully leaps into the stand. Like pure magic, the 1,100 pound bull body breaks the constraints of the ring and gravity. As incredible as this seems, it’s really no less of a trick to rise above the dominating forces in our own lives - history, morality, p...

Earlier today I caught this trailer for "I'm Still Here," the upcoming documentary on Jaoquin Phoenix's transition from actor to rapper in the last 2 years. What a great piece of art and entertainment this looks to be. Ever since Jaoquin went on David Letterman with a mountain man beard, chewing gum, stating that he was going to quit acting and become a rapper, people have been saying: "Oh, he's a...

Everyone I know has had this feeling, at one time or another - you're at the airport waiting in line for a slow ticket agent to help you while the precious minutes before your flight leaves are ticking away. Or how about this one, you're sitting in a classroom thinking of the overwhelming amount of tasks you need to accomplish while a dithering instructor sucks your time away. Waiting on others when we're...